Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-23


To classify them according to drainage
basin in which they arc situated. those
Of importance to us arc as follows:
In Arkansas basin, which means from
Pueblo to the head Of tho river, includ-
ing all tributaries, there ore located SO.
In the Fountain basin sin-..----..-. 2
In the st. Charles basin. 8
In the Huerfano basin 9
In the Cucharas basin sin-..-..-8 8
In the Grecn Horn basin 8
In the Purgatoire basin-
OF the two In the Fountain basin ono
is already constructed by the state,
called the Monument reservoir.
OF this number will name only the
largest, starting with Twin Lakes. This
is situated 10 miles south Of Leadville, on
Lake creek The drainage area is 102
square miles, all above an altitude Of
5000 feet. According to the govern
ment survey Of this lake, or reservoir, o
4O-foot dam will store 10s, 800 acre feet
j. g., enough water to cover lo3,600 acres
one foot decp. They recommend tho
lowering OF the present lake 10 feet
which would increase tho capacity to
12l, 800 acre feet. This dam would ctet
dUOut SZDU,OUU anu WOulu Uo OSoT 1hlk ~
mile in length, but only about 200 feet Of
An appropriation Of e25, 600 building q
dnm from is to 20 feet high would store
10000 acre feet. In tho government re-
port they give as the principal advantage
to be gained by using this rs a reservoir
that these lakes are tho property Of the
United States and they furnish IN extern
sive, level plain upon which to store the
water, and comparatively small expen-
diture will be incurred in purchasing
land that would be flooded, for the flood
plane of the 10 foot dam does not cover
much Of the adjacent land Tho height
Of the dam in the highest part is no
greater than would be required at other
localities, except ct the Hayden site,
in which case the dam would necessarily
be III feet TO impound 62O0O aero test Of
water.
This Twin Lakes reservoir site is
claimed to bo the cheapest storage in the
state.
Three miles above Twin Lakes, on the
Arkansas river, is located the Hayden
reservoir above mentioned where a dam
12l feet high will impound 62,OO0 acre
feet.
There are three others above, near
Leadyille-the Lalc Fork reservoir, the
Tennessee Fork reservoir and the Sugar
Loaf reservoir. The Lake Fork rceer.
yoir ia on the north west branch Of the
Tennesse fork Of the Arkansas river.
The height Of dam would be 50 feet; the
reservoir would cover 40 acres; capacity
9,6O0 acre feet.
The Tennessee Fork reservoir is locat.
ed on the east fork Of the Afkansas river;
height OF dam, 45 feet; covering about
26O acres; capacity, 400 acre feet.
Reservoir sito No. 25 is situated in
Chaffee county on Seven Mile creek; the
height OF this dam would be 100 feet;
area OF reservoir 160 acres; capacity 4,55O
acre feet.
Reservoir site No. 6, situated in Gus
ter county, on Grape Creek, at northern
end OF the Wet Mountain valley; height
OF dam 14O feet; area Of reservoir, 2,64O
acres; capacity, 119,lOO acre feet.
Reservoir site No. is situated in Park
and Ell Paso counties, on Slate creek;
height OF dam, S6 feet; area of reservoir.
$50 acres, capacity, $3.50 acre feet.
Reservoir site No. 8 situated in Park
county, on West Oil creek, or Ten Mile
creek; height Of dam, 67 feet; area Of res-
eryoir, 200 acres; capacity $3.50 acre feet.
Reservoir site No. Q, situated in Ell
Paso county on Oil creek ut it's junction
with West Oil creek; height Of dam, l50
feet; area Of reservoir, 1,400 acres; capa-
city 90, 600 acre feet.
Reservoir site No. 10, also situated in
El Paso county, on West Beaver creek;
height Of dam, 96 feet; area Of reservoir.
1920 acres; capacity, 28.45O acre feet.
Reservoir site No. II is situated in
Pueblo county, on Turkey Greek; height
OF dam 80 feet; area Of reservoir 62O
acres; capacity $500 acre feet.
Reservoir site No. IL, situated in Pue-
bio county on the Arkansas river, 8
miles west Of Pueblo; height of dam 80
feet; area OF reservoir, 1920 acres, capa-
city, 100000 acre feet.
Reservoir site No. 13 is situated in
Pueblo county, on Rush creek; height OF
dam so feet; area Of reservoir 335 acres:
capacity, 2,1O0 acre feet.
Reservoir site No. IA, situated in Huer.
fano county, on Arapahoe creek; height
OF dam, 130 feet; area of reservoir 45O
acres; capacity, 1890 acre feet,
Reservoir site No. 15 is also situated in
Huerfano county, on the Santa Clarn
river; height of dam, 142 feet; area Of
reservoir, 42o acres; capacity lO,l5O acre
Reserqoir site No. 16, situated in Las
Animas county, on the Apishapa river;
height OF dam, 1l5 feet; covering an area
OF a4O acres; capacity, 2,790 acre feet.
Reservoir site No. II, also in Las Ami.
mas county, on the Purgatoire river:
height OF dam, 120 feet; area of reservoir.
400 acres; capacity 6,2OO acre feet.
Reservoir site No. 1S, on the middle
fork Of the Purgatoire river, in Stonewail
valley; height Of dam, 142 feet: area. 76O
acres; capacity, 22,7OO acre feet,
Reservoir site No. 10, situated on
Smith Canon creek, Las Animas county.
10 miles south OF tho J. j. ranch; height
OF dam, 80 feet; area of reservoir I,1OO
acres; capacity, 34,230 acre feet.
Reservoir site No. 20, in Otero and Las
Animas counties, on Timpas creek near
its head; height Of dam, SO feet; area Of
reservoir, $40 acres; capacity 13,64O aero
feet.
Reservoir site No. 81, in Las Animas
county, on the Las Animas river. at ifs
junction with Chaquaque; height Of dam.
l08 feet; area of reservoir I'36O acras.
capacity, 1880 acre feet.
There are several more reservoir sites
available, not here enumerated, One
near Buena Vista, called Cottonwood
lake, also one west OF Buena Vista. on
Clear Greek, Boss lake and several otll.
ers, all available and good reservoir sites.
Tho main question is, how to get these
reservoirs built, and I think it is now
high time to get plans and suggestions
from our people.
as one Of tho poorest Of the poor, see
only one way to build them. First to
get an appropriation from the state to