PUB00101

• Year: 1994
• Title: Fort Lyon Canal Company Water Transfer Alternatives Study - Final Report
• CWCB Section: Finance
• Author: Gronning Engineering
• Description: Analysis of the alternative approaches to, and the results of the transfer of agricultural water supplies from the Ft. Lyon Canal Company to alternative uses
• Publications - Doc Type: Brochure

Table 3.2 Horse Creek Reservoir Water Rights

1. Priorities for its original construction (11,400 acre-feet) are:
Priority Date Flow Rate Source .
August 14, 1900 2,000 cfs Horse Creek
January 25 1906 840 cfs Arkansas River
March 1, 1910 1,466 cfs Arkansas River

2. For the first enlargement (15,487 acre-feet), the priorities are:
Priority Date Flow Rate Source
January 25,1906 840 cfs Arkansas River
December 20, 1907 5,000 cfs Horse Creek
March 1, 1910 1,466 cfs Arkansas River

3. For the second enlargement (1,113 acre-feet):
Priority Date Flow Rate Source
June 12, 1908 5,000 cfs Horse Creek
June 12, 1908 840 cfs Arkansas River
March 1, 1910 1,466 cfs Arkansas River

Adobe Creek Reservoir. Total decreed capacity of 87,000 acre-feet which can be supplied from the
Arkansas River through the Ft. Lyon Storage Canal or from Adobe Creek. These rights are
presented in Table 3.3.

Table 3.3 Adobe Creek Reservoir Water Rights
1. Priorities for its original construction (61,575 acre-feet) are:
Priority Date Flow Rate Source
January 25, 1906 8,631 cfs Adobe Creek
January 25, 1906 840 cfs Arkansas River
March 1, 1910 1,466 cfs Arkansas River
2. For the first enlargement (25,425 acre-feet), the priorities are:
Priority Date Flow Rate Source
December 29, 1908 8,631 cfs Adobe Creek
December 29, 1908 840 cfs Arkansas River
March 1, 1910 1,466 cfs Arkansas River

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