Animas-La Plata Water Rights

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North, Range 7 West, all N. M. P. M. The initial point of survey of the
high water line of the reservoir.is_ located at a point from whence the
U. S. Mineral Monument Uncle, Sam bears South 84.15' West, a distance
of 26, 300 feet. The axis of the dam is described as follows: The axis
of the dam extends South 15 °087 East from a point on the right abutment
at Station 000 from whence the U.S. Mineral Monument Uncle Sam bears
North 56 0017 West, a distance o €16,400 feet. The source of supply for the
reservoir is the Animas River.
b. TEFT DIVERSION DAM, which is located on the Animas River
about 22 miles north of Durangb, Colorado, will divert flows of the. Animas
River, together with water released from Howardsville Reservoir into the
Animas Diversion Canal. The headworks of the dam will have a diversion
capacity of 600 cubic feet of water per second of time. The diversion is
located at a point from whence the Northwest corner of Section 1, Township
38 North, Range 9 West, bears North 79 °457 West, a distance of 11, 150 feet.
The dam will consist of a floating concrete gravity overflow spillway section
235 feet long, with a gated sluiceway and intake structure located adjacent
to the right abutment. A protective earth dike. 700 feet long will extend from
the spillway section upstream to the left abutment.
c. ANIMAS DIVERSION CANAL .traverses the rugged terrain from
Teft Diversion Dam on the Animas River to Hay Gulch Reservoir, a distance
of about 47.6 miles and has a capacity of 600 c. f. s. About 17 lateral turnouts
with built-in measuring devices will be constructed. A turnout will be constructed
at the .crossing of Junction Creek to deliver water to Animas Mountain Reservoir.
Turnouts will be constructed at the headworks of the McDermott Canal and the