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Probable effects of the proposed Sulphur Gulch Reservoir on Colorado River quantity and quality near Grand Junction, Colorado

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Title Probable effects of the proposed Sulphur Gulch Reservoir on Colorado River quantity and quality near Grand Junction, Colorado
Creator Friedel, M. J.
Subject Water levels; Water -- Distribution; Reservoirs;
Coverage Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Colorado River (Wyo.-Utah); Colorado; Utah; Wyoming;
Description A 16,000 acre-foot reservoir is proposed to be located about 25 miles east of Grand Junction, Colorado, on a tributary of the Colorado River that drains the Sulphur Gulch watershed between De Beque and Cameo, Colorado. The Sulphur Gulch Reservoir, which would be filled by pumping water from the Colorado River, is intended to provide the Colorado River with at least 5,412.5 acre-feet of water during low-flow conditions to meet the East Slope's portion of the 10,825 acre-feet of water required...
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Contributor Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District; Denver Board of Water Commissioners
Date 2004
Type text
Format application/pdf
Source Friedel, M. J., Probable effects of the proposed Sulphur Gulch Reservoir on Colorado River quantity and quality near Grand Junction, Colorado, Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5253, 71 p.
Language eng
Rights Public Domain, Courtesy of the USGS
Identifier http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/wwdl-er/id/257

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