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uF cot JOHN D VANDERHOOF j C J KUIPER Governor O State Engineer o DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES L 5 R ENEWOLD P E IRRIGATION DIVISION ENGINEER P 0 BOX 396 a GLENWOOD SPRIS COLORADO 81601 PHONE 9455665 Noverber 10 1977 This annual repol is hereby r pe tfuft subritted to the State Engineer of Colorado for the water year 1976 77 i Lee R newTold Division Engineer F Ray D walker Asst Div Engineer s INDEX I INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT II PERSONNEL III SNOW PACK IV PRECIPITATION SUMMER V UNDERGROUND WATER VI TRANSMOUNTAIN DIVERSIONS VII RESERVOIR STORAGE VIII AGRICULTURE IX DAMS X 14ATER RIGHTS TABULATION XI REFEREES FINDINGS AND DECREES XII HYDROGRAPHERS REPORT XIII ORGANIZATIONS XIV WATER COMMISSIONERS SUMMARY XV DIVISION ENGINEERS SUMMARY XVI RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 41 INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT November 30 1977 Mr Clarence J Kuiper State Engineer Division of Water Resources 1313 Sherman Street Denver Colorado 80203 Re Division Engineers Annual Report This annual report for Division No 5 for the water year ending November 30 1977 is as follows 1 Introductory Statement A Division 5 consists of all the Colorado River Basin including all of its tributaries from the Continental Divide through its course within the State of Colorado to the Utah State line excluding only the Gunnison River drainage basin but including the White River drainage which is located in Division 6 only and expressly provided by law as under judiciary decretal rule by the Water Judge presiding in the Division 5 Water Court The major tributaries of the Colorado River from its headwaters to the state line are the North Fork of the Colorado Willow Creek Fraser River WilliamsFork Troublesome Creek Blue River Muddy Creek Eagle River Roaring Fork Divide Creek Mamm Creek Rifle Creek Parachute Creek Roan Creek Plateau Creek and the Big Salt Wash The Major population centers are Name Stream Approx Pp Carbondale Roaring Fork 4600 Glenwood Springs Roaring Fork 9800 Area surrounding Includes sur Glenwood Springs Roaring Fork a eat New Castle Colorado River 1000 Silt Colorado River 1300 Rifle Colorado River 8600 Grand Valley Colorado River 2000 DeBeque Colorado River 1000 Collbran Plateau Creek 600 Palisade Colorado River 1600 Grand Junction Colorado River 35700 Fruits Colorado River 5000 Grand Lake Colorado River 250 Granby Fraser Colorado River FraserWinter Park Fraser River Hot Sulphur Springs Colorado River Kremmling Colo Muddy Blue River Breckenridge Blue River Frisco Blue River Dillon Blue River Minturn Eagle River Vail Eagle River Eagle Eagle River Aspen Roaring Fork Basalt Roaring Fork 1980 POPULATION PROJECTIONS Counties 1977 1978 1979 1980 Eagle 11761 11903 12082 12273 Garfield 18597 19290 20148 21127 Grand 8203 8562 9008 9461 Mesa 64052 65889 68256 70988 Pitkin 11 004 11357 11761 12 Summit 6743 7248 7895 8403 PERSONNEL PERSONNEL Name Posi District Mo Worked Mile Bud etedteA Enewold Lee R Division Engineer Annual 12190 Walker Ray D Asst Div Engineer Annual 844 Jackson Arlen HB 1042 Annual 10174 Krueger Robert SB 35 8 3871 Walcher Douglas Hydrographer Annual 28468 Dalton Ruth Admin Clerk Typist Annual 0 Anderson George M Commissioner 70 7 6709 Ball John Commissioner 50 G 2550 Biese Robert W Deputy 72 6 2935 Callicotte Stephen Commissioner 38 9 6201 Gerry Woodrow Deputy 72 7 6078 Hart Daniel Commissioner 51 4 4455 Hill Clifford Deputy 72 7 4493 Jackson Arlen Commissioner HB 1042 Annual 10174 Renney Donald Deputy 72 7 4842 Klocker Marcus Commissioner 39 Annual 12449 Nelson Glen Gordon Deputy 45 6 628 Rager Cletus Commissioner 15 7 5085 Raine Jack Deputy 72 3 Reed Miles Deputy 72 7 1989 Saunders Woodrow Commissioner 72 Annual 16901 Shelden Jim Commissioner 5253 Annual 11979 Wells Wayne Commissioner 3637 Annual 11928 Yeoman Richard Deputy 45 3 1384 SNOW PACK SNOWPACK Snowpacks were below normal in all areas Individual watersheds ranged from only 28 percent of average for Green Mountain to 37 percent at Lake Granby With good March precipitation at high elevations snowpack gains were above normal in nearly all watersheds However even with above normal gains average snowwater contents remain much below normal for the season May 1 snowpack water contents were below average for all water sheds within the Western Division System In nearly all areas the snowpacks were depleted by amounts in excess of normal Thus snowwater contents expressed as a percent of average declined during April Water supply forecasts at allkey forecast points were below normal PRECIPITATION UNDERGROUND WATER r C7 C N u c to n w w t w rt JI 3 I rl ti n l O r F O D W I i F I u n Ft rt P O In s rn in rr N n r W N P L rt u H fJ r N m K n N o w F F K N O n n n r O a G G rt to W K ro rt n N H K O n W ft T N h ON K in Q N TRANSMOUNTAIN DIVERSIONS DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER IRRIGATION DIVISION NO 2 hN ALLOWA STORAGE OF TRANSMOUNTAIN DIT ANDOR TUNNEL FLOW SOURCE BOUSTEAD TUNNEL 15 TO SUGARLOAF RESERVOIR April 30 1977 1 April 1 1977 t Report No Report Period 2 3 4 5 1 Total Flow Total Flow Percent Total Allowable Daily Average Daily Average for Period age Loss Loss Storage Gage Height Flow for Period AF AF Ar FT CFS CFS Date G H Sec Ft 2 3 n 6 s 9 10 11 10 iR 20 2 27 2 2 2 26 03 Total Allowable Storage From To AF t DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER IRRIGATION DIVISION NO 2 Y ALLOWABLE STORAGE OF TRANSMOUNTAIN DITCH ANDOR TUNNEL FLOW SOURCE 30U2TEAD T TNMEL TO SUGARLOAF RESERVOIR 15 May 1 1977 to May 31 1977 Report No 2 Report Period 1 Total Flow Tota Flow Percent Total Allowable Daily Average Drage for Period Loss Storage Gage Height for Period age Loss AF AF AF FT i CFS Date G H Sec Ft 2 2 5 21 L o f 2 3 q Gam 5 8 7 0 D 2 12970 6 oS So 0o 5 4 7 qD 0 8 N5 qD cla 2 o S D ao fS 2Dq S 11 a 135 i cy o Z D 12 5 i 6 5 o I rJ 1 r 3 o 0S 35 0 o D 1B 2 I OD qp 3 13 C O 2t 39 r 20 O 23 r 22 2 0 S3 C SS 9 o 0 a hF 2uQ 26 lol 3q 15 c3 1 y2 27 3 7o 3c oo loo 3bj 30 1 Total Allowable Storage From To AF r DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER IRRIGATION DIVISION NO 2 ALLOWABLE STORAGE OF TRANSMOUNTAIN DITCH AND TUNNEL FLOW SOURCE BOUSTEAD TUNNEL TO SUGARLOAF RESERVOIR 15 3 June 1 1977 to June 30 1977 Report No Report Period 2 1 Total Allowable Daily Average Daily Average Total Flow Tota1Flow Percent Gage Height Flow for Period for Period age Loss Loss Storage FT CFS CFS AF AF AF Date G H Sec Ft c 3 2 26 7 I 5 S 0 b 3 I o g 6 5 Ss 50 6 1 to 59 31 0 i 6 I 5 A3 F 3 s s X86 6cl 9 31 35 G o 10 qq 2 qJ 01 I t3 O G 11 o 3 70 3 C1 q 3 12 23 4 7 3 I Is 3 5 73 9 6 7 So 83 o VD9 I O iS 2 22 2 2 7 ti Total Allowable Storage From To AF I DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER IRRIGATION DIVISION NO 2 ALLOWABLE STORAGE OF TRANSMOUNTAIN DITCH AND OR TUNNEL FLOW SOUR CE TIM7 TVAn TT TO SrTAurOA RFGERVOIR 15 Report No 4 Report Period July 1 1977 to July 31 1977 C 4 Daily Average Daily Average Total Flow Total Flow Percent Total Allowable Gage Height Flow for Period for Period FT age Loss Loss Storage CFS CFS AF AF AF Date G H Sec Ft 2 3 n 5 G 7 I 3 9 10 1 12 r 1 20 23 22 2 q2 gT v 3 sue Total Allowable Storage From To DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER 1I IRRIGATION DIVISION NO 2 ALLOWA STORAGE OF TRANSMOUNTAIN DIT ANDOR TUNNEL FLOW SOURCE HOMESTAKE TUNNEL OIR 12 T March 1 1977 t March 31 1977 Report No L Report Period 3 4 6 7 1 Percent Total Allowable Daily Average Total Flow Tota Flow Daily Average Loss Storage Flow for Period for Period age Loss Gage Height AF CAF CFS CFS AF Date G H Sec Ft 27 2 3 n 5 6 3 9 10 11 15 1f 1 20 21 22 2 G o 2 5 o aoS oy 1o3 95 26 o off la 7 SU 52 2 211 D C4 Tghl Allowable StorageFrom To AF i OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES IRRIGATION DIVISION NO 2 ALLOWABLE STORAGE OF TRANSMOUNTAIN DITCH ANDOR TUNNEL FLOW HOMESTAKE TUNNEL SOURCE SUGAR LOAF RESERVOIR 12 TO tp April 30 1977 Report Period Aprilp 1 1977 Report No 5 G 7 Allowable C1 2 Flow Tota44Flow Percent Total Total Storage Daily Average Daily Avera for Period age Loss Loss Flow for Period Gage Height AF AF AF CFS CFS Ft Date G H See 2 9 0 5 z 9q 9 c7r 9 s ct 99 p 10 12 9 tg 0345 66 s0 0 75 ate 4p2t 0 0 0 g 20 LAI 1 G C 2 o 3 22 G p X013 7 5 27 00 i 1 To Total Allowable storage From AF I DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER IRRIGATION DIVISION NO 2 ALLOWABLE STORAGE OF TRANSMOUNTAIN DITCH ANDO TUNNEL FLOW SOURC HOMESTAKE TUNNEL TO SUGARLOAF RESERVOIR 12 3 May 1 1977 to May 311977 Report No Report Period 2 1 Percent Total Allowable Daily Average Daily Average Total Flow Tota Flow Gage Height Flow for Period for Period age Loss Loss Storage AF FT CFS CFS AF AF Date G H Sec Ft 2 Z 2 00 s C 17 100 1 t7 1 D 3 6 loo 2 7 161 O 1 D 3 g 1 ID 9 1 ioD 11 i07 0 12 11 o0c 1 79 I C16 31I a 3 583 b3b S 3 5 5 Ih C t 5V lq r2 011 20 c 21 162 o 7N 2D 22 2 1 a o 4 7 2 c 2 b b el 8f 24 32 5 iota Vy 4 Total Allowable Storage From To AF DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER IRRIGATION DIVISION NO 2 ALLOWABLE STORAGE OF TRANSMOUNTAIN DITCH ANDOR TUNNEL FLOW SOURCE HOMESTAKE TUNNEL 12 Z OIR June 30 1977 June 1 1977 to Report No g Report Period 2 1 Total Flow Percent Total Allowable Daily Average Daily Average Total Flow for Period Loss Storage Gage Height Flow for Period age Loss AF o AF AF FT CFS CFS Date G H Sec Ft i I o 7 2o 3 4 o 2 3 b Z 4 mo 3o G G y 3 3 6 b 2 o S 9 6 6 O q 10 p IL U 3 a 11 T i 5 a2 i G 1 A bo o0 1 C per C 20 21 20 22 a 15 23 ao 24 9 Io 2 57 Z of qq 25 0 12 27 LSD I q g 0 7 28 63 Total Allowable Storage From To AF i r J DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER IRRIGATION