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I I rights in the Pioneer Union and Hodgson Dit I T Estimated Potential j I Crop I Alfalfa I Pasture Grass I Spring Grain Sugar Beets I Deciduous Orchards Grain Corn I Small Vegetables Acreage Weighted Aver I II.4 Historic Use Analyses I A comparison of the water available with the a historic period yields information on the h I subject water rights. The analyses are furth efficiencies, the effect of the soil moisture res reach an aquifer. I Water availability, consumptive use and retu time step for 1938 through 1957. These analy I lost to ditch losses and 62.5 percent of the re resulting in a maximum ditch system use effici water and water available for return to Bear I comparison of historic diversions, use efficie Ground water return flows were composed of I fann losses in delivering water to the crop excess of consumptive use requirements, The Creek was determined through application of I surface water return flows were composed of I I ~ Leonard Rice Consulting Waler Engineers. Inc. ches. able 3 Crop Consumptive Use nches Potential Crop Consumption of Irrigation Water age 30.9 26.7 / -- \ / 15.3 ) 26.6 22,9 21.5 14.7 22.0 potential water demands for irrigation water during istoric depletions and returns associated with the er complicated by the consideration of water use ervoir, and the delaying effect of return flows that rn flows analyses were conducted with a monthly ses assumed that 20 percent of river diversions are maining water was available for crop consumption, ency of 50 percent, Consumptive use of irrigation Creek were detennined on a monthly basis through ncies and potential crop consumptive use. 90 percent of ditch losses, 50 percent of estimated and 20 percent of water delivered to the crop in timing of ground water return flows back to Bear Glover analyses with local aquifer data. Immediate 5 percent of ditch losses, 50 percent of farm losses 4