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Chambers Lake <br />Chambers Lake has storage water rights in Water District 3 and Water District 48, both located <br />in Division 1. The decreed volume of Chambers Lake per the Water District 3 water rights is <br />8,854 acre-feet absolute. The decreed volume of Chambers Lake per the Water District 48 water <br />rights is 11,478 acre-feet absolute. In a telephone conversation with George Varra, Water <br />Commissioner for Water District 3, it was learned that the fill rights exercised for Chambers <br />Lake are those in Water District 3. Since George Varra has been the Water Commissioner in <br />District 3 he has not filled Chambers Lake in excess of the District 3 water rights. The only way <br />water can get from Water District 48 to Chambers Lake is through Skyline Ditch. The decreed <br />uses associated with the District 3 water rights are irrigation and all beneficial uses. The decreed <br />use associated with the District 48 water rights is irrigation. A summary of the storage water <br />rights associated with Chambers Lake is presented in Table 4. <br />Table 4 <br />Storage Water Rights for Chambers Lake <br /> Decreed <br />Source Appropriation Adjudication Administration Amount <br /> Date Date No. Absolute <br /> (ac-ft) <br />i <br />h <br />J <br />W 7/12/1882 10/12/1886 11881.00000 3,080 <br />r <br />g <br />oe <br />t <br />Creek 5/28/1910 4/22/1922 22062.00000 3,577 <br /> 12/3/1922 12/18/1945 26634.00000 2,197 <br />Big Laramie g/7/1891 10/30/1896 15194.00000 11,478 <br />River <br />~' Colorado Water Rights Tabulation <br />2) WSSC Plains System <br />Larimer County Canal <br />Larimer County Canal has direct flow water rights totaling 750 cfs absolute, decreed for <br />irrigation and all beneficial uses. A summary of the direct flow water rights associated with <br />Larimer County Canal is presented in Table 5. <br />Table 5 <br />Direct Flow Water Rights for Larimer County Canal <br /> <br />Source <br />Appropriation <br />Date <br />Adjudication <br />Date <br />Administration <br />No. Decreed <br />Rate <br />Absolute <br />(cfs) <br /> 3/1/1862 4/11/1882 4443.00000 10.77 <br /> 9/15/1864 4/11/1882 5372.00000 13.89 <br /> 3/15/1868 4/11/1882 6649.00000 4.67 <br />Cache la Poudre <br />River 3/20/1870 4/11/1882 8480.00000 4 <br /> 4/1/1878 4/11/1882 10318.00000 7.23 <br /> 4/25/1881 4/11/1882 11438.00000 463 <br /> 9/28/1914 12/18/1945 26409.23646 246.45 <br />Colorado Water Rights Tabulation <br />WaterSupply&Storage Memo.doc <br />14 of 21 <br />