AZ vs. CA:24 California Exhibits, Vol. XXIV; Miscellaneous

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180 PROBLEMS OF IMPERIAL VALLEY AND VICINITY. Mouth of Little Snake to mouth of Yampa. [Control by Juniper reservoir on Yampa and possible reservoir on Little Snake, or on Yampa below mouth of Little Snake.] Present average annual discharge.............................acre-feet. 1, 880,000 Estimated ultimate after irrigation develops above...............do___ 1, 560, 000 Equated discharge: Present...............................................second-feet.. 2, 600 . Ultimate..................................................do___ 2,180 Elevation at mouth of Little Snake about.........................feet.. 5,850 Elevation at mouth of Yampa....................................do.'... 4, 980 Total fall..................................................do.... 870 Distance.........................................................miles. 45 Potential horsepower: Present.......................................................... 226,000 Ultimate........................................................,. 190,000 WHITE RIVER. Rangely reservoir site to mouth. [Rangely reservoir site (17) is the controling reservoir.] Rangely reservoir site, capacity.............................awe-feet.. 900,000 Present average annual discharge............................... .do___ 550,000 Estimated ultimate after irrigation above...................,___do___ 360,000 Storage capacity to equate stream.....r - - -.....................do___ 330,000 Raise in water surface for 900,000 acre-foot capacity...............feet.. 200 Head below 330,000 acre-foot storage.............................do___ 160 Equated discharge: Present.............................................second-feet.. 760 Ultimate..................................................do___ 500 Elevation of outlets.............................................. .feet.. 4,960 Elevation at mouth of river....................................do___ 4,640 Total fall..................................................do___ 320 Distance........................................................miles.. , 70 Potential horsepower at dam site: Present.......................................................... 12,200 Ultimate.....'..................................................... 8,000 Potential horsepower in section: Present.......................................................... 24,300 Ultimate.......................................................... 16,000 MAIN STREAM OF GREEN RIVER. Flaming Gorge reservoir site to mouth of Yampa. [Flaming Gorge is the controling reservoir.] Flaming Gorge reservoir site (9) capacity....................acre-feet.. 4,000, 000 Present average annual discharge......................¦..........do___ 1, 920,000 Estimated ultimate after irrigation development above...........do---- 1,120, 000 Storage capacity to equate stream................................do___ 1, 000, 000 Raise in water surface for 4,000,000 acre-foot capacity..............feet... 240 Head below 3,000,000 acre-foot capacity..........................do___ 210 Equated discharge: Present...............................................second-feet.. . 2, 700 Future.....................................................do___ 1, 600 Elevation of outlets.............................................feet.. 6,035 Elevation at Yampa mouth.......................................do----- 4, 980 Total fall..................................................do___ 1,055 Distance........................................................miles.. 80 Potential horsepower at dam site: Present.......................................................... 56, 700 Ultimate.......................................................... 33, 600 Potential horsepower between outlets and mouth of Y ampa: Present.......................................................... 285,000 Ultimate.......................................................... 169,000