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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7. The daily averages of vehicle use on high~ays in the

vicinities of these sites a. e moder3.te. l'he 191.,6 'l'raffic Jensito- ~;ah

Colorado, shows 1,625 vehicles on U. S. hi;;hclays 85 end 87 at Grsenhorn,

8010rado, n8:" the Graneros ;leservoir site; 325 vehicles on state high-

way 96 at the ~ueblo site. Traffic counts on roads near the Ben Butler

and Cedarwood sites are not shonn on the traffic density ma".

8. All of these sites are situated on land that is either

in private o,mership or j"ublic ::IOInain ac1,1:irdstered by the bureau of

Land luanagelnent.

B. He corrmendat ions

The following recO~~lendations are ~ede:

1. That the Ben Butler and Graneros Reservoir sioos be

given further detailed study if and ::hen their construction is authorized.

2. That the Bureau restudy the "resent pro~osed plans of

operation for the Cedar,wod anc'. 'ueblo deservoirs, to determine if it is

possible to rraintain a more constant water level during the recreation

season. If this is possibl~, further detailed study should be given

to the recre2tion possibilities of the tw.:) areas.

3. Further investig~tion 0 historical values involved

in t~1is group of reservoirs should be undertal,en in accordance "ith re-

co'~menclations in Section T_ID - H of this report.

111. GI}'E.:-L4L DESCRLTIOl-:

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Froposed Sites

Ben Eutlar :teservoir site lies about 20 -airline..miles

southeast of Pueblo, Color2,d.o, ir. J-ueolo County. L0 Federal or "tate

higtw'flYs are located in the vicinity of the site. rlo::ever, it is acces-

sible from '--ueblo during dry Neather by way of county roads and trails.

The Cedarwood sitb lies just upstre~~ from ti~e u~~er end of this site.

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