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<br />" <br /> <br />, " <br />0012Gi <br /> <br />- 3 - <br /> <br />As stated previously, the Northeastern part of Wyoming is <br /> <br />essentially a plains area, with intermittent streams predominating. The <br /> <br />water use in this area is generally limited to automatic water spreading <br /> <br />systems which are designed to utilize the runoff when it is available, small <br /> <br />stock water reservoirs, and a very few larger reservoirs which are used for <br /> <br />irrigation purposes. Stock water reservoirs are inherently an inefficient way <br /> <br />to use water, with probably only 10/0 of the water being utilized by stock and <br /> <br />the balance being lost to' evaporation and seepage. However, in an area of <br /> <br />intermittent streams the need for stock water is obvious and from an <br /> <br />economic standpoint, this is perhaps the best use that can be made of the <br /> <br />available supply, We try to encourage our water users to utilize wells for <br /> <br />stock water in preference to reservoirs, wherever it is economically feasible <br /> <br />to do so, <br /> <br />The Big Horn River drainage in north central Wyoming is a <br /> <br />typical area of adequate water supply, with perhaps some surplus available <br /> <br />in certain areas of the drainage, and shortages existing in other limited <br /> <br />areas. <br /> <br />Boysen Reservoir provides sufficient storage to regulate the stream- <br /> <br />flow in the main stem and shortages seldom if ever exist below this point, <br /> <br />Water conservation practices are about what would be expected in an area <br /> <br />with adequate supplies. No massive effort has been made to conserve water, <br /> <br />but many ditches are concrete lined and the efficiency of applying water is <br /> <br />generally good. __ <br /> <br />The Yellowstone River Compact of 1950 between Montana, North <br /> <br />Dakota and Wyoming, provides for an apportionment of water use between <br /> <br />the states, with ample allowance having been made to permit considerable <br />