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Show 74 ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF WATER DEVELOPMENT of the reservoir to the town of Charleston. The project portion of the road was completed in the autumn of 1941, except for the oiling as previously detailed. Relocation of the railroad, highway and building of the dam were let as one contract to the Rohl- Connolly Company of California. The contract price was $ 2,189,09650. The contract was let on April 11, 1938, 1350 days having been allowed for completion. Duchesne Tunnel The Duchesne Tunnel will be about six miles long, and will divert flood waters of the Duchesne River in the Colorado River watershed, not now used or required in the Uintah Basin area, for storage in the Deer Creek reservoir. It will have a capacity of about 375 cubic feet of water per second. The outlet is about 18 miles east of the town of Kamas. A contract for building one- half of the tunnel from the Kamas side was let to the Utah Construction Company September 11, 1940. On January 1, 1942, the contractor had excavated about 6,200 feet out of 15,800 feet. The contract allows 900 days for completion. On the basis of completed excavating the work on January 1, 1942 was about 45 per cent finished. Construction of the upper half of the Duchesne will depend upon the final defense status of the Provo River project and the availability of steel and other construction materials. In order to allow of some further development of water from the Colorado River watershed, this tunnel is being constructed with a capacity beyond the present needs of the Project. This capacity can be nearly doubled by concrete lining. 89. Dear Creek reservoir as seen from the top of the dam. In the center is one of the first trains to operate over the relocated railroad. The new railroad grade, extending 10y2 miles around the west side of the reservoir, was one of the first units placed under construction. Hampton C. Godbe * t*~ H, **-•.-_... |