WSP05038

• File Number: 8220.131.A
• Description: Yellow Jacket Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 2/28/1973
• Title: Preliminary Summary Sheets: Yellow Jacket Project Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Project Overview

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Project Water Supply (acre-feet)

Source: North Fork White River; Lost Creek, tributary to North Fork
White River; Milk Creek, tributary to Yampa River; and minor tributary
streams.

Supply at points of diversion
Industrial, municipal, and
Irrigation
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domestic use

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Timing of industrial, municipal, and domestic use
1980

1990
20,000
18,000
6,000
44,000

Oil shale . . .
Coal , . , 1,000
Domestic , . . . 2,000
Total . 9,000

Depletion of Colorado River (acre-feet) . .

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Quality of Water

11,500
30,080
101,500

2000
35,100
25,600
10,200
11,500

80,300

Industrial, municipal, and domestic - Meets Public Health Service stan-
dards for drinking water.

Irrigation water - Good to excellent.

Irrigation Service Area (acres)

Full service land (now cultivated)
Supplemental service land . .

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Average elevation of project lands (feet)
White River segment .... . .
Milk Creek segment . . . , . . .
Annual frost-free period (days)
White River segment . , .' . .
Milk Creek segment . . . ,. .. .
Annual average precipitation (inches)
Irrigation season . . . . . .
Non-irrigation season . . .

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Agricultural Economy

Principal agricultural production - beef cattle and sheep,

Irrigation development periods - 3 and 10 years.

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10,500
3,690
14,190

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6200 - 1200
6200 - 6400

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