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<br />~ <br /> <br />r r~ l' I <br />I....;;d <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />The develcpm3nt of t;13 bJst r03(,rvoi'r sitJS on t:.", main <br /> <br />branch33 of t~J Colorado ~iver, if uS8d for irrigation in the <br /> <br />lowor b~si~ ~ould affect the co~ditic~s of pOTIor development <br /> <br />in th31i:r basins b"loy<, b:.JC3.US" th" '..,at'Jr '."ould b" regulated <br /> <br />in accordance \7i th the nJeds of irrigilt ion rathar than of <br /> <br />power. The pow"," possibliltie3 '.'ib.ich ',vculd b" aff8ctoci thereby <br /> <br />are sh~vn in the fOllowing table, which is 8xprasscd in <br /> <br />horscpowar, continuous putput, 88% dfriciency at ~~0 tur~inas. <br /> <br />Pre sent <br /> <br />After irrigation <br />dilvelops abovo <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Green River Basin: <br />tampa, b310w Junipar r~ser-: <br />'Vo ir <br />'-hite, beluN Ranga1ey <br />Main litem, below Flaming <br />Gorgo l';.Bs.;)rvoir <br /> <br />289,000 <br />2.J"OOO: <br /> <br />244,000 <br />16,000 <br /> <br />:l,080,OOO <br /> <br />729,000 <br /> <br />Total -- Green River Basin :l,~93,OOO <br /> <br />989,000 <br /> <br />Granl Riv9r Basin, odlow <br />Dewey reservoir 310,000 <br /> <br />:;10,000 <br /> <br />Colorado, above GranQ Can,.,on <br />Park :6,510,080 <br /> <br />4,810,000 <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br />Tobl . <br /> <br />. . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />:8,113,000 <br /> <br />6,009,000 <br /> <br />In round figure" ........ :8,COO,000 <br /> <br />6,000,000 <br /> <br />The above power d'3v"lop::.:lents '.'1ould be further diminished <br /> <br />by "vapor!ltion from tha r~Gervoirs built for power wh~ch wo'Jld <br /> <br />depend. 1argel,v upon ti:u plun of dev'-'lopment. <br /> <br />. <br />