Record Details
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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 2 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 2 application/pdf |
| Rights | Brigham Young University; http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/generic.php Public Domain Public |
| Language | English; eng; en |
| Relation |
Central Utah Project; Western Waters Digital Library;
47 r 1 2 t rr w julyt973 4 y s 1 l ffgiiipep CENTRAL UUTTtAaAHHhpPrRoOjJeECcTt bonneville UNIT v t the bboonnnneevviizlzltee unit is the largest and most comprehensive of the authorized units of the central utah project and is the most significant al water resource development to date in utah it is located in the central portion of the state and includes developments in both the uinta and bonneville basins with a substantial diversion of water from the uinta basin to the bonneville basin useable water supplies will be increased in the two basins by means of regulatory storage works and conveyance facilities included in these facilities will be 10 new reservoirs and the enlargement of two existing reservoirs 2 major dikes on utah lake more than 114400mmiilleess of aqueducts tunnels and canals 3 power plants and several ppuummppininggppllaannttss 1 about 313000 acre feet of water will be developed annually for municipal and industrial purposes irrigation hhyyddroroellecttrriic power fish and wild life flood control recreation and water qquuaalliittyyccoonnttrrooll UINTA BASIN starvation reservoir with a total capacity of 167300 acre ffebeeeeettt was the first feature of the BbbBoooonnnnnnnnaeaeeevvviiittltllleee unit to be constructed it was formed by a dam on strawberry river about three miles upstream from duchesne to store unappropriated flows of the duchesne and strawberry rivers water will be rrreeelilleetaaassseeedddffrroomm starvation reservoir as nneeeeddeeddttoo supplement present irrigation supplies in the duchesne river area and to replace water presently used in tttthhhhaaaactttaaarrreeeaaa which will be diverted to the bonneville basin existing canals and ditches will be rehabilitated where needed and used to distribute project water released from starvation reservoir rf S S crossing the high southern flank of the uuiinnttaammoouunnttaaiinnss the sssittrrraaamwh L berry aqueduct about 37 miles long will intercept the flows of several streams tributary to the duchesne river upper ssttiizuzuwaatteerr reservoir on rock creek and currant creek reservoir on currant creek will serve as eeuqqauulaaillziizziiinnnggg reservoirs along the aqueduct water will flow by gravity through the aqueduct to the enlarged strawberry reservoir ssoozlddiieerrccrreeeekk ddaami about 7 miles downstream from the existing ssttrraawwbebrreydrarmy dam will iiinnncccrrreeeaaasssqaae the present strawberry reservoir capacity from 283000 to 1106500 acre feet and thae normal water surface elevation of the reservoir will be raised about 45 feet A i w & raaarllfl |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/13092 |
