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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />LOCATION <br /> <br />The Highland Lateral and Farmers Extension Irrigation Ditch is a branch of the <br /> <br />Highland Irrigation Ditch, The ditch begins in the Northeast Quarter of Section <br /> <br /> <br />17, Township 3 North, Range 68 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian in Weld County, <br /> <br />State of Colorado. The eleven (11) mile ditch meanders north through Sections <br /> <br />4, 8 and 9 of the same Township and Range for approximately 2.5 miles, then west <br /> <br />towards Johnstown, Colorado the remaining 8.5 miles. The ditch ends at the south <br /> <br />section line of Section 28, Township 4 North, Range 68 West of the Sixth Princi- <br /> <br /> <br />pal Meridian in Weld County, State of Colorado. The ditch begins at a U.S.G.S. <br /> <br /> <br />elevation of approximately 5095.00 feet and discharges at an approximate eleva- <br /> <br />tion of 4980,00 feet above mean sea level, The average slope of the ditch is <br /> <br /> <br />0.2% with minimum slope being less than 0.1% and maximum slopes approaching 1,0%. <br /> <br />Temperature differences in the area vary widely throughout the year, dropping <br /> <br />below OOF in the winter and increasing into the 90's and 100's in the summer. <br /> <br /> <br />The humidity in the area is generally low, resulting in a dry climate. Accord- <br /> <br />ing to the Colorado State University Atmospheric Sciences Center, the hottest <br /> <br /> <br />month is 8SoF. The coldest month of the year, January, has an average tempera- <br /> <br />ture of 120F, Concrete exposed at these temperature extremes is subject to much <br /> <br /> <br />expansion and contraction and must be designed accordingly, Hail, wind or other <br /> <br />frequent climatic factors should not severely affect a concrete lined ditch. <br /> <br />1 <br />