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The main point of diversion for the Lone Cabin Ditch and Reservoir system is from the Lake <br /> Fork of Minnesota Creek located southeast of Paonia, Colorado, at an elevation of <br /> approximately 7,700 feet. From this point the canal flows in a northwesterly direction to feed <br /> into the Lone Cabin Reservoir at an elevation of approximately 7368 feet. Flow from the <br /> reservoir flows to the north and northwesterly around Oak Ridge, then flowing generally <br /> westerly, southwesterly and south to the water users, crossing the drainages of Minnesota <br /> Creek, Sams Creek, Miller Creek and Reynolds Creek. The elevation of the first user is 6493 feet <br /> and the elevation of the last user is 6229 feet. Final discharge is into the North Fork of the <br /> Gunnison River from multiple waste ditches and drainages (Figure 4. Existing System, Lone <br /> Cabin Ditch and Reservoir Company). <br /> R.91 W. R.90 W. <br /> Ditch system below <br /> Lone Cabin Reservoir <br /> (pink) <br /> .Co. <br /> LCIMA <br /> DAY <br /> to 4 <br /> . <br /> Lcw <br /> icw <br /> 4r <br /> Ditch system above <br /> Lone Cabin Reservoir <br /> (blue) <br /> mow, <br /> Figure 4. Existing System, Lone Cabin Ditch and Reservoir Company <br /> The LCDRC irrigation area is shown in Figure 5, Land Ownership, Lone Cabin Ditch and <br /> Reservoir Company. The types of crops grown with irrigation of water from the Lone Cabin <br /> system include alfalfa hay, grass hay, pasture, organic produce, commercial flowers and some <br /> corn for silage, with approximately 331 acres of irrigated land directly involved. There are 18 <br /> shareholders on the Lone Cabin ditch system. <br /> 12 <br />