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ABOUT AND HISTORY
OF THE CANAL AND RESERVOIR
About
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Paonia Dam Construction: Jan. 1959 - Jan. 1962
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Paonia Reservoir Active Capacity: 15,000 acre-feet
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Fire Mountain Canal Upgrade and Extension: 1959 - 1962
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Fire Mountain Canal Length: 34.7 miles
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Fire Mountain Canal Capacity: 175 cfs at Somerset, 100 cfs at Rogers Mesa
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Number of Shares: 220,155.3
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Number of Share Holders: 488
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Number of Shares needed to = 1 acre foot: 700 in a 24 hr period
History
Fire Mountain Canal and Reservoir water supply comes for Paonia Reservoir. Paonia Reservoir and Dam was constructed in the years 1959-1962, it has since been the source of water for the Fire Mountain Canal; and with that, 100% of the water storage in Paonia Reservoir is reserved for Fire Mountain shareholders.
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