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<br />. <br /> <br />.,f4.;",tt <br /> <br />January 1973 <br /> <br />'Plan 4 <br /> <br />SUMMARY SHEETS <br /> <br />Yellow Jacket Project, Colorado <br /> <br />This plan inclu,des all features that are now included in the present pIon <br />recommended in the Proposed Regional Director's Report'. The principal <br />'chonge is maintlli.ninp; the monthly minim"," and maximum flows below Ripple <br />Reservoi.r, Lost ,Park Reservoir, and the Yello\l Jackct Divcrsion Darn that <br />Were recommend'cd by the ColQrodo Wlld1i.fc Conanl.Gsion on 5cptember 29, 1972. <br />The principal eff.eet of this aetion ill tho Ilet reduction ill tho \oJiI tnr fll1pply <br />available to the project of ,about 25 to 30 percent. This water supply for <br />the White River Basin was equally divided between the irrigl.ltion and muni- <br />cipal, domestic, nnd i.ndustrial water supply requirements. ThiB reduction <br />results in the followi.ng: presently cultlv,1ted lundll reduced from 10,500 <br />acres to 7,630 acres; presently irrigated 18nds remain the same. 3,690. <br />acres; municipal, domestici and industrial water reduced from 71,500. aC1'e- <br />feet to 55 .00.0. a~re-feet. I <br /> <br />WATER SUPPLY (average acreifeet annually) <br /> <br />,Project water supply at pointa of diversion <br />Industrial, municipal, and dOllE> stic use <br />Irrigation .. . . . _/ . . . . . . <br />Total ....... <br />Depletion of Colorado River <br /> <br />55,0.0.0 <br />23,100 <br />78,10.0 <br />61,40.0. <br /> <br />IRRIGATION SERVICE AREA (acres) <br /> <br />Full service <br />'Supplemental <br />Total. <br /> <br />land (now cultivated) I <br />eervice land ',' <br /> <br />. . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />7,630. <br />3,690. <br />11,320. <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES <br /> Thorn- <br /> Ripple Lost Park burgh <br />Reservoirs <br />Capacity (acre-feet) <br />Active 17,00.0. 22 ,0.00 ~ 16,535 <br />Dead and inactive 3,0.00. 2,500 6,001 <br />Total 20.,0.0.0. 24,500. 22,536 <br />Normal water eurface area <br />(acres) 365 581 605 <br />"Dams <br />Height (feet) 201 114 115 <br />Crest length (feet) 1,790. 1,160. 70.0. <br /> Yellow Josephine Hilk <br />Canal s Jacket Bastn Creek <br />Length (miles) 31 36 12 <br />Initial capacity (second-feet) 210. 120. 60 <br />