WSP07070

• File Number: 8443.400
• Description: Narrows Project - Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 5/27/1968
• Author: Asst Sec of Interior
• Title: A Report on the Narrows Unit Missouri River Basin Project Colorado Pursuant to Section 9a of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

CONTENTS

Liat of supporting appendixes_ _____ _ _ _ ______h _ ._____ _ _ _______ ______
List of exhibit.a___
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LIST OF PARTS

LIST OF SUPPORTING ApPENDIXES

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1. l'tanBmittaL _ _ _ __________ _ _ _ _ u__ __ u _ _ u__._ ______ _ ____ ____
II. General description. _. _ _ _ _. _ __ u___ ___ ______ .______. _________
III. Problems a.nd needs of the a.rea________________________________
IV. Plan of developmenL. _ _ _ _ ________ _ _ _ __ ___ _ _______ u____ _____
v. Operation._ maintena.n~, a.nd replacement.______________________
VI. Coordinate project functions. _ _ _ _. _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ ._____ _ ________
VII. Project lands__ __ _. __ _________ _ _ _ __ _ ____ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _. _. ____ _ ___
VIII. Hydrology _ _ _____ _. _ _ _ ___ _ ___ __ _ _ _ _______ _ _ _ _______ _ _ _ ______
IX. Agricultural economy_________ _ _ _ ___ ______ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ ________
X. Economic a.nd financial analyses______ .________________________
Xl. Conclusions and recommendat.jons..: __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______ __ _ ___:..._
XII. Supplemental analysis_ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ __ ______ _ ____ ___ _ _. ____
Appended materials___ _ _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ _ _______ _ _ _______
DETAILED CONTENTS
Pa.rt T-TrnnsmittaL _ _ _ _ _ _______ _ _ _ _ _ ______ __ _ _ _ _ _____ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______
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Authorit.y for report_ __ _____ _. _______ _ _ _ _ _ ______ _ ________ _ _~___
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Acknowledgment8_ _ _ ___ _ .____ _ _ _ _. _ _ __ _____ ~. _ ____ _ _ _ ~ _ .______
Part. II-General description__ __ __ __ __ _ . _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ ~ __. _ ____

Climat.e_ _ _ _ _ ________ _ ________ _ _ _ n __________ _ _______~ _ _ ______
History __ ~ _ _ _ _ _____ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _______ ~ _. _ ______~ _ _ _ _____
Population____ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _____ _ ___ _ _ _ __ ____ _ ~ _ _______ _ _ _ R____
General economy and resources____ _ ~ _ __ __ _ __ _. __ __ _ __ __. _ _ __ ____
TranBportation and ser..-ices.__ _____ __ _ _ _ _ ___ _ H _______ _. _ _______
Previous investign.t.ioDB___. _._ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ ____ __ _ ~ _______ ~ _ _______
Part III-Problems and needs of the area__ _ _ ________ _ _ ________ _ _____
Irriga.tion_______ _ _ _____. _ _ _ ___ ___ ~ __. ______~ _ ________. ________

Floods_________.______~________.___________________________._
ExpanBion of economic ba8e________~__ _________._______~ _ .n____
Local interest a.nd eupport__ _ _ _ _ ______ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ __ _ _ _______ _ _ _ __
Part N-Plan of developmenL. ___ ~ __. _ ______ __ ~ ~ _______ _ _ _________
Nsrrows da.m and reservoir_ _ _. _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ __ ~____ _ _ _ ___________
Geology of d.a.msite__ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ ._
Dam and reservoir________ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ ______ _ _ _ ________
Conetruction materials_. _ _ __ __ _ _ w _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ ~ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ ___
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Housing and community to.cilitieB__ _ __ _ _ _ _ _______ _ _ _ _______ _ _ _ __

Jackson Lake_ _ _ _ _ _ ________ _ _ _ ______ _ _ _ _ _______ _ _ _ .______ __ _ __

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Alternate plan8____ __ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _
Weld County Dam and Reservoir site____ _ _ ______ _.. _ _ _______
Munirjpal and industrial wo.ter supply _ _ __ _. ______ _ _. _ __ ___ __
Deferred potentio.lities__ _ _ _ _. ______ _ _ _ _ _______ _ _ _____ __ _ __ _____
Sterling pumping plant___ __ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __
RiverBide pumping planL _ _ __ ________ __ ._____ _ _ _ _____ _ _ ____
Bijou pumping plant_ _____ __ _ ________ _ __ ______ _ _ _____ _ ____
Ovid well field__ __ ______ _ ______ __ _ _ _ __ ______ _ _ ______ __
Bijou creek di\'erBion channeL______________________________

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This re]Jort is substantiated by data and detailed studies presented
in the lollowing listed appendixes, These appendixes are on file in
the regional office, Bureau of Recla.mation, Denver, Colo.:
Appendix I. Designs and' estimates,
Appendix ] I. Hydrology,
AppendL" Ill. Land classification,
Appendix ]V, Agricultural and project economics,

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