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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 /> <br />'-' <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />5.0 <br />WATER <br /> <br />5.1 WATER RIGHTS <br /> <br />The water rights for Beaver Reservoir water are jointly held by the shareholders of the <br />Minnesota Canal and Reservoir Company, the Turner Ditch Company, and the Lone <br />Cabin Ditch and Reservoir Company. The storage decree for 'Beaver Reservoir is <br />described below (Ute, 1987). <br /> <br />Priority <br /> <br />Appropriation Date <br />Adjudication Date <br /> <br />Quantity <br /> <br />K-145 <br />. October 6, 1956 <br />January 31, 1954 <br />I,068.60aci-e-f~et <br /> <br />-,"" <br /> <br />Beaver Reservoir is completely draineil each ;~arto-make full use of the water rights. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />5.2 WATER UTILIZATION <br /> <br />Beaver Reservoir is located on the~E::lst Fork of Minnesota Creek, a tributary of the <br />North Fork of the Gunni~on River. The drainage basin area for the reservoir is <br />6.24 square miles or approximately 3,994 acres. Beaver Reservoir discharges into the <br />East Fork of i\:1innesota Creek which then flows into Minnesota Creek where the flows <br />can be diveried iiito eith'er the Minnesota Ditch or the Turner Ditch. <br /> <br />Beaver'R,eseryoir is typically filled and tben drained once a year. Although filling starts <br />. ' <br />in the fall, most'oLthe.ihflow occurs during snowmelt runoff in March, April, May, and <br />June. Most of 'tHe .~ater is released in July and August with lesser amounts common in <br />. . <br />June and September: Plots of reservoir gage height versus time for 1988 through 1991 <br />are shown on Figure 5-1. Reservoir releases for 1981 through 1991 are summarized in <br />Table 5-1. The full capacity of the reservoir was not used during this period. The low <br />storage volumes were due to dry weather, operating restrictions, or a combination of <br />these factors. <br /> <br />23067/R 1.5 09-03-93(9:48mn)/RPT <br /> <br />5-1 <br />