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Show 400 acre-feet. Surplus flows of Yellowstone River will be diverted at the Boneta Diversion Dam and conveyed 8.5 miles in the 250-second-foot Taskeech Feeder Canal. Irrigation supplies will be released from the reservoir to Lake Fork River and distributed from the river through existing canal systems and through the 3.6-mile, 50-second-foot Taskeech Service Canal that will extend to Yellowstone River. The project will provide a supplemental irrigation supply to 27,540 acres of non-Indian lands and 15,070 acres of Indian lands. Part of the water stored in Taskeech Reservoir will replace irrigation water presently provided in Twin Potts Reservoir and 14 upstream mountain lakes, and, thus, permit water levels in these facilities to be stabilized for fish and wildlife and recreation. iv. Jensen Unit Advance planning studies on the Jensen Unit, consisting of water supply studies, plan formulation studies, preparation of design data, and co-operative studies with other agencies, are continuing. In the Jensen, Utah area studies are being made on the possibilities for pumping water from Green River and for storage on Brush Creek to serve project lands directly and by exchange. An expanded plan to serve additional land areas and to provide municipal and industrial water for Jensen and Ashley Valley areas is being considered. A definite plan report on the Jensen Unit is scheduled for completion by June 30, 1968. b. Emery County Project Emery County Project provides supplemental water for 18,004 acres of land and a full supply for 771 acres in Emery County in east-central Utah near the towns of Huntington, Castle Dale, and Orangeville. Principal components of the project include Joes Valley Dam and Reservoir on Cottonwood Creek with a storage capacity of 62,500 acre-feet, the Swasey Diversion Dam located about 10 miles downstream from Joes Valley, the 16-mile Cottonwood-Huntington Canal heading at the Swasey Diversion Dam, the Huntington North Dam and Reservoir with a capacity of 5,420 acre-feet, and the 3/2-mile Huntington North Service Canal. Laterals and drains will be constructed as required. Recreation facilities are provided at the project reservoirs. Construction Activities The Emery County Project was essentially completed in June 1966, and the project was dedicated on July 7, 1966 when the first irrigation water was turned onto project lands. 122 |