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Silt Project - Main Page
Facilities in Operation
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Storage Dams |
1 |
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Canals |
12.5 mi |
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Grass Valley Canal - privately-owned, pre-project |
13.5 mi |
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Laterals |
1.98 mi |
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Pumping Plants |
1 |
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Storage Facilities
Rifle Gap Dam
Carriage Facilities
Davie Ditch Canal
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Location |
From Rifle Gap Reservoir, extending south 4.9 miles |
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Construction period |
Rehabilitated by Reclamation, 1965-1966 |
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Length |
4.9 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
18 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
5 ft |
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Side slopes |
2:1 |
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Water depth |
1.4 ft |
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Grass Valley Canal
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Location |
From East Rifle Creek above Rifle Gap Reservoir, extending generally south and east to existing Harvey Gap Reservoir. |
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Construction period |
Rehabilitated by Reclamation, 1965-1966 |
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Length |
1 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
60 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
8 ft |
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Side slopes |
2:1 |
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Water depth |
3.5 ft |
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Silt Pump Canal
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Location |
At end of an inlet canal from the Colorado River about 2 miles east of Silt, Colorado, extends to the northwest. |
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Construction period |
Rehabilitated by Reclamation, 1965-1966 |
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Length |
7.6 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
32 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
6 ft |
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Side slopes |
2:1 |
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Water depth |
1.4 ft |
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Pumping Plants
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Designation |
Number of units |
Total capacity, cfs |
Total dynamic head, ft |
Total horsepower |
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Silt Pumping Plant |
4 |
36 |
225 |
1,275 |
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