WSP04556

• File Number: 8449.900
• Description: Bear Creek
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 12/1/1991
• Author: Leonard Rice
• Title: Change of Pioneer Union and Hodgson Ditch Water Rights for Use at Fox Hollow Golf Course Cae 90CW185 - Supplemental Engineering Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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11.1 Historic Acreage

It has been determined that 138,7 acres were irrigated by the subject water rights in the Pioneer
Union Ditch and that 9.1 acres were irrigated by the subject water rights in the Hodgson Ditch,
Based on this historic information, the cropping pattern shown in Table 1 has been determined
to be representative of the acreage selVed by the subject water rights.

Table 1
Applicant's Historic Acreage and Crop Summary
acres

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Crop Pioneer Union Hodgson Total Acreage
Acreage (1) Acreage (2)
Alfalfa 34.7 34.7
Pasture Grass 18.0 9.1 27.1
Spring Grain 62.4 62,4
Sugar Beets 4.2 4.2
Deciduous Orchards 2.8 2.8
Grain Corn 11.1 11.1
Small Vegetables 5.5 5.5
Totals 138.7 9.1 147,8

(1) Pattern was based on available 1934-1950 Water Commissioner records because of
insufficient data to determine cropping patterns on a parcel by parcel basis.
(2) Pattern based on intelViews with former owner, Byron Lowe.

II.2 Historic Diversions

Water available to the subject water rights has been determined based on a prorata share of
ownership of the recorded historic diversions of the ditches. Estimated monthly water available
to the subject water rights from 1938 through 1957 is shown in Tables A-I and A-2 (Appendix
A) for the Pioneer Union and Hodgson Ditches respectively, Table 2 summarizes the water
availability to the subject water rights.

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~ Leonard Rice Consulting Water Engineers, Inc.