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Show Fork Feeder Canal. Small quantities of reservoir storage water will be released to Iron Creek and diverted by several small existing ditches. The remainder will be released to the new Aspen Canal and conveyed by the canal to existing ditches for distribution. Some of the storage releases through the Aspen Canal will replace present direct flow diversions from Smith Fork, thus permitting additional direct flow diversions to be made higher on the stream through existing ditches. Recreational facilities will be provided at Crawford Reservoir. The Smith Fork Project will provide a full water supply for the irrigation of 1,423 acres of new land and a supplemental supply for 8,056 acres of inadequately irrigated land located near Crawford, Colorado. Construction Activities The contract was awarded in September, 1960 for Crawford Dam, and construction is now about 55 per cent complete. Work has started on the Aspen Canal, Smith Fork Diversion Dam and the Smith Fork Feeder Canal. The project is scheduled for completion in 1963. c. Florida Project The Florida Project is located in Southwestern Colorado, southeast of Durango in the Florida River Valley and on Florida Mesa. Its principal features include the construction of Lemon Dam on the Florida River with a reservoir capacity of 40,300 acre-feet, enlargement of the existing Florida Farmers Ditch and Florida Canal, and the construction of a new diversion dam. Irrigation laterals will be constructed to 2,210 acres of project lands. Flood control and fish and wildlife values will be improved. The project includes 5,730 acres of new land and 13,720 acres of presently irrigated land needing a supplemental wrater supply. Construction Activities The Florida Project was a "new start" during fiscal year 1961. The prime contract for the construction of Lemon Dam was awarded in July 1961 and by September the contractor was 14 per cent complete with 100,000 cubic yards of fill in the dam. Initial storage in Lemon Reservoir is scheduled for the spring of 1964. d. Silt Project An improved water supply for more than 5,400 acres of partially irrigated land, and a full supply for about 1,900 acres of new land 59 |
