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<br />fi: <br /> <br />The maximum recorded flow of 17,300 Second feet in the <br /> <br />Yampa River at Maybell was on May 19th 1917. <br /> <br />Principal trioutaries contributing to flood conditions <br /> <br />in area under discussion and on which flood control would be <br /> <br />necessary to protect flood areas on the main streams, are <br /> <br />the Yampa River above flood area as shown on Plate A. Mor- <br /> <br />rison Creek, Sarvis Creek, Walton Creek, Fish Creek, and So- <br /> <br />da Creek, tributaries of the Yampa River, and on Elk River <br /> <br />above flood area and Mad Creek, Deep Creek, Big Creek, <br /> <br />tributaries of Elk, all sho~n in green on Plate A. On each <br /> <br />of the memtioned streams, storage reservoir sites are avail- <br /> <br />able that could be utilized for the control and equalization <br /> <br />of flood water for the protection of life and property, for <br /> <br />the conservation of water for irrigation and the development <br /> <br />of power. <br /> <br />Present 'hater Cons.crv2.tion and uses on Yampa River and <br /> <br />Tributaries within Routt County. <br /> <br /> Average <br /> No. of Ditches Amount Acreage <br /> Diversion Irri~ated <br />District 57 114 423 .ti.f.a. 16,294 acres <br />District 58 397 1490 49 ,814 acres <br /> 511 ditches 1813 c.f.s. 66,108 acres <br /> <br />Irrigation and ditches diverting water within area under <br /> <br />discussion. <br /> <br />Yampa River from county <br />line to mouth of Elk <br />Yampa above,Elk to Yampa <br />Elk Creek to Clark <br /> <br />Ditches <br /> <br />c.f.s. <br />Diversion <br /> <br />acres irrigated <br /> <br />21 <br />33 <br />35 <br />89 <br /> <br />158.75 <br />127.34 <br />134.08 <br />420.17c.f.s. <br /> <br />6,200 <br />6,640 <br />7.300 <br />20,140 <br />