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<br />COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT <br />: SMITH FORK PARTICIPATING PROJECT <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />LOCATION: <br /> <br />West-central Colorado along Smith Fork of Gunnison <br />River in vicinity of Crawford, Colorado, Upper <br />Colorado River Basin. <br /> <br />AUTHORIZATION: Authorized as a participating project with the <br />Colorado River Storage Project by Act of April 11, <br />1956 (70 Stat. 105). <br /> <br />PLAN <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Crawford Reservoir will be constructed on Iron Creek, a tribu- <br />tary of Smith Fork. The reservoir will regulate surplus flows <br />of Iron Creek and surplus flows of the Smith Fork of the Gunni- <br />son River that will be conveyed to the reservoir by the Smith <br />Fork Feeder Canal. Small quantities of reservoir storage water <br />will be released to Iron Creek and diverted by sl3veral small <br />existing ditches. The remainder will be released to the new <br />Aspen Canal and conveyed by the canal to existing ditches for <br />distribution. Some of the storage releases through the Aspen <br />Canal will replace present direct flow diversions from Smitl1 <br />Fork, thus permitting additional direct flow diversions to be <br />made higher on the stream through existing ditches. Drains <br />will be constructed as needed. Recreational facilities will <br />be provided at Crawford Reservoir. <br /> <br />COSTS <br /> <br />Construction costs <br />Basin Funds--Section 51/ <br />Crawford Dam and Reservoir <br />Smith Fork Feeder Canal and Diversion Dam <br />Aspen Canal <br />Land drains <br />Operation and maintenance headquarters <br />Subtotal <br />Section 8 Cosfs <br />Recreational facilities <br />Fish and Wildlife <br />Subtotal <br />Total <br />1/ Basee:! on August 1958 prices. <br /> <br />$3,275,000 <br />345,000 <br />721,000 <br />41,000 <br />9,000 <br />$4,391,000 <br /> <br />29,000 <br />10,00,0 <br />39,000 <br />4,430,000 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Annual operation and maintenance costs <br />Bureau facilities (Section 5) <br />Recreation facilities (Section 8) <br />Total <br /> <br />14,000 <br />2,000 <br />16,000 <br /> <br />-28- <br /> <br />, <br />