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<br /> <br />The initial tilling ot the recently completed Crystal <br />Dam, downstream from Morrow Point Dam, Vias <br />started on March 14, 1977. The primary function <br />of this reservoir is to reregulate variable releases <br />from Morrow Point to a more even flow in the Gun. <br />nison River downstream. On September 30. 1977. <br />Crystal Dam had an active content of 14.000 acre. <br />feet at elevation 6.742 feet. Maximum elevation for <br />the reservoir is elevation 6.755 feet. A 28,000 kW <br />powerplant is scheduled to begin commercial pow. <br />er production during March 1978. (Chart 5.) <br /> <br />Curecanti Unit--Crystal Dam and Reservoir <br /> <br />i <br />Chart 5/Crystal Reservoir <br /> <br />STATISTICS <br />ACTIVE STORAGE' <br />RESERVOIR <br /> <br />(ACRE. ELEVATION <br />FEET) (FEET) <br />17.573 6755 <br />13,885 67-42 <br />10,619 67.i!9 <br />301 ACRES <br />7MILES <br /> <br />MAXIMUM STORAGE <br />RATED HEAD <br />MINIMUM POWER <br />suAFACE AREA(FULL) <br />RESERVOIR LENGTH (FULL.) <br />POWER PLANT <br />NUMBER OF UNITS , <br />"TOTALC....PAC1T'1 OF IJ"ms 2a.OOOKllOWATIS <br />"dotl$ not mClud. 8.200tJCIT1/fltJ/ of d"ld :storage below 6670 f~tJt. <br /> <br />OUTFLOW <br /> <br />UPPER aUARTlLE <br /> <br />AVERAGE <br /> <br />---= <br />Ji~~~' '_ <br /> <br />A~ <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />":'~ <br /> <br />LOWER aUARTlLE <br /> <br />~"~~.r' <br />;~.;. <br />~'"1'4.'- <br />'\v. , <br /> <br />..",;c~ <br /> <br />"'.,~ <br /> <br />~ ~ g: ~ <br />"- :'!' <l: :i; <br />W.terYe;lf ItlJ <br /> <br />w > <br />Z ~ <br />;; ;; <br /> <br />~ . <br />o ~ <br />< ~ <br /> <br />b ~ 8 <br />o Z Q <br /> <br />Z <br />~ <br /> <br />a:i a: a: >- <br />~ ~ ?i ~ <br />WalerYnr lUI <br /> <br />~ > <br />Z ~ <br />;: ::; <br /> <br />~ <br />o <br />< <br /> <br />.: <br />~I <br /> <br />10 <br />