Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-13
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT
ENGINEER REED or THE GOV.
ERNMENr RECLAMATION sER.
VICE REPORTS ON TIE HoNoo
RvER RESERVOIR.

special dispatch Co iho Denver
Ropuhllran dated from WnshiugtoH.
February @. Enys
ST. w. " Reed Of the rociamatioa
service. engineer Cor New Moxlco. has
made a report upon the proposed
Houdo project for cunsorvlne tie va
tors of the Hondo river Nov Mexico.
to lrrirato a considerable area 1T land
in that territory
The reservoir site uet ln "a large
natural depression. commonly caile
q iry lake and has ON area of io12
acres and with no rmhankmrBt would
hold m 800 acre feet The bottom of
the lakc Oh q heavy alluvial deposit
and bonues we're satisfactory aa tn iis
watOr hu.dluE properties. The peri
meter So nearly aIl limestone. and has
che appearance 0f being as solid and
free from cavities a. any limo1toue
formations except 80 the places where
dlls are required. Tho aiior are much
hishor than the Proposed water line
and have rOCk on or near the surface
ar Reeds PLAZA Cos diverliug the
water H 90 make two canals OF sumo
emit siro 90 carry an tho Tow Of the
river and 10 provide a aplliway on the
canal at a rock point 1000 feet from
the river. The river az the point of
diversion 90 in earth and % provide
Tor a agiliway here would be- expensive
and would be- always a serious source
of annoyance " NOT danger Two spill
ways. or flushing gates are placed ua
tho canal each ln solid rock with
their grade two feet hollow the graio
of iho canal az that point These spill
ways are provided with gates. not au-
tomato Tor these gates are 90 bo used
only when the reservoir iB uli. OF
when h D. desired 90 flush the sitting
haslnA The top of the gates will Boz
below the ombaukmUnt Grade and viii
act as safety srluways in the case ~
unexpected and unusual foods
Tho canal viii have a 7Ofool road.
bed and an omhsnkment will be- placed
AZ the lower side. Tho canal will en-
tor the reservoir from a rock cut thus
preventing any erosion. The outlet
canal viii connect the lowest point IN
the reservoir site with the original bed
Of ,ho river Tho elevation az those
points being the same the canal %
| level
The bed Of che Hondo viii uo used
for carrying the irngaiing water for q
distance ~ about one mile A this
point Il will be- turned by a small con.
crete division dam into distributing
canals on one side OF the river This
point u diversion Ia not the moat suit
able from an engineering standpoint.
[ hut up 10 the present time ono NJ tla
ownors of the food water rights hav.
/ lnR a ditch just below 81 has refused
10 make any satisfactory proposition
| toward a settlement '~ith the govern.
meni In case TIE reservoir should ho
constructed. and q was deemed bo1t
20 locate the canals from the above
point 90 determine what landa would
come under irrigation. and 10 aacor.
tain the cost 90 the works Dltouion
from o point lower down the river
would lessen 'ho cost and would brlng
the same lands under cultivation
During Hoods the Hondo carries =
large amount Of SILT ERgineer Reea
PROPOSES The following plan 10 preveot
danger OF tho reservoir dlline from
this source. The velocity % the canal
la 10 be- governed 90 such On extent
that the heavier allt will be- deposited
In basins which are provided by max.
ihg tbe alignment OF che canal 90
cross three arroy0s near their m0uth
where the surface nattong Que Two
Of THESE arroy0s have n loarth % Eve
or siK miles and drain considerable
Territory A me end Of che basins az
the down steam side a apillway viii be-
placed So the hnnk of ihe canal with a
bottom grade below that Of the canal.
A times Of heavy rainfall whom watcr
PUSHES d0Wh ihe auoyos. the spill Of
flush gates will bo opened and the sue
. removed from iho basins The water
passing through these nuah gates viii
spread out over me bottom land ami
ultimately reach the old bed of the
b river. and can ba luIcCd down tho r.y
or in the same manner that nature has
! been doing for ages