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boaters, who claim it is difficult for anyone but a local resident closely watching the gauges to plan trips in advance on the river. The San Juan
Citizens' Alliance has worked to start a dialogue between Dolores River stakeholders in the hopes of shifting release policy to one that allows for greater, planned releases.
588:, its main tributary, from the east. (Incidentally, the Dolores and San Miguel have their headwaters to either side of Lizard Head Pass.) Due to diversions on the main stem, the San Miguel is typically the same size as the Dolores if not larger, providing most of the flow below the confluence in dry years.
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The dam's construction allowed local farmers to extend the irrigation season through
September, whereas natural river flows would have been insufficient by July or August. While the dam has reduced and sometimes completely halted spring peak flows in the lower Dolores, it provides supplemental flows
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Releases from McPhee Dam are a controversial topic. Currently, the Bureau of
Reclamation operates McPhee on a "fill, then spill" policy, where the dam is filled first, and only in high water years when inflows exceed the reservoir capacity are larger flows released. This fact aggrieves recreational
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goes through the goosenecks of a sandstone canyon with several mostly class II rapids. The Bureau of Land
Management recommends minimum flows of 200 cubic feet per second (5.7 m/s) for canoes, kayaks, and inflatable kayaks, 800 cu ft/s (23 m/s) for small rafts of up to 14 feet
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has operated a stream gage at Cisco from 1950 to the present. For the 36-year period
December 1950 to September 1986, the river flow at Cisco averaged 845 cubic feet per second (23.9 m/s). By contrast, in the 27 years from October 1986 (the year McPhee Dam was completed) to October 2013, the
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to irrigate about 61,660 acres (24,950 ha) of arid plateau land. The dam and diversion canals are operated by the Bureau of
Reclamation as the Dolores Project. In some years, almost all the water entering the reservoir is diverted, leaving only a small legally mandated minimum flow to pass
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about 70 million years ago diverted the
Dolores River to its present northward course, causing it to carve the Dolores River Canyon on its way to the Colorado River, creating unusual geologic features such as the Paradox Valley. The Dolores Canyon exposes rocks ranging from 300-million-year-old
650:, at the entrance to Paradox Valley (above the San Miguel confluence) the effect of the flow reductions is more obvious, with an average of 504 cubic feet per second (14.3 m/s) before September 1984 as compared to 240 cubic feet per second (6.8 m/s) between October 1984 and May 2014.
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in late summer (August through
October) in the range of 75 cubic feet per second (2.1 m/s), maintaining downstream fisheries. Before the dam was built, irrigators diverted nearly the entire river flow, leaving as little as 10 cubic feet per second (0.28 m/s) to flow downstream.
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Dolores in eastern Utah and leaving Unaweep Canyon as a huge dry gap across the plateau. However, some geologists contend that Colorado never flowed through Unaweep and the lower Dolores River, as the erosive force of the river should have created a
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to its confluence with
Colorado. When water is restricted from the reservoir, it may be possible to boat downstream from the San Miguel River. However, the river is extensively used for irrigation and, during low water years, can be wholly unnavigable.
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in the northern portion (Mesa and Montrose Counties) and a 68,000-acre national conservation area and special management area in the southern portion (San Miguel, Dolores, and Montezuma Counties).
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Historic hanging flume clings precariously to canyon walls
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981:"USGS Gage #09180000 on the Dolores River near Cisco, UT"
460:, approximately 241 miles (388 km) long, in the
475:. The river drains a rugged and arid region of the
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
2447:Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
722:here; instead, the canyon may have been formed by
934:. United States Geological Survey. Archived from
603:. The last segment of the river, entirely within
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1572:Dolores River Special Recreation Management Area
1372:"American Institute of Professional Geologists"
1087:"Colorado's Canyon Country Wilderness Proposal"
16:River in Colorado and Utah in the United States
1608:San Juan Citizens' Alliance Dolores River Page
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2493:Tributaries of the Colorado River in Colorado
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530:. The river flows southwest in a canyon past
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2442:International Boundary and Water Commission
1593:Current Dam Releases Below McPhee Reservoir
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802:Advocates have proposed establishment of a
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2498:Tributaries of the Colorado River in Utah
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1534:"Dolores Canyons Proposals | Mesa County"
868:List of tributaries of the Colorado River
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
1126:United States Department of the Interior
909:United States Department of the Interior
846:The Dolores river at low water, ~250 cfs
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358:4,574 sq mi (11,850 km)
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742:View of McPhee Dam and Reservoir, in
2508:Rivers of Montezuma County, Colorado
2384:Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
1148:"BLM UFO Dolores River Boating Info"
611:, about 30 miles (48 km) above
483:. Its name derives from the Spanish
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2513:Rivers of Montrose County, Colorado
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576:Continuing north, the Dolores cuts
485:El Rio de Nuestra Señora de Dolores
393:630 cu ft/s (18 m/s)
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2533:Rivers of Dolores County, Colorado
2422:Colorado River Board of California
2394:Lake Mead National Recreation Area
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510:Headwaters of the Dolores River
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2334:Colorado River Storage Project
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2329:Colorado–Big Thompson Project
1603:BLM's Other Dolores Info Page
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261:11,650 ft (3,550 m)
182:Physical characteristics
2503:Rivers of Grand County, Utah
2399:Rocky Mountain National Park
666:in what is now northwestern
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1937:Lower Colorado River Valley
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2389:Grand Canyon National Park
2374:Colorado National Monument
858:List of rivers of Colorado
808:national conservation area
744:Montezuma County, Colorado
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520:Dolores County, Colorado
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2293:Central Arizona Project
2283:Colorado River Aqueduct
2255:Theodore Roosevelt Lake
2215:Flaming Gorge Reservoir
565:the river crosses into
2427:Colorado River Compact
2324:Boulder Canyon Project
1062:"Dolores River Canyon"
1036:(Map). Cartography by
863:List of rivers of Utah
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321:38.81667°N 109.26722°W
240:37.72167°N 107.87972°W
2416:Arizona v. California
2060:Little Colorado River
1567:at Wikimedia Commons
1429:"American Whitewater"
1174:"American Whitewater"
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672:Sleeping Ute Mountain
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2364:Arches National Park
2210:Fontenelle Reservoir
1907:Colorado River Basin
1847:Middle Granite Gorge
1154:on 16 September 2011
873:Dolores River Bridge
788:Slick Rock, Colorado
555:Dolores River Canyon
516:San Miguel Mountains
326:38.81667; -109.26722
245:37.72167; -107.87972
43:improve this article
2452:Rapids and features
2220:Blue Mesa Reservoir
1852:Lower Granite Gorge
1583:Protect the Dolores
1469:Protect the Dolores
734:River modifications
707:Uncompahgre Plateau
422:Basin features
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2483:Rivers of Colorado
2462:William Mulholland
2298:All-American Canal
2288:San Diego Aqueduct
2250:Imperial Reservoir
2070:Roaring Fork River
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441:West Dolores River
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1952:Palo Verde Valley
1858:Grand Wash Canyon
1803:Horsethief Canyon
1563:Media related to
1538:www.mesacounty.us
1447:www.waterinfo.org
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804:national monument
792:Bedrock, Colorado
696:Wingate Sandstone
681:Entrada sandstone
648:Bedrock, Colorado
567:San Miguel County
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