Spreading Facility Information
BUENA VISTA SPREADING BASIN
BASIN TYPE:
Deep
No. OF BASINS:
1
SEASON FIRST USED:
1954-55
AREA
 
GROSS:
10 ACRES
WETTED:
6.0 ACRES
CAPACITIES
 
CHANNEL**:
2,900 cfs CFS
INTAKES:
2,900 cfs
STORAGE:
177 AF
PERCOLATION*:
6 CFS
LOCATION:
1.0 mile easterly of Sawpit Wash. 0.5 mile northerly of Arrow Highway, between Meridian St. and Buena Vista Channel.
SOURCE OF WATER:
Controlled flows from Santa Fe Dam and uncontrolled flow from Buena Vista Channel.
REMARKS:
Instream spreading facility. Total outlet capacity of 270 CFS.
* The capacity listed is estimates of infiltration rates.
** Design capacity of main channel.

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