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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES
Table 8-12 Framework Scoring Matrix, Northeast Wyoming River Basin Storage Opportunities
Storage
Irrigated
Lands Project Yield
2007
Project
Cost
Storage
Cost
Sponsor
Cost per
Acre*
Sponsor
Cost per
Acre-Foot
Project ac-ft acres ac-ft per year $M $ per ac-ft $ per acre $ per ac-ft Comments
Lower Beaver Creek Res 5,000 3,561 NA 10.5 2,100 72 NA
Beaver Creek site; studied
as recreational reservoir
Blacktail Creek Res 2,800 3,970 NA 17.1 6,107 106 NA Belle Fourche tributary
Lower Inyan Kara Res 12,600 5,650 NA 29.3 2,325 127 NA Belle Fourche tributary
Upper Inyan Kara Res 6,400 5,650 NA 13.3 2,078 51 NA Belle Fourche tributary
Lytle Creek Res 2,800 5,130 NA 19.5 6,964 93 NA Belle Fourche tributary
Miller Creek Res 500 5,650 NA 5.0 10,000 245 NA Belle Fourche tributary
Redwater Creek Res 16,800 13,860 NA 31.8 1,893 56 NA Redwater Creek
Oak Creek Res 3,100 571 NA 10.8 3,484 463 NA Belle Fourche tributary
Stockade-Beaver Res 520 NA NA 5.0 9,615 NA NA
Beaver Creek tributary;
studied as recreational
reservoir
Pine Creek Res 1,900 1,420 NA 7.5 3,947 97 NA Belle Fourche tributary
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