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<br />V~VVV'~' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />7. UDDer YamDa River {Milner to headwatersl <br /> <br />This watershed supplies at least 40 irrigation ditches and pipelines, including <br />at least seven ditches which can divert more than 20 cfs. In addition, it <br />supports extensive municipal, commercial, and recreation use in the steamboat <br />Springs vicinity. <br /> <br />Major municipal and commercial rights include, <br /> <br />Steamboat Ski Area - 8.0 cfs, 1981 adjudication. <br />Mt. Werner - 2.69 cfs, 1972 adjudication. <br /> <br />Major storage rights include, <br /> <br />Lake Catamount - 7800 acre feet, 1972 adjudication. <br />reservoir is used for recreational purposes only. <br /> <br />Water stored in the <br /> <br />Stagecoach Reservoir - 74,440 acre feet, 1964 and 1972 adjudications. Water is <br />used for recreation purposes and is also delivered to the Hayden and Craig <br />thermal-electric plants, to municipalities in the steamboat Springs <br />vicinity, and to irrigation users. <br /> <br />Yamcolo Reservoir - <br /> <br />6531.9 acre feet, 1964 adjudication. <br />2500.0 acre feet, 1972 adjudication. <br />1000.0 acre feet, 1980 adjudication. <br />314.0 acre feet, 1990 adjudication. <br /> <br />The reservoir supplies irrigation, domestic, and industrial uses upstream from <br />Stagecoach Reservoir. <br /> <br />Major conditional rights include, <br /> <br />Lower Green Creek Hydroelectric Power Generation 8,000 acre feet, 1972 <br />adjudication. <br />Oak Creek Pipeline - 210 cfs, 1972 adjudication. <br />Blacktail Reservoir - 229,251 acre feet, 1972 adjudication. <br />Yampa Reservoir - 151,229 acre feet, 1972 adjudication. <br /> <br />8. Elk River <br /> <br />This watershed supplies more than 40 irrigation ditches, including at least five <br />ditches which can divert more than 20 cfs. The major storage right in this <br />watershed is Steamboat Lake, which can store up to 26,064 acre feet under 1972 <br />and 1990 water rights. Water is used for recreational purposes at the reservoir <br />and is also delivered to the Hayden thermal-electric plant. <br /> <br />Major conditional rights include, <br /> <br />Saddle Mountain Pump station - 65 cfs, 1972 adjudication. <br />Hinman Park Reservoir - 44,038 acre feet, 1972 adjudication. <br /> <br />71 <br />