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Rip rap around the entire lake? Interesting!
This would be a total and complete waste of money, with no real gain to the state of WY. There is no purpose for this water! What exactly they plan to grow with it at 6000+ feet Between Fontenelle and the town of Green River that would make up the costs? All it will do is allow the lake to be drawn down more.This project would turn the reservoir into a Gurnsey Reservoir, where they draw it down to nothing then re-fill. It would absolutely destroy the fishery there.
You echoed my thoughts. I am wondering how this seems to have slipped under the radar? I don't remember hearing any discussions on this or reading about it in the paper?
I did the math and Fontenelle is roughly 8000 acres in surface area right now. They want to expand it by 85000 acre feet of capacity. That equates to about a 10 rise in water level. Wouldn't that make it go over the highway on the North end especially during runoff? I don't like the idea personally especially the riprap part.
I think it has a lot to do with holding onto Wyoming's water and not sending it to California.ClearCreek