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<br />Southern
<br />Drawdown
<br />Minimum annual
<br />Average annual
<br />Average during
<br />recreation season!!
<br />Maximum annual
<br />Maximum monthly
<br />1! April through
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<br />Tab le A-8
<br />Ute Reservoir Drawdown
<br />Feet Acre-feet
<br />3 3,900
<br />9 11,000
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<br />7
<br />19
<br />6
<br />Sept embe r.
<br />
<br />8,500
<br />21 , 700
<br />7,300
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<br />d, Drainage Facilities
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<br />Project drainage facilities would be provided on full and
<br />supplemental service land in the project area, except for the supple-
<br />mental service land receiving water by exchange, in locations that
<br />demonstrate drainage needs during the early years of project operation.
<br />Preliminary estimates based on an examination of soil and topographic
<br />characteristics indicate a need for about 45 miles of buried pipe drains,
<br />55 miles of shallow collector ditches and improved natural channels with
<br />flowage easements, and 7 miles of flowage easements on natural channels
<br />needing ,no improvement in Colorado; and 21 miles of buried pipe drains,
<br />and 7 miles of shallow collector ditches and improved natural channels
<br />with flowage easements in New Mexico (Bureau of Reclamation, 1979), The
<br />pipe drains would be buried at depths rsnging from 7 to 10 feet, man-
<br />ho les, and surface outlet channels. After the completion of construc-
<br />tion and the restoration of vegetative cover, those portions of the
<br />drains above ground, to be serviced by the district or tribes, would
<br />consist of manholes, made of steel or concrete pipe, and the' collector
<br />ditches and natural channels.
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<br />e. Recreation Facilities
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<br />Recreation facilities would be constructed at both project
<br />reservoirs to help meet existing and projected needs in camping, fishing,
<br />boating, picnicking, and sightseeing. The facilities would accommodate
<br />2,720 people at one time and would have an estimated annual use of
<br />307,500 recreation days. The locations of the facilities are shown in
<br />Figure A-8,
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<br />The development at Ridges Basin Reservoir, accommodating
<br />1,800 people at one time and 210,000 recreation days annually, would
<br />include 10 miles of hiking trails, S4 camping units, 48 picnic units, a
<br />group picnic area, a seven-lane boat ramp, a boat dock, 34 boat slips,
<br />3 miles of paved access roads, 574 parking stslls, a fish cleaning sta-
<br />tion, a beach, an entrance station, and an administrative building,
<br />Drinking water, electricity (not at individual camp units), and minimal
<br />sanitary facilities would also be provided,
<br />
<br />To preserve the natural setting within the Ridges Basin
<br />Reservoir boundary as much as possible, recreation facilities would be
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