Kenney Reservoir

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Kenney Reservoir
Taylor Draw Reservoir
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Kenney Reservoir
Location in Colorado
Location Rio Blanco County, Colorado
Coordinates 40°07′01″N108°42′29″W / 40.11694°N 108.70806°W / 40.11694; -108.70806 [1]
Type reservoir
Primary inflows White River
Primary outflows White River
Managing agencyRio Blanco Water Conservancy District
Built1984 (1984) [2]
Surface area650 acres (260 ha)
Water volume22,200 acre-feet (27,400,000 cubic meters) [2]
Surface elevation5,266 feet (1,605 meters) [1]

Kenney Reservoir is located in Rio Blanco County, Colorado [1] five mlies east of the town of Rangely along Colorado State Highway 64. [3] The reservoir is owned and managed by the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District. [4]

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Dam

The dam, called Taylor Draw Dam, [5] (National ID # CO02572) is an earthen dam, with a large center spillway, built in 1984. The dam was constructed to prevent flooding caused by ice dams on the White River, dams that would cause flooding along Main Street in Rangely. [4]

The dam's height was increased in 1991 to allow for the addition of a hydroelectric power plant. The 2-megawatt plant began operation in 1993 and supplies electricity to the nearby area. [4]

The dam and reservoir have a big problem with siltation. When it was built, the reservoir had a capacity of 13,800 acre-feet (17,000,000 cubic meters) of water and a surface area of 650 acres (260 ha), but because of the continuing siltation, the reservoir now has a capacity of 8,000 acre-feet (9,900,000 cubic meters) and a surface area of 335 acres (136 ha). [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kenney Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 "Taylor Draw". National Inventory of Dams. August 5, 2018. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kenney Reservoir". The Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Taylor Draw Dam and Reservoir". Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District. State of Colorado. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Taylor Draw Dam". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. July 28, 2013.


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