WSP08091

• File Number: 8147
• Description: Gunnison-Arkansas Project
• State: CO
• Water Division: 4
• Date: 6/1/1948
• Author: US DoI BoR
• Title: Interim Report Gunnison-Arkansas Project Colorado Appendix L Recreation
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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replacement of the water now taken from Taylor Park Reservoir for

the Uncompahgre Project. Also included will be the enlargement Df

the then existing Pueblo Reservoir, to 800,000 acre feet and the

enlargemedt of the now existing Horse Creek Reservoir.

The Comprehensive Plan proposal consists of the construction

of the Blue Mesa, Gateview, Cebolla, Graneros, Cedarwood and Ben

Butler Reservoirs, together with canals and a pumping system from

Blue Mesa to Cabin Creek, a gravity tunnel from Cabin Creek to

Almont Reservoir, tunnels and canals from Texas Creek to GranerDs

Reservoir, a canal from Graneros ReservDir to Cedarwood Reservoir,

and canals from Ben Butler Reservoir to the Arkansas River by way

of the Huerfano River Valley.

The generation of electrical energy by the construction of

power plants at strategic locations will be in additiDn to the

diversion of water for irrigation.

It is estimated by the Bureau that an average amount of 60,000
acre feet of water per annum will be diverted by Initial Develop-

ment. An additional 595,000 acre feet will be &Y&i1able from the

Maximum Gravity Diversion and in the Comprehensive Plan, a total of

990,000 acre feet will be available.

The Initial Development consists of water storage reservoirs,

canals, tunnels, pumping plants, power plants and power distri-

but ion lines.

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