WSP08261

• File Number: 8131.600
• Description: Southeastern Colorado Water conservancy District - SECWCD
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 1/1/1972
• Title: Brochure No 5 - The Fryingpan-Arkansas Water Project and It's Structure -- The Future of the Arkansas Valley is It's Water---
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

RUEDI DAM

Collection System and Divide Tunnel

The Proiect collection system is located on the
Western Slope of the Continental Divide and collects
water. from tributaries of the Roaring Fork River at
on altitude of approximately 10,000 feet.

The collection system consists of three main
parts, the ~~rth Side System, the South Side System.
and the D,vide Tunnel, all integrated to divert an
average of 69,200 acre-feet of water per year from
the West to the East Slope of the Continental Divide.
The South Side System will divert water from the
headwaters of Hunter Creek and tributaries of the
Fryingpan River through 8.3 miles of conduits and 9.4
mrles of tunnels to the central collection point at the
West Portal of the Divide Tunnel. The North Side
System diverts water from other tributary headwaters
of the Fryingpan River through a system of 4.1 miles
of conduit and 7.2 miles of tunnels to the West Portal
of the Divide Tunnel. The third main feature of the
collecti.on system and backbone of the Proiect is the
~.3 mile long Divide Tunnel. The tunnel's function
IS to convey the water collected in the North and
South Systems to the East Slope of the Continental
Divide. The Divide Tunnel will be 10.5 feet in diam.
eter a.ffer concrete I.ining, and will have 0 carrying
co.paclty of 9~5 cubic feet per second. It is expected
thiS Tunnel will be completed in time for delivery of
Project water in 1969.

Major East Slope Features

Turquoise Lake and Sugar Loaf Dam

The lake is located five miles west of
Colorado. Its present capacity of 17,371

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acre-feet

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will be increased to 130,000 covering 1,800 surface
acres. This will be accomplished by constructing a
135 loot high eorthllll dam below the existing dam,
Construction of the dam was started in 1965, and is
scheduled for completion in early 1968 to receive'the
first Project waters diverted from the .West Slope col.
lection system.

Elbert Canal

The Elbert Canol, 14,5 miles in length"will hove
a capacity of 500 cubic-feet per second, sufficient to
corry diversions from the Arkansas River during the
spring and early summer runoff season and to trans.
fer Proiect water from Turquoise lake to Twin lakes.

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Twin lakes and Twin Lakes Dam

Twin lakes is located 20 miles northwest of
Bueno Vista, Colorado. Its capacity will be increased
to , 66,000 acre.feet by constructing an earthfill
dam 70 feet high. The reservoir will store and regu-
late water imported by the Twin lakes Company,
flows of lake Creek, and water discharged from the
Elbert Powerplant.

Otero Conal

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The Otero Conal, 5.7 miles in length with a
capacity of 725 cubic feet per second, will deliver
water from Twin lakes to Clear Creek Reservoir.

Clear Creek Reservoir

Clear Creek Reservoir with an existing capacity
of 11,440 acre-feet is located on Clear Creek 14 miles
north of Buena Vista, Colorado and will regulate
Project flows to the Arkansas River.

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SUGAR LOAF DAM AND STILLING BASIN

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