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1"--_. ..ir O'-''l-ft ~.~I(J' December 1953 GRANADA RESERVOIR PROJECT RECONNAISS,~NCE REPORT PROJECT PL\N The Dotential dranada Reservoir Project is located in the .~kansas River Basin below John Martin Reservoir in eastern Oolorado. and western Kansas. The location of the project features are shown on tho Project Map--Exhibit 1. The project would conserve the flood flows and residual return flows occurring in the ~rkansas River at the Oolorado-Kansas State line, which are surplus to the requirements of the water users above Garden City, Kansas.. The project is a dual-purpose development and would provide water for irrigation in Colorado and Kansas and for maintaining a permanent fish pool in John Martin Reservoir and the potential Granada Reservoir, The project works consist of the potential Granada Reservoir of about 30JOOO acre-feet capacity situated on the south side of the .lrkansas River at the State line. The r eserveir 1/0 uld extend from the State line a bout 2 miles west into Colorado and l.5 east into Kansas. .. diversion canal would divort water from the ,~rkansas River at the site of the highway bridge on Higm1ay 89, south of Holly and weuld convey the water te the potential reservoir. The Granada Reserveir weuld be operated in close coordination with and would cemplement the operatien ef the existing John Martin Reservoir. The reservoir would be operated in accordance .wi th the provisions of the Arkansas River Compact and would aecemplish three major purposest (a) replacement storage would be furnished to offset possible depletions to John Martin Reservoir resulting from increased use of water on the streams tributary to that reservoir and permit further utilization of the proposed Trinidad Project;- (b) permit the maintenance of a per- manent fish pool at John Martin Reservoir by rephcement of depletions arising from evaporation from such permanent pool; (c) conserve floYIS in the Arkansas Hiver n~~ being lost past Garden City. Such flows would be used fer irrigation in Colorado and Kansas during thegro1/dng season. DESIGNS .',ND ESTIM;,TES Location.~f the project facilities are shCNITl on ~1ibit 2, General Map.