WSP07226

• File Number: 8220.117.A
• Description: Grand Mesa
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/1961
• Author: Grand Mesa Water Con
• Title: Grand Mesa Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

Tongue and Surface Creek area
Cedar Mesa area -________hu___
Redlands Mesa area ---____Uh___
TOTAL _ _ _ u _ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ __ n _ __

PROJECT FEATURES

Electric Mountain Dam
Type ---u---______nn_u_____n_nn_ earth and rock fill
Height above streambed _ _ n _ _ u n u _ n__ __ n 204
Crest length [ft.) __ n _ n u _ n _ __ __ _ n _ __ __ __ _ _ _ 2,685
Volume (Cu. yds.) n-nn_u___u_hh___,,____ 4.600,000
Spillway capacity (sec.-ft.) ___n_u_u_u_u_un 2,000
Outlet capacity (sec.-ft.) _ _ u _ __ n n n _ n n n u 225

Electric Mountain Reservoir capacity (ac.-ft.)
Total ________________________________,______
Active _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ u _ u _ u _ u _ u __ _ __ _ _ _ _ __

Gorsuch Dam
Type ---n-u_u____u_nu__n_n_u__ earth and rock fill
Height above sfreambed (ft.) u___nu____,.._..- 147
Crest length (ft.) u - _ n __ _ u _ _ _ __ __ _ _ n _ _ _ n _ 2,300
Volume (cu. yds.) __ _ u , __ n _ u _ u _ _ _ _ _n _ _ _ _ n 2,025,000
Spillway capacity (sec.-ft.) _ _ _. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.000

Gorsuch Reservoir capacity (ac.-ft.)
Total _______________________________________
Active _ __ u. _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ h _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Grand Mesa Canal
Length (Mi.) , _ _.. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,. _ _., .
Initial capacity (sec.,ft.) _ _ n _ _ _ _ _ _... n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Gorsuch Canal
Length (Mi.) _______
Capacity (sec.-ft.) _ _ n _ _ _ _ _ n _ n __ __

Cow Creek Feeder Canal
Length (Mi.) uu'__.,.___,___u_u..
Capacity (sec.-ft.) ., _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Hubbard Creek Feeder Canal
Length (Mi.) ___ _ n n nun _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ ___ ,
Capac~y ________~___________________________

Tongue Creek Feeder Canal
Length (Mi.) ___ _ _ _ __ n __ ___ __ _ _ n u _ _ _ _ _ __
Capacity (sec.-ft.) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,.

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PROJECT PHYSICAL DATA
( Tentative - subject to change)

PROJECT LANDS

Irrigatable area (acres)
Supplemental Full
Service Service
15,900 6,260
1.260 1,100
o 7,180
17.160 14,546'

Project information, Map and photographs
courtesy of
U. S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
Grand Junction, Colorado

Total
22.160
2,360
7, /80
31,700

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26.000
25,000

22,500
21.500

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200

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100

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1.6
200

2.8
100

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