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<br />WATER WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THE RESERVOIR OR RELEASED TO THE <br />UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER FOR IRRIGATIONJ MUNICIPALJ AND INDUSTRIAL <br />USE DOWNSTREAM AND TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE FISHERY IN <br />THE RIVER. <br />ApPROXIMATELY 232J600 VISITOR DAYS OF RECREATION USE <br />ANNUALLY WAS PROJECTED AT THE RESERVOIR. <br />(35) THIS DIAGRAM OF RIDGWAY RESERVOIR DEPICTS CONDITIONS <br />WITH A DAM HEIGHT OF 263 FEET ABOVE STREAMBED. THE <br />TOP OF THE RED REPRESENTS A FULL RESERVOIR WITH A SURFACE <br />AREA OF IJ391 ACRES AND A WATER DEPTH OF 248 FEET. THE TOP OF <br />THE ORANGE REPRESENTS THE AVERAGE AUGUST 1 WATER LEVEL WITH A <br />SURFACE AREA OF 1J247 ACRES AND A WATER DEPTH OF 233 FEET. <br />THE TOP OF THE .BLUE LINE REPRESENTS THE INACTIVE POOL OF 372 <br />ACRES AND A WATER DEPTH OF 116 FEET. THE MAXIMUM DRAWDOWN WOULD <br />BE 132 FEET. <br />(36) THESE ARE SOME OF THE LANDS NEAR COLONA THAT WOULD <br />RECE.IVE SUPPLEMENTAL IRRIGATION WATER FROM RIDGWAY RESERVOIR. <br />THIS WATER WOULD BE RELEASED TO THE RIVER FROM THE RESERVOIR <br />AND REDIVERTED THROUGH EXISTING SYSTEMS TO THESE FIELDS. IN <br />THE VALLEY AREA ABOVE AND BELOW RIDGWAY RESERVOIRJ 2J850 ACRES <br />WOULD RECEIVE AN INCREASED WATER SUPPLY. <br />(37) THIS CHART SHOWS THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROJECT <br />IRRIGATION WATER. <br />180 AF FOR THE COLONA AREA <br />7J230 AF FOR LOG HILL MESA <br />1J390 AF FOR THE RIDGWAY AREA <br /> <br />9 <br />