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<br />1 <br />, <br />,I <br /> <br />provide an additional ..urce of pumping water for the hydraulic pump. <br /> <br />The _.t econ_ica1 of the above p1&R8 was the uee of the fee.er canal <br /> <br />frem Cow Creek aad Puapial hydraulically from the outlet of Ridgway <br /> <br />re.ervoir to MaXeRBie Canal to .erve the 1aad. on lower Log Hill Me.a. <br /> <br />This. therefore. i. the plan presently being .tudied in detail and will <br /> <br />probably beceme the .e1ected plan. U.ing this p1aa the MaXenaie Caaal <br /> <br />will have aa initial capacity of 175 .ecoDd-feet, a 1eagth of apprexi- <br /> <br />mately 23 .i1e.. and provide a full water s.pply to 9.557 acre. of Dew <br /> <br />1a.. aBlI 556 acre. ef pre.ent1y irrigated 1an.. Cow Creek Feeder Canal <br /> <br />will have a capacity of 300 .econd-feet aad a tete1 length of 9 .i1e.. <br /> <br />Ridgway Re.ervoir would require two dams. o.e on the Uncompahgre River <br /> <br />with a height between 159 feet aad 180 feet aad one on Dallas Creek <br /> <br />with a height between 90 feet and 130 feet. The.e two dams appear <br /> <br />aece.sary because of poor foundation condition. on the UDOompahlre <br /> <br />River below it. conf1.e.ce with Ja11a. Creek. Preliminary water .tudie. <br /> <br />.how the active capacity of Ridgway Re.ervoir .hould be approx1mate1y <br /> <br />110,000 aere-feet with the total capacity betweea 140.000 aad 150.00e <br /> <br />acre-feet depeadiRs upon the f1oo. control .terase requir_llt. Be- <br /> <br />cau.e of the elevatioR difference betweea the two .tre.... a .ead <br /> <br />.torase peo1 of at lea.t 23,000 acre-feet will be maiataine. ill <br /> <br />Ri.gway Re.ervoir. <br /> <br />Several plana vere also .tudied ill conRection with the Cow, Alkali. <br /> <br />and Dry Creek areas. The _st economical of th..e plane utili.eel aa <br /> <br />off-stre.. reaervoir aite between Cow aad Dry Creeks (called Slleva <br /> <br />reservoir aite) for atorage of aurp1ua .prial flows of Cow Creek. <br /> <br />-3- <br />