Animas-La Plata Water Rights

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About 36 laterals and turnouts, with built -in measuring devices will be
constructed. The diversion from Dry Side Canal is located at a point from
whence the northwest corner of Section 32, Township 34 North, Range 13
West, N. M. P. M. , bears North 23 °48' West, a distance of 1090 feet. The
source of water in this canal is the Dry Side Canal and the water transported
therein is as described in this Statement of Claim.
m. MEADOWS DiVERSION-I)AM AND: CANAL, will divert Animas
River water which has been carried to the La Plata River by the Animas
Diversion Canal. The diversion dam is located on the La Plata River about
one mile downstream from the Colorado -New Mexico State line... The. dam ° and
the headworks, of. the canal are located at a point from whence the Southeast
corner -of Section 15, Township 32 North, Range 13 West, N.M. P. M., bears .
South 54 °511 East, a distance of 3, 550 feet. The canal will extend from the
La Plata River to Meadows Reservoir, a distance of about 10.6 miles. The
canal will have an initial capacity of 165 c. f. s. and a terminal capacity of 150
c. f, s. . Fifteen laterals and turnouts with built -in measuring devices will be
constructed.
n. MEADOWS RESERVOIR is located at an offstream site about 15
miles northwest of Farmington, New Mexico. The dam is a rolled -earth
structure and the reservoir will have a total capacity of 17,450 acre -feet of
which 13,750 acre -feet will be active capacity. The reservoir is located in
portions of Sections 25, 26, 27, 34, 35 and 36 of Township 31 North,, Range
14 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 Southwest corner of Section
26, Township 31 North, Range 14 We st, N. M. P. M. , bears South 25 °18' West,