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Water Supply Protection
File Number
8147
Description
Gunnison-Arkansas Project
State
CO
Water Division
4
Date
6/1/1948
Author
US DoI BoR
Title
Interim Report Gunnison-Arkansas Project Colorado Appendix F Power
Water Supply Pro - Doc Type
Report/Study
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<br />---. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />---. <br /> <br />1840 v <br /> <br />(-Intl'od nction.)- - . <br /> <br />of tho projoot has boen divided into two stages, each of which vlOuld co,,- <br />sti tuto a comploto unit not dopondont upon furthor dovolopmont for oco- <br />nomic ~nd ongineering i'cas:ibili4-:y= Tho first.. or Initi:;.l Du't.ulopmJl1t, <br />would involve a tr~:1sbo.s:in dj.vcr Si021 at: CI. pp.r0y.~.mc.t l:l~l 60,1000 acre ..fuot.. <br />'"hich is tl:onghfc t.) b" nolI vlit'ri.i1 t!10 1:.r,lit8 of futuro ap;rcemont undor <br />the Cbloro.do j(ivGr Compe.ot, .:md could bo 1',,,,dily cc<p,ondecl il,to t'lC second <br />st~go.t if n.nd 'i~hc.m tho \r:lGor '';l0rc m::.do :J.V:\il":<.blo for diver 3i0l1 -JY Upper <br />States Compact et[;rocncnt ^ Tho Initi:\l D'"velopmon1; h~.s boen fOU11d to bo <br />feasible from an onr~ineering, economic:, o.nd politic"l standpC'i.nt. This <br />o.ppcndb:: prosonts tho pavlcl' C1.Spoct::; of tho Ipiti~~l DovoloFnlCnt. The <br />othcr step in the dovelopr.JCnt of t;lC ovor-6.11 p:':'oject is tho) Al:tximum <br />Gravit". Diversion with 655,000 ,-.crc-foot I'lo.nnod for diversioi1, As only <br />0. gonero.l pl~n for tho second dov01opn;nt hetJ been ovelvoci, v~ry briof <br />mention is lI'.J.de of tho pawor whic h conld bo gener::'.tod 1;1 this o>.-?o.nsion <br />of the Initial Devolopment. <br /> <br />The; tribut:'..:.y no.tor's of the: Colore.do TIi ycr lj'!:li (':1 h:::.d hi Gh itl tho <br />rugged mount:'.ir:s on tr.c ':k sturn Slope' of t h.) Co:.rt inv'-lt ~l Di ~,;-i d-J in cor.- <br />tr:,_l Colo!"'.:'.do wuuld IX.: used, ~.~l(>!1g with a.n en~t~__:0':':'rc:d collc(,t~,)n ~s',-;(;m, <br />to gather the \'r.:'.tvr for divarsion tu the Ar!{[',r.,sc"'s P..ivur D::::sin on tho <br />Ee.stern Slopo. <br /> <br />Tho headwlltors of tho Arko.nso.s River pro-:xr originato hi[,h in the" <br />mounto.ins o.bovu Leadville un thll So.stvrn Slope of tho Continont::cl Divido. <br />The rivor dosconds from the meunto.inous o.rea into the foothills of Colo- <br />rado, J.nd then flaws throuF;h thu hi[;h plclins rogion in vo.ster!! ColC'rado <br />,--.nd oust throup;!1. K~ns~s, Okl::-.homC'.., and }_rl-::-.~sC',s Vlhcro it jOii1S tho liissis- <br />sippi Hi V0r. <br /> <br />The topogrJ.phy of the "roO. is r.udo up of mou'1to.i:1s f.nd high '00.010- <br />lunds. Sovcretl pc.o.ks to'iforbg 14,000 feot 0.~Je70 soo. 10'1-01 ris" "-GOVO <br />tho plc.ins of eo.stern Coloro.do~ Tho Ark:l11sJ.s River etnd i.ts tribute.rios <br />dr:d.l1 the rogion. Tho clincto, 'i.'hich is soni~.rid to :~.rid, i'r; tho groc-.t- <br />os'o single facter sho.ping the cmractoristics of tho o.rea Oo.st of tho <br />Continento.l Divido ir. Coler:1do. Tho Qvorc.go annuc.l r"-info.ll hore c"e~ <br />tho past 30 yeo.rs !:l:.\s boon slightl:>, above 15 inches, vc.rying in differoi1t <br />loc.:~tions from ~b()ut 10,30 inches in Chaffee County to luc.60 inchos 1n <br />lJoke C ount,-. <br /> <br />2 <br />
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