WSP06016

• File Number: 8224.700
• Description: Missouri Basin - Pick Sloan Project - Annual Operating Plans and Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 1/1/1973
• Author: DoI, BoR
• Title: Annual Operating Plan Western Division Water Year Operations 1973 Water year Outlook 1974
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Hi~hli~hts of' 1973' Operation ............................. 5

Des cript ion of System .............. '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System Planning and Control .............................. 8
Renort' on Operations for 1973............................ 9
Gll'!'een Mountain Reservoir ............................... 9
Lake Granby and Willow Creek Reservoirs ...........,.... 9
Eastern Slope -Colorado-Big Thompson. Project ...,...... 11
Seminoe 'and Kartes Reservoirs ................... .'.. .... 12-
Path.finder Reservoir ...... ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. 14
Alcova and Gray Reef Reservoirs .,...................... 14
Glenda Reservoir ....................................... 15
Guernsey Reservoir .......... 0". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 16
Boysen Saservoir ....................................... 17
Buffalo Bill Reservoir ............-...................... 18
System Powe!' Ope!'ation ................................. 19
Plans of' Ope1"a~ion -For 1974 ..............................20
Plan' of Operation for the October-January Period ....... 20
The 'Operation Plan after February 1 if Most Probable

Inflow we~e Fo~ecast ................................. 24
The Operation .Plan after February 1 if Reasonable
Minimum Inflow were Forecast ......................... 28
The Operation Plan after February 1, if' Reasonable
f.1aximum Inflow w~re Forecast' ............-............. 32
Ir~igation Requirements .................................. 36
Powe!' Requi.rements ....................................... 36
Minimum Required Reservoir Releases ...................... 37
Operating Criteria f'or Green Mountain Reservoir .......... 39

All Following Page 40

LIST OF TABLES

1 - Annual Operating Plan and Actual Operation 1973
2 - Blue River Operations 1973
3 - North Platte Stora~e Ownership 1973
4 - Plan of Operation for 1974
5 - Green Mountain Reservoir Openation 1974
6 - System Reservoir Data
7 - System Power and Pumping Plant Data

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