WSP05569

• File Number: 8220.127.J
• Description: Savery-Pot Hook Project
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 8/28/1962
• Author: Paul Rechard
• Title: Savery-Pot Hook Project Water Supply Analysis
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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is very noticeable. with all areas except 5 and 6 suffering severe shortages,

especially late in the season. It is believed the operation study is straight

forward and with the tables present~,d her0in lleeds no column by column

explanation. Columr,s 37 and 39 are summarized in Table 21 and show that

the area suffered an average shortage of 9,400 acre-feet or 24 per cent during

the 19S3-19GO period. Areas 5 ilnd G w",re broken out because they are not

included in the <'rea to receive pr,:)Ject ,v(,ter und becausE, the studies show

they have 100% supply every year.

Columns 42 and 43 are included to indicate the accuwc) of the

studies in rocreating t]1'3 water use ill the basin. In general, May and June

can be recol,struc;ted within the accuracy of the gaging records. July, August

and September con-,parisons seem to indicate that return flow estimates are

conservative. If so, the shortages sh,)w_'! in the study, which only occur

during these three months are mar'. sever" than actually experienced. Even

so, there can be no doubt that damaging shortages do occur in the late season.

Table 19 simulates the operation of the project area under "with

project conditions". In this study as well as in the "without project" study

(Table 18) ideal demands are shown to indicate the irrigation requirements

and shortages. The ideal demand is not based on water rights. The Engineer-

ing Consultants to the City of Cheyenne, Wyoming in their report on the pro-

posal to divert water from the '.!tUe Snake Basin to the Platte Basin, determined

that when the flow as recorded at the gJjinG station Little Snake River near

Dixon, Wyoming was above 11,000 acre-f:"",t for the month all water rights

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