UNITY RESERVOIR

1991 Sedimentation Survey

U.S. Department of the Intenor

Bureau of Reclamation
7-2090 (4-81)

Bureau of Reclamation TECHNICAL REPORT STANDARD TITLE PAGE

1. REPORT NO. [ MTACCEBOW**. 3. RECIPIENTS CATALOG NO.

4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 5. REPORT DATE

September 1992

Unity Reservoir 6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE

1991 Sedimentation Survey

D-5753

7. AUTHOR(S) 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION

REPORT NO.

Ronald L. Ferrari

9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS 10. WORK UNIT NO.

Bureau of Reclamation 11. CONTRACT OR GRANT NO.

Denver Office

Denver CO 80225 13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED

12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS

Same

14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE

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15. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES

Microfiche and hard copy available at the Denver Office, Denver, Colorado. Ed: RNW

16. ABSTRACT

Unity Reservoir was surveyed in May 1991 to compile field data for developing a reservoir

topographic map and computing a present storage-elevation relationship. The data were also

used to calculate the volume of sediment that has accumulated in the reservoir since dam

closure in February 1938. The 1991 bathymetric survey used sonic depth recording equipment

interfaced with an automated microwave positioning system that gave continuous depth and

sounding positions throughout the reservoir. The above-water reservoir area was calculated

from close interval cross sections measured from aerial photography obtained in the fall of

1991. A new reservoir contour map was developed by the computer graphics program Surface

II using the collected data.

As of May 1991, at reservoir top of spillway gate elevation (feet) 3820.0, the surface area was

943 acres with a total capacity of 25,502 acre-feet and an active capacity of 24,972 acre-feet.

Since the reservoir's initial filling in February 1938, 1,565 acre-feet of sediment have been

trapped in Unity Reservoir, resulting in 5.11 percent loss in reservoir capacity. The average

annual rate of sediment accumulation since 1938 is 29.4 acre-feet.

17. KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS

a. DESCRIPTORS-- reservoir area and capacity! sedimentation! reservoir surveys! sonar!

sediment distribution! contour area! reservoir area! sedimentation survey

b. IDENTIFIERS- Unity Reservoir

C. COSATI Field/Group COWRR: SRIM:

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UNITY RESERVOIR

1991 SEDIMENTATION SURVEY

by

RONALD L. FERRARI

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

EARTH SCIENCES DIVISION

SURFACE WATER BRANCH

SEDIMENTATION SECTION

DENVER OFFICE

DENVER, COLORADO

September 1992
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Bureau of Reclamation prepared and published this report

under the supervision of Robert I. Strand, Head, Sedimentation

Section, Earth Sciences Division. Ronald Ferrari and Joseph

Lyons of the Denver Office conducted the hydrographic survey.

Personnel from the Columbia Basin Projects Office of the Pacific

Northwest Region assisted during the hydrographic survey and

performed the required land survey for the hydrographic and

aerial data collection. Special thanks to Jerry Harrod and

Chuck Woodruff of the Columbia Basin Projects Office for the

field assistance during the hydrographic survey. Ronald Ferrari

completed the data processing needed to generate the new

topographic map and area-capacity tables. Robert I. Strand,

James 0. Blanton, Steven Gavlick, and Dave Zimmer consulted

in the engineering computations, topographic map development,

and report preparation.

Mission

The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop.

and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and

economically sound manner in the interest of the American public.

The information contained in this report regarding commercial

products or firms may not be used for advertising or promotional

purposes and is not to be construed as an endorsement of any product

or firm by the Bureau of Reclamation.

The information contained in this report was developed for the Bureau

of Reclamation; no warranty as to the accuracy, usefulness, or

completeness is expressed or implied.
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View of Unity Dam and Reservoir

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Introduction 1

Summary and conclusions 1

Description of watershed 2

Reservoir operations 3

Survey method and equipment 3

Sediment analyses 4

Reservoir area and capacity 4

Original capacity 4

Development of 1991 contour areas 4

Revised 1991 storage capacity 5

References

FIGURES

Figure

1 Unity Reservoir location map 10

2 Unity Reservoir Dam, plan and section 11

3 Unity Reservoir topographic map 13

4 1991 area and capacity curves 15

TABLES

Table

1 Reservoir sediment data summary 7

2 Summary of 1991 survey results 9
INTRODUCTION

Unity Dam and Reservoir, major features of the Burnt River Project, are located below the confluence of

Job Creek and the North, South, and Middle Forks of the Burnt River. The dam, located in Baker

County of east-central Oregon, is 5 miles north of Unity and 40 miles southwest of Baker, Oregon

(fig. 1).

In 1933, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), in cooperation with the State of Oregon, investigated

the possibility of developing a storage structure on the Burnt River to provide a late summer water

supply. The Burnt River Project was found feasible by the Secretary of the Interior on September 25,

1935. Funds were provided by the President on August 13, 1935, under the Emergency Relief Act. Unity

Dam construction began on August 13, 1936; water became available for irrigation on January 1, 1939.

The dam was constructed as a rolled and earthfill zoned structure. The reservoir provides water for

supplemental irrigation of about 15,300 acres that formerly depended entirely on the natural flow of the

river.

At dam crest elevation 3827.3, Unity Dam (figure 2) has:

• a structural height* of 82 feet

• a hydraulic height of 58 feet

• a top crest width of 30 feet

• a crest length of 694 feet

The spillway, located at the right abutment, has a concrete-lined open channel controlled by two 24- by

16-foot radial gates with a top of gate elevation of 3820.0 and a spiliway crest elevation of 3804.0. The

design capacity of the spillway is 13,900 cubic feet per second at water surface elevation 3823.7. The

outlet works, located through the right abutment, is controlled by two 2.75-foot square high pressure

slide gates. The hydraulic capacity of the outlet works is 620 cubic feet per second at reservoir elevation

3820.0.

The 1991 reservoir survey measured a total storage capacity of 25,502 acre-feet and a surface area of

943 acres at reservoir top of spiliway gate elevation 3820.0. During the 53.2 years since dam closure

(February 1938 to May 1991), the capacity loss caused by sediment accumulation in the reservoir was

measured to be 1,565 acre-feet.

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

This report presents the 1991 results of the first extensive sedimentation survey of Unity Reservoir by

Reclamation since construction of Unity Dam. The primary objectives of the survey were to:

* The definition of rms such as structural height, 'hydraulic height" etc., may he found in manuals such as Reclamation's Design of Small Dams and Guide for Preparation of StancIrtg Operating Procedures for Dams and Reservoirs, or ASCE'S Nomenclature for Hydraufics.

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• gather data needed for developing new reservoir topography

• compute area-capacity relationships

• estimate storage depletion caused by sediment deposition since closure of Unity Dam

Standard land surveying methods were used to establish horizontal and vertical control points for the

aerial and hydrographic surveys. A horizontal grid system was established for both surveys using

monumented control points located near the dam. The bathymetric survey was rim using sonic depth

recording equipment interfaced with an automated survey system consisting of a line-of-sight

microwave positioning unit capable of determining sounding locations within the reservoir. The system

continuously recorded reservoir depth and horizontal coordinates as the survey boat was steered across

close spaced range lines covering the reservoir area. The positioning system provided information to

allow the boat operator to maintain course along these range lines. Water surface elevations measured

by the land surveyors at the time of data collection were used to convert the sonic depth measurements

to true lake bottom elevations.

The 1991 surface areas at predetermined 5-foot contour intervals were generated by a computer

graphics program that produced a new contour map of the reservoir (fig. 3). The revised area and

capacity tables were produced by a computer program that uses measured contour surface areas and a

curve-fitting technique to compute area and capacity at prescribed elevation increments.

Table 1 contains a summary of reservoir watershed characteristics and sediment data for the 1991

survey. The 1991 survey determined that the reservoir has a storage capacity of 25,502 acre-feet and a

surface area of 943 acres at the top of spiliway gate elevation of 3820.0. Since closure in 1938, the

reservoir has accumulated a volume of 1,565 acre-feet of sediment below elevation 3810.0. This volume

represents a 5.11 percent loss in total capacity and an average annual loss of 29.4 acre-feet. Because of

the small amount of sediment that has accumulated in the reservoir since the original survey, a

resurvey of Unity Reservoir should not be necessary unless major sediment inflow occurs in the future.

DESCRIPTION OF WATERSHED

The Burnt River that drains into Unity Reservoir is formed by the junction of its North, South, and

Middle Forks, which have their origin in the southeastern slopes of the Blue Mountains. The basin rises

from elevation 3776.5 at the outlet works to over 7,000 feet in the headwaters of the North and South

Forks of the Burnt River. The drainage area above Unity Dam is 309 square miles. The net sediment

contributing area was computed to be 232.6 square miles. This area excludes the surface area of Unity

Reservoir and the reservoir surface area and basin on the South Fork above Wlhited Reservoir Dam

because the sediment inflow above this dam is assumed to be trapped.

The area above Unity Dam is generally heavily timbered and mountainous. Most of the area above the

dam is forested, with good grass cover beneath. About 30 percent of the watershed is nonforested and is

either open meadows or agricultural lands. The upper South Fork area contained more than one-half of

the 31,300 acres of the i3ig Cow Burn" which occurred in August 1939. All of the burned area is now

well covered with new growth and considered heavily forested.

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RESERVOIR OPERATIONS

The reservoir is a multiuse facility having (following values are from May 1991 area-capacity tables):

• 3,625 acre-feet of exclusive flood control storage between elevations 3820.0 and 3823.7

• 24,972 acre-feet of active conservation storage between elevations 3776.5 and 3820.0

• 530 acre-feet of dead storage between elevations 3760.8 and 3776.5

Records for Unity Reservoir show an average unregulated inflow of 67,000 acre-feet per year. The

estimated mean annual runoff from the basin is 4.06 inches. Unity Reservoir operation ranged from a

minimum elevation of 3779.2 feet in September 1947 to a maximum elevation of 3820.7 in April 1972.

The monthly inflow and end-of-month stage records in table 1 show the extreme annual fluctuation of

the reservoir.

SURVEY METHOD AND EQUIPMENT

The Unity Reservoir survey was completed using the contour method as outlined by Blanton, 1982. The

procedure involved collecting adequate coordinate data for developing a reliable contour map by

photogrammetric and bathymetric survey methods. Standard land surveying methods were used by

Columbia Basin Project Office personnel to establish horizontal and vertical control points for both

survey methods. A horizontal grid system was established for both surveys using monumented pqints,

with state plane coordinates, located in the reservoir area. The above water data was collected by aerial

photography obtained in 1991 with the water surface at elevation 3795.3. The field survey work for the

bathymetric survey involved establishing a triangulation network around the reservoir to provide

horizontal and vertical control for all required range lines and shore station locations. No previous

established range lines existed on the lake and permanent range lines were not established during this

survey. Because of the size and shape of the reservoir, any future survey would also employ the contour

method; therefore, permanent range line end markers were not necessary.

The hydrographic survey was run on May 1 through May 3, 1991, with the reservoir at water surface

elevation 3817.7. The bathymetric survey was run using sonic depth recording equipment interfaced

with an automated survey system consisting of a line-of-sight microwave positioning unit capable of

determining sounding locations within the reservoir. This positioning system transmitted line-of-sight

microwave signals to fixed shore stations and converted the reply time to range distances, which were

used by the system data logger to compute the coordinate position of the sounding boat. The survey

system continuously recorded reservoir depth and horizontal coordinates as the survey boat moved

across close-spaced range lines covering the reservoir area. To produce adequate data for developing

contours of Unity Reservoir, grid spacing of 200 feet was selected. The system gave directions to the boat

operator to assist in maintaining course along the close-spaced range lines. During each run, the depth

and position data were recorded on a floppy disk for subsequent processing by Denver Office personnel.

A graph plotter was used in the field to track the boat and ensure adequate coverage during the

collection process. Water surface elevations surveyed at the time of collection were used to convert the

sonic depth measurements to true lake bottom elevations.

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SEDIMENT ANALYSES

Sediments have accumulated in Unity Reservoir to a total volume of 1,565 acre-feet since dam closure in

February 1938. Of the total deposited sediment, 1,219 acre-feet was deposited in the active pool and 346

acre-feet in the inactive pool storage areas. The average annual rate of sediment deposition between

closure and May 1991 (53.2 years) was 29.4 acre-feet per year, or 0.13 acre-foot per square mile from the

sediment contributing drainage area. The storage loss in terms of percent of original storage capacity

was 5.11 percent. Tables 1 and 2 contain the Unity Reservoir sediment accumulation and water storage

data based on the 1991 resurvey.

Because of the small amount of sediment that has accumulated in the reservoir since the original

survey, a resurvey of Unity Reservoir should not be necessary unless major sediment inflow occurs in

the future.

RESERVOIR AREA AND CAPACITY

Original Capacity

The original total capacity of Unity Reservoir was reported as 25,800 acre-feet at the spiliway crest

elevation of 3820.0. The surface areas for Unity Reservoir were originally developed from a Reclamation

topographic map dated August 31, 1935 (Map No. 216-D-18). Based on correction surveys these areas

were later adjusted by Reclamation in July 1938 and used to develop an adjusted original

storage-elevation relationship. A comparison of the 1935 original and 1938 adjusted surface area values

with the 1991 reservoir survey and digitized surface area values from the 1984 U.S. Geological Survey

topography found some discrepancies. The upper surface areas for the 1935, 1984, and 1991 sources

compared very well while the 1938 adjusted surface areas for the same elevations were found to be

about 2 percent less. Also, the bottom elevation of the 1938 data was reported as 3765 and over 50 years

later the 1991 survey measured the bottom elevation to be 3760.8, over 4 feet lower. The 1935 survey

data reported the bottom elevation as 3750 which would seem more realistic. For determining change in

reservoir storage, the original storage-elevation relationship was recomputed using the 1935 surface

area values.

Results of the 1935 area and capacity computations are listed in columns (2) and (4) of table 2. The 1935

measured surface area values at elevations 3810 and 3820 were found to be slightly less than the 1991

survey values at the same elevation. This difference resulted in the 1991 survey showing a slight gain of

volume in the upper reservoir area compared to the original survey. As illustrated in table 2 it also

showed the largest measured sediment volume, column (7), being at elevation 3810. Elevation 3810 was

used when computing all sediment accumulation values. These small gains in surface areas may be the

result of some bank erosion and/or the different survey methods.

Development of 1991 Contour Areas

The 1991 contour surface areas for Unity Reservoir were developed by generating a contour map from

the collected aerial and underwater coordinate data. Five-foot contour intervals of the lake area were

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created by a computer graphics software program (Kansas Geological Survey, 1978). A modification of

this program by the Denver Office calculated surface areas of the closed contours of the generated map.

Because of the limited amount of aerial data above elevation 3830.0 the program generated only small

portions of the elevation 3827.3 contour. The 3827.3 contour was completed by overlaying the computer

generated contours over a plot of the collected data points and then visually tracing the contour. The

surface area of the enclosed contour was calculated by a computer digitizing program. The final

reservoir map shown on figure 3 was prepared by the Denver Office Computer Drafting Unit of the

Drafting Section. The map has a scale of 1 inch equals 500 feet with a contour interval of 5 feet.

1991 Revised Storage Capacity

The storage-elevation relationships based on the 1991 aerial and underwater survey data were

developed using the area-capacity computer program ACAP85 (Reclamation, 1985). Surface areas at

5-foot contour intervals computed from the aerial and underwater survey data were used as the control

parameters for computing reservoir capacity. The program computes an area at elevation increments of

0.01- to 1.0-foot by linear interpolation between the 5-foot contour intervals. The program begins by

testing the initial capacity equation over successive intervals to ensure that the equation fits within an

allowable error limit, which was set at 0.000001 for Unity Reservoir. This capacity equation is then used

over the full range of intervals fitting within this allowable error limit. For the first interval at which the

initial allowable error limit is exceeded, a new capacity equation (integrated from basic area curve over

that interval) tests the fit until it also exceeds the error limit. Thus, the capacity curve is defined by a

series of curves, each fitting a certain region of data. Final area equations are derived by differentiating

the capacity equations, which are of second order polynomial form:

y = a + a2x +

a^ where:

y = capacity,

x = elevation above a reference base,

a = intercept, and

a2 and a3 = coefficients

Results of the 1991 Unity Reservoir area and capacity computations are listed in table 1 and columns (5)

and (6) of table 2. Listed in columns (2) and (4) of table 2 are the original surface areas and recomputed

capacity values. A separate set of 1991 area and capacity tables has been published for the 0.01-, 0.1-,

and 1-foot elevation increments (Reclamation, 1991). A description of the computations and coefficients

output from the ACAP85 program is included with these tables. Both the original and 1991

area-capacity curves are plotted on figure 4. As of May 1991, at reservoir spiliway crest elevation 3820.0,

the surface area was 943 acres with a total capacity of 25,502 acre-feet and a active capacity of 24,972

acre-feet.

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REFERENCES

American Society of Civil Engineers, Nomenclature for Hydraulics, ASCE Headquarters, New York,

1962.

Blanton, James 0. ifi, "Procedures for Monitoring Reservoir Sedimentation, Technical Guideline for

Bureau of Reclamation", Denver Office, Denver, Colorado, October 1982.

Bureau of Reclamation, Surface Water Branch, ACAP85 User's Manual, Denver Office, Denver,

Colorado, 1985.

Bureau of Reclamation, Guide for Preparation of Standing Operating Procedures for Bureau of

Reclamation Dams and Reservoirs, U.S. Government Printing Office, Denver, CO, 1986.

Bureau of Reclamation, Design of Small Dams, U.S. Government Printing Office, Denver, CO, 1987.

Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office, "Unity Reservoir Area and Capacity Tables, Burnt River Project,

Pacific Northwest Region", Denver, Colorado, May 1991.

Kansas Geological Survey, SURFACE II GRAPHICS SYSTEM, Lawrence, Kansas, 1978.

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RESERVOIR SEDIMENT

DATA SUMMARY Unity Reservoir

NAME OF RESERVOIR

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DATA SHEET NO.

T 1. OWNER Bureau of Reclamation' 2. STREAM Burnt River 3. STATE Oregon

A 4. SEC. 21 ISP. 12S RANGE 37E 5. NEAREST P.O. Unity 6. COUNTY Baker County

H 7. LAT 44 30' 20" LONG 118 11' 00" 8, TOP OF DAM ELEVATION 3827.3 9. SPILLWAY CREST 3804.02

T 10. s'rORAGE 11. ELEVATION 12. ORIGINAL 13. ORIGINAL 4. GROSS STORAGE 15. DATE

E A1.LOCATION TOP OF POOL SURFACE AREA, Ac CAPACITY, AF ACRE- FEET STORAGE

BEGAN

a. FLOOD CONTROL 3823.7 1,O15 3,500 29,320

R b. MULTIPLE USE

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d. WATER SUPPLY 16. DATE

a. IRRIGATION 3820.0 926 25,220 25,820 ION

f. CONSERVATION BEGAN

g. INACTIVE 3776.5 142 600 600 2/19/38

17. LENGTH OF RESER .OIR 5 .7 MILES AVG. WIDTN OF RE.. RVOIR 0.25 MILES

T 18. TOTAL DRAINAGE AREA 309 SQUARE MILES 22. MEAN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION 11.5 INCHES

19. NET SEDIMENT CONTRIBUTING AREA 232.66 SQUARE MILES 23. MEAN ANNUAL RUNOFF 4.06' INCHES

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20. LENGTH 23.6 MILES AV. WIDTH 13.1 MILES 24. MEAN ANNUAL RUNOFF 67,000* ACRE-FEET

21. MAX. ELEVATION 7700(+) MIN. ELEVATION 3776.5 25. ANNUAL TP. MEAN 45.1F RANGE -25'F to 104F'

26. DATE OF 27. 28. 29. TYPE OF 30. NO. OF 31. SURFACE 32. CAPACITY 33. C/I

U SURVEY PER. ACCL. SURVEY RANGES OR AREA • AC. ACRE-FEET RATIO AF/AF

R YRS. YRS. INTERVAL

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E 2/19/1938

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Contour(R) 10-ft 941.51* 27,001" 0.40

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5/ 1/1991 53.2 53.2 Contour(D) 5-ft 94312 25,502 0.38

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26. DATE OF 34. PERIOD 35. PERIOD WATER INFLOW, ACRE FEET WATER INFLOW TO DATE. AX

SURVEY ANNUAL

PRECIP .

a. MEAN ANN. b. MAX. ANN. c. TOTAL a. MEAN ANN. b. TOTAL

5/1/1991 11.5 67,000' 129,700' 3,350,000' 67,000 3,350,000

26. DATE OF 37. PERIOD CAPACITY LOSS, ACRE-FEET 38. TOTAL SEDIMENT DEPOSITS TO DATE, AX

SURVEY

a. TOTAL b. AV. ANN. c. /MI.2-YR. a. TOTAL b. AV. ANNUAL a. /MI.'-YR.

5/1/1991 1,565" 29.4 0.13 1,565 29.4 0.13

26. DATE OF 39. AV. DRY 40. SED. DEl'. TONS/MI.2-YR. 41. STORAGE LOSS, PCT. 42. SEDIMENT

SURVEY w'r. (#/FT') INFLOW, PPM

a. PERIOD b. TOTAL TO a. AV. b. TOTAL TO a. b.

DATE ANNUAL DATE PER. TOT.

5/1/1991 0.096' 5.11"

26. 43. DEPTH DESIGNATION RANGE IN FEET BELOW AND ABOVE CREST ELEVATION'S

DATE

OF 70.0- 60.0- 50.0- 40.0- 30.0- 20.0- 10.0- SURVEY 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 crest

PERCENT OF TOTAL SEDIMENT LOCATED WITHIN DEPTH DESIGNATION

5/1/91 0.6 8.5 19.0 21.9 36.3 13.7 0

26. 44. REACH DESIGNATION PERCENT OP TOTAL ORIGINAL LENGTH OF RESERVOIR

DATE 0-10 10- 20- 30- 40- 50- 60- 70- 80- 90- 100- 105- 110- 115- 120-

SURVEY 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 105 110 115 120 125

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PERCENT OF TOTAL SEDIMENT LOCATED WITHIN REACH DESIGNATION

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N/A

Table 1 - Reservow sedilnent thta sianmary (çge 1 of 2).
45. RANGE IN RESERVOIR OPERATION ___________ ___________

WATER YEAR MAX. ELEV. MIN. ELEV. INFLOW, AF WATER YEAR MAX. ELEV. MIN. ELEV. INFLOW, Al

1938 3806.2 3788.7 unavailable 1965 3820.0 3790.9 121,970

1939 3820.2 3790.3 43,460 1966 3820.1 3780.1 33,630

1940 3820.0 3792.6 41,340 1967 3819.4 3784.1 40,260

1941 3820.0 3796.7 58,760 1968 3820.3 3784.6 33,210

1942 3820.0 3796.1 75,520 1969 3820.0 3784.1 64,030

1943 3819.9 3793.0 105,450 1970 3820.4 3781.8 66,280

1944 3812.0 3785.2 30,440 1971 3819.4 3784.2 89,350

1945 3819.3 3788.0 49,090 1972 3820.7 3785.0 85,290

1946 3818.4 3789.7 80,300 1973 3818.0 3780.5 31,990

1947 3820.0 3779.2 53,750 1974 3820.5 3783.6 121,160

1948 3819.9 3783.2 83,630 1975 3819.3 3792.7 91,620

1949 3818.4 3786.0 77,050 1976 3819.2 3794.2 69,370

1950 3818.6 3780.5 70,790 1977 3808.8 3781.2 16,970

1951 3818.0 3787.6 73,410 1978 3820.5 3785.2 69,440

1952 3818.8 3787.2 86,610 1979 3820.3 3787.2 56,080

1953 3820.0 3783.3 90,130 1980 3820.0 3787.6 58,600

1954 3820.0 3783.5 48,980 1981 3820.2 3792.5 61,290

1955 3776.5 3809.0 29,550 1982 3820.2 3793.8 129,700

1956 3819.6 3780.8 102,080 1983 3819.9 3801.3 117,100

1957 3819.1 3782.8 75,260 1984 3819.8 3802.1 119,070

1958 3818.4 3788.2 105,700 1985 3819.0 3794.0 70,690

1959 3819.9 3783.4 46,000 1986 3820.1 3790.8 unavailable

1960 3820.3 3782.1 54,170 1987 3819.5 3784.1 32,380

1961 3820.4 3779.9 34,090 1988 3820.0 3782.6 unavailable

1962 3820.4 3781.1 45,650 1989 3820.0 3784.4 78,630

1963 3820.5 3785.7 51,220 1990 3820.5 31,250

1964 3820.0 3784.0 48,560 1991 3819.9 - -

46. ELEVATIOi - AREA - CAPACITY DATA POR C UGINAL CAPACITY "

ELEV. AREA CAP. ELEV. AREA CAP. ELEV. AREA CAP.

3750 0 0 3780 233.9 1,574 3820 941.5 27,001

3760 2.0 10 3790 490.8 5,198 3823.7 (1,022) 30,634

3770 38.5 212 3800 664.4 10,974 3827.3 (1,100) 34,453

3776.5 (166) 876 3810 799.8 18,295

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46. ELEVATION - AREA - CAPACITY DATA OR 1991 TOTAL CAPACITY ______

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ELEV. AREA CAP. ELEV. AREA CAP. ELEV. AREA CAP.

3760.8 0 0 3785 332.6 2,497 3615 881.4 20,941

3765 7 14 3790 434.8 4,415 3820 943.0 25,502

3770 15.1 69 3795 516.3 6,793 3823.7 1,017 29,127

3775 99.3 355 3800 616.1 9,624 3827.3 1,088.7 32,917

3776.5 133 530 3805 711.6 12,943

3780 212.3 1,134 3810 803.0 16,730 ___________

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47. R}2tARKS AND REFERENCLO

* Project operated and maintained by Burnt River Irrigation District.

2 Elevation of top of radial gates when closed is 3820.0.

Area values from Reclamation corrected area-capacity tables (D. X-D-2 100) dated 7/1/ 38. The areas for

elevations 3776.5 and 3823.7 were interpolated.

Suxnuation of Job Creek (0.4 ml) and forks of Burnt River -- North (2.7 ml), West (0.5 ml),

Middle (1.1 mi), and South (1.0 mi).

Climatography of the U.S., 1941-70, No. 81, NOAA and Project Data Book of Burnt River Project, 1966-80, BOR.

6 Total drainage area exclusive of reservoir surface area at El. 3820 and drainage area above

Whited Reservoir (built prior to Unity Reservoir on South Fork of Burnt River).

Calculated using mean annual runoff value of 67,000 Al (Item 24).

* Unregulated monthly inflow records for water years 1939-90, 1986 and 19 88 not used due to missing records.

Climates of the states, Volume 2, NOAA.

'° Surface area at reservoir elevation 3820.0. The original area-capacity table was deve loped using

1938 adjusted surface areas. Research concluded the 1935 unadjusted original surface areas should be used

for sediment computations.

II Capacity at elevation 3820. Computed by Reclamation's ACAP program using 1935 origina l surface areas .

12 Difference from original is probably due to field collection methods and bank erosion.

Total capacity loss calculated by comparing recomputed capacity (see remark #11) and 1 991 capacity at elevation

3810. Maximum capacity loss recorded at this elevation. 1991 areas measured slightly greater then 1935

areas (<0.5Z). Probably due to bank erosion and survey methods.

Average annual and total sediment deposits of 29.4 Al and 1,565 Al respectfully divided by 30,634 Al. Capacity

at El. 3823.7 computed by ACAP using 1935 surface area data.

' Used spillway crest of 3820.0, elevation of top of radial gates when closed.

*6 1935 original areas. Capacity computed by ACAP. Areas in ( ) calculated by ACAP.

48. AGENCY MAKING SURVEY Bureau of Reclamation

49. AGENCY SUPPLYING DATA Bureau of Reclamation DATE April 1992

Table I - Reservoir sediment thta summary (page 2 of 2).
(1)

ELevation

(feet)

(2)

1935

Area

(acres)

(3)

1935

Capaccty

(acre-feet)

(4)

1935

Adjusted

Capacity

(acre-feet)

(5)

1991

Area

(acres)

(6)

1991

Capacity

(acre-feet)

(7)

Measured

Sediment

Volune

(acre-feet)

(8)

Percent

Measured

Sediment

(9)

Percent

Reservoir

Depth

3823.7 (1022) ______________ 30ç634 (1017) 29,127 1,507 100.0

3820 941.5 26,999.5 27,001 943.0 25,502 1,499 100.0

_____________

100.0

3815 (871)

_____________ ______________ ______________

22,471 881.4 20,941 1,530 100.0 92.8

3810 799.8 18,293 18,295

_____________

803.0

______________

16,730

______________

1,565

______________

100.0

_____________

85.7

3805 (722)

______________ 14,465 711.6 12,943 1,522 97.2 78.6

3800 664.4 10,972 10,974 616.1 9,624 1,350 86.3 71.4

3795 (578) _____________ 7,869 516.3 6,793 1,076 68.8 64.3

3790 490.8 5,196 5,198 434.8 4,415 783 50.0 57.1

3785 (362) ______________ 3,065 332.6 2,497 568 36.3 50.0

3780 233.9 1,572.5 1,574 212.3 1,134 440 28.1 42.8

3776.5 (166) ______________ 876 (133) 530 346 22.1 37.8

3775 (136) ______________ 649 99.3 355 294 18.8 35.7

3770 38.5 210.5 212 15.1 69 143 9.1 28.6

3765 (20)

_____________ 66 14 52 3.3 21.4

3760.8 (5) ______________ 13

___________

0 0 13 0.8 15.4

3760 2.0 8.0 10 0 0 10 0.6 14.2

3755 (1) ______________ 2 0 0 2 0.1 7.1

3750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0

c,.eVdLlun ui reservoir water suriace.

2. OriginaL reservoir surface area from 1935 survey. VaLues in ( ) coiçuted by ACAP85.

3. Original reservoir capacity couted in 1935.

4. OriginaL reservoir capacity recocuted using ACAP85.

5. Reservoir surface area from 1991 survey. Values in ( ) coeuted by ACAP85.

6. Reservoir capacity from 1991 survey.

7. Measured sediment votune = coluTri (4) - coturn (6).

8. Measured sediment expressed in percentage of total sediment, colum (7) + 1,565 acre-feet,

(1,565 acre-feet is rnaxinun sediment volune at eLevation 3810).

9. Depth of reservoir expressed in percentage of total depth (70 feet).

Table 2. - Summary of 1991 SUrVey results
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Sumpter

N. McEwen0

Whitney

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BAKER

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Salisbury

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4

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Rye Valley Dixie

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BAKER CO.

BAKER CO.

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U$WIGWWAY 28 MALHEUR Co.

WEI ER ( ____ A L H E U R Brogan GR ANT CO.

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IRRIGABLE AREA a:

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SCALE OF MILES

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Figure 1 - Unity Reseivoir locabon map.
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3790

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3780

3775

3770

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3760

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AREA (100 ACRES)

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1991 SURVEY

1935 ORIGINHL SURVEY

0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24

CAPFICITY [1000 FICRE-CEET)

Figure 4.- 1991 area and capaci' curves.

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