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co ,.-1 u be followed by about one'mile of canal, 2,700 feet of tunnel, and a penstock to a power plant on West Elk Creek near the West Elk Creek Ranger Station. Water released through the power plant would be rediverted by a canal for delivery to the Harvey Gap Reservoir. Geological examination indicated construction of the tunnel would be difficult and water supply studies showed that power water supply would fall to as low as 20 second-feet during the fall and winter and that to secure this amount it would be ,necessary to construct a reservoir on Meadow Creek and an expensive diversion inlet from Meadow and Mansfield Creek to the conduit. Cost of the plan was found to be excessive for the irrigation and power benefits. C- Enlar,!tement of West Elk Creek Reservoir. A gaging station at the West Elk Creek Ranger Station showed that stream flow available for storage was insufficient to warrant the cost involved for a development under this plan. D- Enlar,!tement of Existing Ditches from Elk Creek near New Castle with a Pumpin~ Plant to the Silt Project Lands Near Davis Point. The canals necessary were found to be too expensive and the pump lift too great for development under such a plan. Water available in Elk Creek would be insufficient requiring an expensive canal from the Colorado River above Glenwood Springs to supplement the supply. E- Pumpinll: with Direct Connected H'ydro Ptunps Supplied Water From the Colorado River. This plan was found impracticable due to the high lift to the project and the small amount of fall in,the Colorado River. F- Storage on East Rifle Creek ~bove Grass Valley Canal Intake. The entire watershed of East Rifle Creek was examined and no feasible reservoir sites were found.