Animas-La Plata Water Rights

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Red Mesa Canal and an intake structure constructed at the terminus of the La.
Plata Diversion Canal where water from`.La PIata River, claimed in Water
District No. 33, will be carried to Hay Gulch Reservoir. The headworks of
the canal are located at a point from whence the Northwest corner of Section 1. ,
Township 38 North, Range 9 West, bears North 79 0451 West, a distance of
11,150 feet. The source of water for this canal is the Animas River and it
will also serve to carry water released into the Animas River from Howardsville
Reservoir and diverted at.Teft Diversion Dam into the canal. It will also carry
La Plata River water as mentioned above.
d. ANIMAS MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR is located at an offstream site
about 2 miles north of Durango. The reservoir will be formed by two dams,
Nos. 1 and 2. The dams will be earth -fill structures, Dam No. 1 being 580
feet long with a crest width of 30 feet and Dam No. 2 being 1130 feet long with
a crest width. of 30 feet. The reservoir will. have a total capacity of 17, 640 acre -
feet of which 15,640 acre- feet.will be active capacity. The reservoir, is located
in portions of Sections 28, 29, 32 and 33, of Township 36 North, Range 9 West,
and Sections 4 and 5 of Township 35 North, Range 9 West, 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 Northwest corner of Section 4, Township 35 North, Range
9 West, N. M. P. M. , bears North 29 0281 West, a distance of 2,230 feet. The
axis of Darn No. 1 is described as follows: The axis of Dam No. 1 extends North
9 °171 East, from a point on the right abutment at Station 0{00 from whence the
Northwest corner of Section 4, Township 35 North, Range 9 West, N. M. P. M. ,
bears North 30 °581 West, a distance of 2,430 feet. The axis of Dam No. 2
extends South 6'00' East from a point on the right abutment at Station 0 /00 from
whence the Northeast corner of Section 5, Township 35 North, Range 9 West,