WSP05388

• File Number: 8449
• Description: Platte River Projects
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 9/9/1980
• Author: USGS
• Title: Hydrologic Analysis of the Proposed Badger-Beaver Creeks Artificial-Recharge Project, Morgan County, Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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A summary of six model simulations comparing different geographical lay-'
'outs of the proposed canal system is presented in table 6. The alternative'
'''Recharge canals only" assumed that no water would be released to the chan-,
;nels of Badger and Beaver Creeks and only those canals which are planned to'
:go through the sand hi I Is vlOuld be constructed. The alternative "Recharge'
:canals plus extension" assumed that the canal leading to Buck Creek in Beaver:
:Creek valley also would be constructed. From the viewpoint of beneficial,
'seepage, none of the alternatives has any distinct advantage over another.
Pond surface area can be increased by el iminating diversions to the creek
channels if this situation creates a better wildlife environment. The monthly
,distribution of the total pond surface area for four canal-layout alterna-
tives is shown in figure 11.

Table 6.--Svnwary of distribution-model results
for six canal-layout alternatives
with 50-percent probability rivep diversions

Al ternative

Beneficial
seepage
(cubic feet
per second)

Pond
seepage
(cubic feet
per second)

Durat ion
of ponds
(months)

Haximum monthly
total pond
surface area
(acres)

En tire canal system
wi th 7 ponds---------- 28.6 11.2 6 201
Ent ire canal system
wi th 65 ponds--------- 28.6 11.2 5 304
'Beaver Creek valley only
; (53 ponds)------------ 28.5 14.7 6 339
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;Badger Creek valley only
(22 ponds)------------ 28.4 23.3 6 345
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Recha rge canals only
(65 ponds)------------ 28.2 23.7 6 400
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'Recharge canals plus
extension (65 ponds)-- 28.4 22.2 6 392

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