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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CHAPTER II <br />JULESBURG IRRIGATION DISTRICT <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />History of Julesbura Irriaation District <br />In the 1890's, land was first brought under irrigation in Sedgwick County using direct <br />diversions from South Platte River via the Petersen and Settlers canals, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Early in the 1900's, the Julesburg Irrigation District (District) was formed and the Julesburg <br />Reservoir constructed, The need for this reservoir was predicated upon the uneven and <br />unpredictable flow of the South Platte River, especially during the mid to late summer months, The <br />construction of the reservoir made it possible to maintain a more sustained flow of irrigation water <br />during peak demands, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />In order to fill the reservoir, an agreement (Canfield Agreement) between the Harmony Canal <br /> <br /> <br />Co, and the District was negotiated; an extension of the Harmony Ditch No. 1 to the reservoir was <br /> <br />constructed; and 100 shares (out of 715) of the Harmony Ditch Company were purchased by the <br /> <br /> <br />District. To facilitate the use of stored water, the Highline Canal was constructed as the main <br /> <br />service canal to deliver water from the reservoir to the Petersen and Settlers canals and to other <br /> <br />lands within the District. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />When the Petersen Canal and Reservoir Company was first formed, it was a mutual ditch <br />company which carried water diverted from the South Platte River to farms located both in Colorado <br />and Nebraska, The ditch company issued 164 shares, each intended to irrigate 80 acres, This <br />company merged with the District in 1904. As part of the merger, 30 shares out of the 164 shares <br />were retained on an individual ownership basis by all farms in Deuel County, Nebraska and some <br />farms in Sedgwick County, Colorado, The District became the owner of the remaining 134 shares <br />which were not attached to specffic land, About the same time, 100 percent of the Settlers Ditch <br />Company was purchased by the District as a functioning, complete unit by the District. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />In 1904, the District constructed a small reservoir on the Lodgepole Creek, known as the <br />Lodgepole Pond, The purpose of this pond is to equalize the flow and distribution of water for the <br />downstream portion of the Highline Canal. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />. <br />