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one headquarters building, one garage and shop, one dormitory, and one laboratory. In 1945 and 1947, the camp was enlarged to pro- vide temporary housing for additional personnel employed by the Government on construction of project facilities in the vicinity of Estes Park. Because of the volume of design work delegated to the District Office following its formation in 1947 and the critical housing problem invo~ved fbr additional personnel, the 'District'headquarters were 'moved ~ci' the Denver FederaL Center. The camp is now used to house Gove~ent,personnel engaged ,in.t~e construction of' project facilities in the',Estes Park area.' ". Estes Park - Foothills Power System ~' ::~.~ ., Facilities now under construction for this system will re- ceive water from Lake Estes, transport the water east about 14 ,miles to the Foothills Storage and Supply System, and utilize 1,940 feet of fall between Lake Estes and the Flatiron Reservoir which will be located in Chimney Hollow about 3.5 miles 'south of .the",mouth of Big Thompson Canyon. ,This system includes ,nearly 9 miles of tunnels, 0.8-mile of siphon, 0.9-mile of canals, and 3 power plants served by approximately 3 miles of penstock pip~. Lake Estes, located on the Big Thompson River near the eastern limits of Estes Park ~illage, was dedicated by Oscar L. Chapman, Undersecretary of the Interior, on Sunday, June 5, 1949. This reservoir serves to re-regulate the imported waters discharged from the Estes Power Plant and to provide a uniform rate of out- flow to the Estes-Foothills Power System. Lake Estes covers an area of 163 acres and has a capacity of 2,481 acre-feet at eleva- tion 7475, including 450 acre-feet of operation capacity. Under normal conditions, the reservoir will be operated to pass all Big Thompson River flows except those diverted for power purposes. Completion of the reservoir included the construction of Olympus Dam and the relocation of appurtenant public utilities. Excellent fishing and boating privileges are available at this attractive lake, and arrangements for other recreational facilities are under way. 19