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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Barnes Meadow Reservoi r control s flows resulti ng from the watershed on Barnes <br />Meadow Creek and also diverts water through a 36-inch pipeline and canal from <br />Joe Wright Creek. Upstream from the diversion point on Joe Wright Creek are <br />two reservoirs with senior storage rights--Chambers Lake and Joe Wright <br />Reservoir. These senior rights have been included on Table IV.5. To clarify <br />the reservoi r names shown on the tdbl e, Joe Wri ght Reservoi r was formerly <br />known as Mountain Supply Reservoir No. 20 and Cameron Pass Reservoir. <br /> <br />The ori gi nal decree for Barnes Meadow is seni or to the second enl argement of <br />Chambers Lake and the refi 11 and enl argement ri ghts of Joe Wri ght Reservoi r. <br />The supplemental right for Barnes MeadO\~ is junior to all of the upstream <br />storage rights. The total allowable storage upstream of the Barnes Meadow <br />di versi on from Joe Wri ght Creek is about 16,100 acre-ft, whi ch excl udes the <br />refill right at Joe Wright Reservoir. <br /> <br />The Cache 1a Poudre River water commissioner administers all of Greeley's high <br />mountain reservoirs as alternate points of diversion. This means each <br />reservoir is allowed to fill to its limit for the purpose of obtaining its <br />appropri ati on at its own dam site, or one of the other si tes. Thi s process <br />has not been formal ized through the water courts, but when the appl ication <br />comes before the court, objections shou1 d be minimal, because all of the <br />stream diversions are downstream near the mouth of the canyon, and the river <br />system has historically been operated in this manner. <br /> <br />3.0 WATER SUPPLY <br /> <br />Reservoir inflows for Barnes Meadow were estimated for the 1950 to 1984 water <br />years. Si nce streamfl ow records do not exi st above the reservoi r, records <br />from simi 1 ar watersheds were correl ated wi th long-term index stati ons and <br />adjusted for drai nage area si ze. Annual records were used for the water <br />utilization analysis. The stream gaging stations used in this study are <br />presented on Table IV.6. <br /> <br />1231 H <br /> <br />-25- <br />