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<br />. <br /> <br />52 <br /> <br /> <br />O~,1834 <br /> <br />~ would <br /> <br />also interfere with future. mineral developmont proposed by <br /> <br />the ColorO-do Fuel (,"J,nd Iron Compe.n~l. Since the reservoirs con- <br /> <br />tCi:lpL,ted in the Griffin plan are inadequute in cc.pilcity and loca- <br /> <br />tion to afford proper flood protection, consideration he.cs been <br /> <br />liLlited to " more comprehensive plrm. The distribution of flood <br /> <br />control storL1.ge capacity ove.r " l1ur:lbor of reservoirs inevitnbly <br /> <br />mnkerl such capacity fL1r less efficient thm1 ffi:cdn strearil capacity as <br /> <br />t{torr:t centers vary in po~-Ji,ti()n. <br /> <br />Madrid Reservoir <br /> <br />The Mf.Cdrid sit," on the main stroar,1 iIJ"wdi:::tely t,bove tho <br /> <br />mouth of Long' EO Cn.nyon t<' situated siElilarly to the Sopris site but <br /> <br />re'luiros n greator height of dmn for the sane capacity "s obtained <br /> <br />belo\,. Interference with the rnilroiCd also occurs ther8, and if a <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />lOO-ft. water depth is exceeded the City of Trinidad water supply <br /> <br />reserveirs would be inundo.ted. The drain:'ge c.re" uncontrolled nbove <br /> <br />1'rinidad would be 180 "quare miles Bore thr;.n with th8 Sopris sit", <br /> <br />ropresented by water sheds tri butQry te Reilly "nd Long 's ctmyons. <br /> <br />Unfortunately, "s with Ll[my reservoir sites com:i.ng to the <br /> <br />nttention of this Bureau, therG 'lI'e undesirablo fo[,tures which in <br /> <br />t.his c,~"s" helve to do with railrQads, highvmy,!, end othur :i.r.1prove- <br /> <br />rnents vlithin t.he reser'voir nr8[\. Minoral (cocl) rights aro involved, <br /> <br />although few fnrms cnd no towns are interfored with. <br /> <br />l!~t8d Plan <br /> <br />The bGst plien !:'pp0ars to bo tl"nt of const.ructing an oc\rth- <br />