Storage Dams

1       

Diversion Dams

1       

Canals

3 mi  

Type

Concrete overflow ogee weir

Location

On Dry Creek, about 6 miles northeast of Austin, Colorado.

Year Completed

1940  

Dimensions:

   Structural height

13 ft  

   Hydraulic height

5 ft  

   Weir crest length

36 ft  

   Crest elevation

5,619.5 ft  

   Volume

200 yd³  

Sluiceway:

Concrete, one 6- by 9-ft radial gate.

Headworks:

Concrete, one 8-ft-square radial gate.

   Diversion capacity

100 cfs  

Location

From Dry Creek Diversion Dam west to Fruitgrowers Reservoir.

Construction period

1940  

Length

3 mi  

Diversion capacity

100 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

   Bottom width

8 ft  

   Side slopes

1.5:1  

   Water depth

2.4 ft