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Table 6 <br />Beaver Park Reservoir <br />Elevation -Capacity <br />Gauge Capacity <br />(ft) (Ac-Ft) <br />0 0 <br />2 46.3 <br />4 113.8 <br />6 203.0 <br />8 320.1 <br />10 459.3 <br />12 614.5 <br />14 779.9 <br />Gauge Capacity <br />(ft) (Ac-Ft) <br />16 955 <br />18 1135.9 <br />20 1311.0 <br />22 1516.1 <br />24 1720.1 <br />26 1935.2 <br />28 2161.6 <br />Source: Water Commissioner <br />Note: Dead storage of 570 ac-ft at gage height 11.4 feet. <br />Enlargement History: Beaver Park Reservoir was enlarged in 1902 (959 ac-ft) and again in <br />1905 (335 ac-ft). <br />Reservoir Storage Measurement: Storage levels in Beaver Park Reservoir are measured using <br />a staff gage. The Highland Ditch Company superintendent and Supply Ditch Company <br />superintendent alternate responsibility for collecting and reporting the end-of--month <br />storage amount to the Water Commissioner in Water District 5. <br />WATER RIGHTS <br />The District has ownership in direct flow rights, as shown in Table 7, and storage rights, as <br />shown in Table 8. <br />Highland Ditch <br />The Highland Ditch has a totaled decreed flow rate of 347.60 cfs from the St. Vrain River for <br />irrigation uses. <br />Table 7 <br />Direct Flow Water Ri hts - Hi hland Ditch <br />Source Appropriation Adjudication Administration Decreed <br />Date Date No. Amount <br /> 11/30/1871 6/2/1882 8004.0 205.46 cfs <br />i <br />Ri <br />St <br />V 6/1/1878 6/2/1882 10379.0 23.57 cfs <br />ra <br />n <br />ver <br />. 6/1/1878 6/2/1882 10379.0 23.57 cfs <br /> 9/20/1902 3/13/1907 19255.0 95.00 cfs <br />Source: Colorado Water Rights Tabulation <br />Storage Rights <br />Several storage structures are used within the ditch company for irrigation deliveries or <br />replacement releases to the St. Vrain River. The storage rights associated with these structures <br />are summarized in Table 8. As noted above, the on-ditch reservoirs (Highland Reservoir Nos. 1, <br />Highland Ditch Operating Memorandum.doc 12 of 16 February 24, 2005 <br />