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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Lake Fork of the Gunnison. The Lake Fork of the Gunnison flows north through the center of District 62. Due to unfavorable topography, only 1600 acres of this drainage are irrigated. Of its 83 ditches, the largest is the Lake Fork Ditch with a 10 cfs capacity. All other Lake Fork ditches have capacities less than 10 cfs. There is no flow measurement on any of the Lake Fork ditches. The original water rights decrees are dated 1905, with additional decrees dated 1941. Bia Blue Creek. Big Blue Creek provides water to 11 ditches serving about 1000 acres. The 1 argest ditch by far is the Big B1 ue Ditch with a 66 cfs decree and a capacity of 50 cfs. A rectangular weir is used for flow measurement. Its original decree is dated 1913, with additional decrees dated 1941 and 1960. Bia Cimarron River. Along the western extremity of District 62 is the Big Cimarron River, which supplies irrigation water to more than 8000 acres from 58 ditches. Most of this acreage is located in the previously described Bostwick Park Project. The key component in delivering project water from Silver Jack Reservoir to the Bostwick Park service area is the Cimarron Canal, decreed for 185 cfs and with a capacity of 145 cfs (personal communication with Water Commissioners). The Cimarron Canal is privately owned and also serves land outside of the Bostwick Park Project. Cimarron Canal decrees are dated 1905 (60 cfs), 1913 (39 cfs) and 1941 (86 cfs). Other private ditches are McKinley Ditch (38 cfs capcity), Butte and Butte Extension Ditch (20 cfs), and Collier Ditch (10 cfs), all of which are on the Little Cimarron River and the Veo and McMinn Ditches on the Big Cimarron River. ~These ditches have original decrees dated 1905 and add i t iona 1 decrees dated 1941 except the Butte, which has a relatively junior 1928 decree. B-22 [' -"'(")'7649 j 11,; \) .J .. .:> ~