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<br /> .101 <br />REPORT OlCUMENTATION i 1. REPORT NO. I~ J.. Recipient's Acceslolon No. <br /> PIGE i" - <br />4- Tille and SJbtitle 5. Report Date <br /> HYD'.OLOG I C ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED BADGER-BEAVER CREEKS I. ,nOn <br /> "- <br /> ARTIFICIAL-RECHARGE PROJECT , MORGAN COUNTY, COLORADO <br />7. 'Jl.uthons) 8. PerlorminC OrgOlniution RepL No. <br /> A. .J. Burns USGS/I,m I 80-46 <br />9. P1!rlorm;ni: QrgOlnization Name and Address 10. ProjectfTask/Work Unit No. <br /> I U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division <br /> Box 25046, lia i I Stop 415 11. Contract(C) or GnllntCG) No. <br /> Denier Federa I Center (Cl <br /> La ~..="./Ood , CO 80225 <br /> (Gl <br />l2. Sponsorirq: Orca:'1intion Name and Address 13. Type of Report & Period Covered <br />0 U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division Final <br /> Box 25046, Ma i 1 Stop 415 <br /> Denier Federa~, Center 14. <br />. l,h,. " rn '_M' <br />15- Supplemettary Notes <br /> P re,Ja red in cooperation wi th the U.S. Fish and Wi ldl i fe Service <br />.1&. Abstf'1lct !..imit: 200 wards) <br /> A hydr::Jlogic analysis of the proposed Badger-Beaver Creeks artificial-recharge project <br />was made wi th the aid of three digital computer models: A canal-distribution model, a <br />ground-,'ater flow model,. an1,.a. stream-aqui fer model. Statistical summaries of probable <br />dlversiOls from the South"'P' ~ti:e R'iver 'based on a 27-year period of historical flows indi- <br />cate th,,: an average ann;J';1f:~rve'rsion of 96,000 acre-feet and a median annual diversion of <br />43,000 ,,:re-feet would be avai lab1e. Diversions would sustain water in ponds for .,aterfo\'11 <br />h;;.bi tat lor an average of abo.ut 5 months per year, wi th a maximum pond surface area of about <br />300 acres wi th the med i an~'.di vers. ions and a maxinium pond surface of about 1,250 acres at <br />least one-half of the yea rs .Ii th the historic diversions. If the annual diversion were <br />43,000 .::cre- feet, recharge to the tv/O alluvial aquifers Vlould raise water levels suffi- <br />ciently to create flowing streams in the channels of Beaver and Badger Creeks whi Ie al10\-'- <br />ing an he rea se in current ground-Vlater pumping. The only area of significant Vlaterlogging <br />.lOul d be along the proposed delivery canal on the west edge of Badge r Creek va Iley. If the <br />total ~'J2Le r available were diverted, the aquifer sys tem could not transmi t the "'Jater fast <br />enough L:l the irrigation areas to avoid considerable waterlogging in the recharge areas. <br />The impc;.:t of the proposed project On the South P I a t ~e River basin Vlould be minimal once <br />the g rOUld -Via te r system attained steady-state co"ndi tions. but that may take decades wi th <br />a. un i forn divers ion of the 43,000 acre-feet arnually. <br />17. Oocumett: Analysis II. Oescriptan <br /> Artificial recha rge, Supplemental irrigation, Model studies, Wi ldl i fe habitats <br /> b. Identifers/Open.E.nded Terms <br /> Colorado, Morgan County, Beaver Creek, South Platte River basin <br />, <br />" c. COSA7r Field/Grgup <br />IlL Availabilt-r Stlltllml'lnt 19. Socurity Clan (This ReDor") 21. No. of Page" <br /> No restriction on distribution 20. SecurIty Class (This Page) 22. Price <br /> I <br /> <br />'0'171 <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />(SlIe AUSI-Z3i.lS) <br /> <br />See 'tl,lructions on Reverse <br /> <br />OPTIONAL FORJ.oII Z72 (4-7n <br />(Formerly NTI5-35) <br />Cep.Artmllnt of CommercII <br />