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<br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION REPORT
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<br />TRANSMOUNTAIN DIVERSIONS
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<br />~. Fuchs ditch.--Water-stage recorder and 3-ft Parshall flume in sec.33, TAO N" R.4 W,. at Weminuche Pass in
<br />Colorado. Diversions is from North Fork Los Pinos River in San Juan River Basin into Weminuche Creek in
<br />Rio Grande Basin, Second enlargement was completed in 1936. Diversion for irrigation is from Rio Grande
<br />above the Del Norte gaging station.
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<br />Raber-Lahr ditch. --Water-stage recorder and 4-ft rectangular flume in sec.33, T.40 N" R.4 W" at Weminuche
<br />Pass in Colorado, Diversion is from Rincon la Vaca Creek in San Juan River Basin into Weminuche Creek in
<br />Rio Grande Basin, Second enlargement was completed in 1936. Diversion for irrigation is from Rio Grande
<br />above the Del Norte gaging station.
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<br />Squaw Pass ditch.~-Water-stage recorder and 2-ft Parshall flume in sec.21, T,39 N, J R.3 W" at Squaw Pass in
<br />Colorado. Diversion is from Williams Creek in San Juan River Basin into Squaw Creek in Rio Grande Basin.
<br />Constructed in 1938. Diversion for irrigation is from Rio Grande below Del Norte gaging station.
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<br />Tabor ditch.--Water-stage recorder and 3- ft Parshall flume in sec,35, T ,43 N., R.3 W" at Spring Creek Pass in
<br />Colorado. Diversion is from Cebolla Creek in Gunnison River Basin into tributary of Clear Creek in Rio
<br />Grande Basin. Completed in 1910 or 1911, Diversion for irrigation is from Rio Grande below Del Norte gaging
<br />station.
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<br />Piedra Pass ditch.--Water-stage recorder and 2-ft Parshall flume in sec.4, T,38 N" R.1 W., at Piedra Pass in
<br />Colorado. Diversion is from tributaries of Piedra River in San Juan River Basin to South River in Rio Grande
<br />Basin, Original ditch completed in 1938, first enlargement completed in 1940, Water is imported by Colorado
<br />Game and Fish Department, beginning in 1959, to offset losses from fish culture reservoirs.
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<br />Treasure Pass ditch.--Water-stage recorder and 2-ft Parshall flume in sec.31, T,38 N., R.2 E" at Wolf Creek Pass
<br />in Colorado. Diversion is from Wolf Creek in San Juan River Basin to a tributary of South Fork Rio Grande,
<br />Completed in 1923 or 1924. Water is diverted for irrigation from Rio Grande above the Del Norte gaging station,
<br />beginning in 1959, Prior to 1959 it was diverted below gaging station.
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<br /> Imnorted Quantities in acre-feet 1966
<br /> Month Fuchs Raber-Lohr Squaw Pass Tabor Piedra Pass Treasure Pass
<br /> ditch ditch ditch ditch ditch ditch
<br />January, . , . .., 0 0 0 0 0 0
<br />February. . . . , . 0 0 0 0 0 0
<br />March .. .,... 0 0 0 0 0 0
<br />April,.. ... ..' 0 0 0 0 0 0
<br />May.".. ,., " 116 370 0 184 0 43
<br />June .,..',,, , 339 1,384 112 168 0 190
<br />July ."..", , 100 547 33 55 0 336
<br />August. . . . ' . . . 32 308 0 0 0 0
<br />September .... 0 0 0 0 0 0
<br />October ",.... 0 0 0 0 0 0
<br />November ... , 0 0 0 0 0 0
<br />December. . . . , 0 0 0 0 0 0
<br />Calendar year 587 2,609 145 407 0 234
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