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<br />Florida Proj.'ct
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<br />.olorado: La Plaia Cuunty
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<br />~fJPt'r Colorado Rt"gioll
<br />\l'att"r and Pm,u'r Re!oiourcc!oi St"r\'jct"
<br />lFormf>r1}' BUrt'au of Hl:'(']amalionl
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<br />IA'mon Dam is lh(' prindpallt'8tllft' of Ih(' Florida Proj.
<br />('(.t, whieh is a partieipulinc: projf't"t of Iht' Colorado
<br />Hin'r Stora~t. I'roj,.{.t. 1'hp dam is ]()('att'(J in ,;.outh.
<br />\\t'slern Colorado on Iht' Florida Hiwr. approximatt'ly 14
<br />milt's norttwlIsl of Durango in La I'lat.a Count}'. Flood.
<br />watt'r~ of Iht' Florida HiH"t art' stou..d in lh(' rt'S('P..oir
<br />fornli'd b}' thl' dam. and ft'j.!u!att'1l ft']t'8"'f'S can pro,jdt>
<br />-,lupplf'nU'nlal irri~alilln walt't lor 13.7;?n lien's of land
<br />and a lull wslt't I'upply lor 5.730 aCft's not prp\iHU,.I} it-
<br />rigalro.
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<br />\\'ah.t is rI,lf'a...."(1 from Ih,' tl'st'r\llir w. nl't:'1:ll'(l and I'on-
<br />_nod in lht' nalural nH"t chaoot'1 In lht' ht'ad,. (If th,'
<br />,ariulI!i down"trt'arn eanals and ditdw.. that di\t'rt tht'
<br />now and di"trilmtt' thf' \'lab'r to projt'<'t land".
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<br />In addition to th,' construction nf lRmun Dam. Bnrt'au
<br />of Rf'<'larnlltioll work inclndpcI rt'tmildinll tht' Florida
<br />Farmt'r" Din'r...ion Dalll, t'nlar~in~ 3,9 milt'" of tilt'
<br />Florida Famn'r" Dileh to il" bifurcation with thf' Florida
<br />Canal. t'nlarging I.M milt'" of tht> Florida Canal, and
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<br />bllildin~ ant'" latt'rat "ptt'1Il 10 S('nt' about 3,361J acrt'!<
<br />of land on tht' ;.(Jutht'a"t portion of Florida .:\tl'Jola. Projf'<.'t
<br />fund... "t'rt' ad\'anCt't.1 to tht' Florida Watt'r C()n~n'ancy
<br />Di"trkt to rt'habilitalt', t'nlaq:t', and t'xtpnd Iht' portions
<br />of tht' Florida Farmt'rs Diteh and Florida Canal di...tribu-
<br />lion "y"tt'ms that ,;pn;p rt'lIlaininf.!' land.. Oil Florida .:\1t'!Ia.
<br />Thp 1,1()(l a('rt''' of projf'(.t land Io('atpcl in tilt' Florida
<br />Hi\t'r \' allt'y, will contimlt' 10 iN' ~nt"d by' numt'roll"
<br />sma It ditch.." without tht' f'xpt'nditllrt' of proj(,(,1 fund".
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<br />1.A'l1lOn Dam and 1tl'",,'rHlir
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<br />1.RlIlon Dalll is a wnro t'arlhfiJI slnu."turt' wilh a slnl('-
<br />IlIrallwi,g:ht of ::!R4 ft't't alUla crt'..t 1,'n~>1h of 1,3hO ft't't.
<br />The- dam t'mbanknwnt ha.. a maximum ba;<t> width of
<br />1.170 ft't'l. a (Tt',,1 widlh of 30 f,'{'t, and eonlains a
<br />\'(lllInll' of J,\~J::!,tHHI cubic yards of t'anh and rod,
<br />matt'ria]",
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<br />Thf' "pillway i" on Iht' righl ahutlllt'nt of Iht' dam and
<br />con..i"t!i of an apprnaeh l"haunt'I, eonert'te inlt'1 !llnlclurt',
<br />cun(Tl'lt' (~f't' (:rl'''l ~ction, opt'n enncrt'lt' ehult', ('onerpll'
<br />!itillinil ba"in. and 01l11f'1 channl:'l diS('har"inf.!' inlo th('
<br />Florida Hi\w. '111t' dt'"ign eapal'ily' of thf' spillway i~
<br />Q,641U cubic ff'f'1 l)pr ""('(lnd.
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<br />111<' oullel \\(lrk.. i" also in th.. ri~ht ahllllllt'1lI of thf' dam
<br />and ~msi!il" uf an apprnm'h ('hannt'1. a cont'rf'lt' intalt'
<br />stnJl"lurt', and a l"oncrNe-!inPd tunn..1 with ~ate chambt'r
<br />for two ::!.::!:;.fO(JI-.'i(lllart> hif.!'h prt'''S1lrp /lates. The 9-fool
<br />hor...."h(le-shapt'o tunnel ha!\ a dt'sign capal"ily of 9U(I
<br />cubil" ff'f'1 pl"r ",'{'ond.
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<br />1.A'mnn He,;pn-oir is apl'nl.'l:imalely' 0.:; milt' wiop and 3
<br />milt's long: "ilh a sllrfael' arf'U of b::!::! acrt's. Thl' tOla]
<br />capal"ity i" .<<1, I-Job ant'-ft't't, of whidl 39,030 acrl'-ft't't arf'
<br />8cli\t' ('un""naliun.
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<br />FIHridn Farme~ DiH'ro;il)ll nam and Hilch
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<br />"-lajnr rphahilitation of Ihl' Florida farmer" Diwr.<ion
<br />Dam wa... {'(mollcll'd in !l)tl::!.h,l. This indudPd ron"tnJC'+
<br />lion of an t'arthfiII .'i('('tinn for tht' di\pr"inn dam approx-
<br />illlatf'ly 500 ff't'1 Inn~ at tht' f'rl'"l. and construclion of an
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