WSP07163

• File Number: 8111.800
• Description: Arkansas River Compact Administration
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 1/1/1965
• Author: Federal Power Comm
• Title: Upper Arkansas River Basin - Planning Status Report - Water Resource Appraisals for Hydroelectric Licensing
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Potential Water Resource Projects

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Purgatoire 120,000 y 182,000 302,000 0
Ii:lrse Creek y g/ Y 0
(enl.argement)
Wolf Creek 0 27 ,000 30,000 0
Syracuse 60, ooc. y y 0
Murdock y y gj 0
We11svi11e ~ 0 0 o. 410 41,500 144,000
Btulger ~ 0 0 0 590 60,000 204 ,000
Grape Creek ~ 0 0 0 665 68 ,000 252,000
canon City ~ 0 0 0 125 7,200 43,000
Total 1,790 176,700 643,000

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gj Unde~ermined.
11 Sangre de Cristo Project.

NEED FOR ADDITIONAL STUDIES

On the basis of studies made by the Bureau of Reclamation the
Sangre de Cristo Project lias an undeveloped potential of about 177,000 kw.
In addition to this project there is the possibility of utilizing future
transmountain diversions of municipal and industrial water supplies into
the basin for power production purposes. There is a fall of nearly 5,000
feet in the Arkansas River. between the Fryingpan-Arkansas diversion and
the proposed Pueblo Reservoir. About 4,200 feet of this head will be
developed by authorized and proposed projects.

There is one minor-part FPC license for a project in the basin,
and one application for license covering two projects is pending. There
are two existil~ unlicensed projects. Potential power developments in-
clude 123,900 kilowatts of capacity in projects authorized for Federal
development, and 176,700 kw in unauthorized projects.

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