WSP04606

• File Number: 8141.400
• Description: Fryingpan-Arkansas Project - Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/1960
• Author: US DoI BoR
• Title: Reevaluation Statement Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Water Available tor Irrigat.ion UEle in Arkansas ValleY as & result of Fryingpan-Al.'kansas Project
Annual averages tor years 1911-1957 (in thousands ot acre-feet)

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Addl tional
Lesaes He.v nev head-
Gross Tr&nsp:lr- Reservoir Net new headgate gate sup-
Item _ter Spills -y tation evapor- water at supply ply for Total uv
ationy Rleblo for project l.a.nda belov headgate
ReseI"'foir lands y project area 'J/ supply
Project ~pcrt8 ~I 69.1 -- ,.5 5.3 56.3
Storable Arkansas River nooo.a 21 19.1 4.1 -- 1.3 13.,
C.F.&I. industrial water~/ h -- -- -- -.
Mmici:pal vater 7J - 20.5 -- -- -- - 20.5
Subtotal. 6,.7 4.1 7.5 6.6 49.5 69.3 5.0 74.3
IobAidI&l.'vater return :flows - Arkansas River Y 7.3 3,1 -- -- 4.2 5.8 0.4 6.2
Addl tional Twin takes d1 versions f! 14.2 -- 1.3 1.1 11.8 16.5 1.2 17.,
Wln1;er tlows - Arkansas River ~ 88.6 16.4 -- 6.3 65.9 65.9 -- 65.9
Subt.otal - Arkansas valley 177-8 23.6 8.8 14.0 131.4 157.5 6.6 164.1
Mmic1pal water return flows - FOuntain River 'Y ,.0 3.0 .- -- 4.0 5.6 0.4 6.0
Total water supply in project area 184.8 26.6 8.8 14.0 135.4 163.1 ,.0 170.1
Usable spills -- -- -- -- -- -- 22.5 22.5
Grand total 184.8 26.6 8.8 14.0 135.4 163.1 29.5 192.6

y. Dstermlned :f'rom reservoir operation stUdY.
2/ 'New supply plus reuse of return flows. Except for reregulated Arkansas River 'Winter flows, the headgate supply is 1.4 times the net neY supply.
~3 Additional new he.adga.te supply including reuse of winter return flows and use of spills on lands below bounda.ries of Conservancy District in Colot'"8.d.o.
. Divertible project supply f!oall Fryingpan River and Hunt.er Creek, exclusive of Busk-Ivanhoe diversion& and fisb exchange water.
;! water at Pl.l.eblo damsite which would spill :from. John lIAnin Reservoir in years of high runoff.
b/ 4000 a.f. of present C.F.&I. water will be regulated in project reservoirs.
7/20,500 a.f. of project-municitel -water (10,000 to Colorado Springsi 3,000 to Pueblo; 7,500 to valley towns).
!!I Est1ma1;ed as 701> of project lIlUnicil*l water.
2/. Addt t1onaJ.. imports by Tw'in Lakes made possible by additional storage capacity in Tw"in IAkes Reservoir and by replacement capa.ci ty on the Western Sl.ope.
'!:!lI Arkanaaa R1ver Yinter flows now being diverted for direct use would be stored in project' reservoirs for summer use.