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Show -12- Water Storage. In order that the enlarged project may be put into operation it would be necessary to do much more than construct the canals, for the low water flow of the Colorado River in the driest years is insufficient for the full irrigation of the lands at present under cultivation. To put a large additional quantity of land under cultivation it will be necessary to increase the low water flow of the river by storage reservoirs, for which there is abundant water supply in the flood season. There are several reservoir sites in the basin of the Colorado which have been investigated by the Reclamation Service and give promise of economic development. Storage Reservoir Sites in Colorado River Basin. Probable cost per Height Greatest acre-foot of dam# Capacity depth to of Reservoir Stream Feet acre-feet bed rock capacity Flaming Gorge Green River, Utah and Wyo. 225 3,500,000 73 feet $5.00 Browns Park Green River, Ut. 200 2,520,000 140 " No estimate Juniper Yampa River, Col. 200 1,550,000 24 " 4.00 Ouray Green River, Ut. 170 10,000,000 121 " 5.00 Kremmling Grand River, Col. 230 2,200,000 104##" 8.00 Dewey Grand River, Ut. 215 2,270,000 44 " 5.00 Bedrock Dolores River, No Colo. 210 800,000 borings 12.00 Junction Junction of Green and Grand None at No Rivers, Utah 250 7,450,000 120 feet estimate Animas Las Animas River, No Colorado 110 440,000 borings 20.00 Bluff San Juan River, No Utah 206 1,350,000 borings 8.00 Sentinel Gila River, Ariz. 130 2,200,000 5.00 Total 34,280,000 #Height of spillway above present low water of ##One Hole only. river. |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |