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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.- 6 - <br /> <br />Creek ill overflowing the dit~ is then being Slpplied tran Dry Creek in- <br />/ c' <br />stead of the priority they are supposed to obtain from the river. 2. - The <br />PlattElVine ditch has a waste gate at Plattenlle. At night, w.en farmers <br />are through irrigating, this vaste gate is opened and the water is returned <br />to the river where it is again diverted to the ditches belovo <br />A factor that complicates a check of the South Platte Basin is <br /> <br />the fact that several d1.fierant reports haw to be used to obtain total diver- <br /> <br />sions. Diversions to reservoirs in the non-irrigating season are only shown <br />as veek]y averages on the reservoir reports. Tbese week]y averages are in- <br /> <br />compatible with the daily d1versiollS reported by ditch companies such as the <br /> <br /> <br />F81'l1lers Reservoir and Irrigation CampalV. Diversions to irrigation are of'ten <br /> <br /> <br />incomplete as to individual ditches for the reason that. Special Deputies are <br /> <br /> <br />hired for the period of May to October and diversions lIlade in March, April, <br /> <br />November and DeC81lber are some t:l.tnes only shown on the vater cOlllll1ssionerls <br /> <br />weekl,y in-flOlf-out-floll' sheets with no 1:adication of lIhich ditch. <br /> <br /> <br />A trip was made mto the Henry~ Irrigation District which in- <br /> <br /> <br />c3ndes Prospect Valley. Prior to 1909 when the DelIVer-Hudson canal, and Boot- <br /> <br /> <br />leg, Horse Creek and Prospect reservoirs were built, it Wll8 mostly dry land <br /> <br /> <br />fa.rm1ng. One 01' the best ranches was 7 miles east ot Ft. Lupton where Burfalo <br /> <br />grass grew vonderful]y well. With the completion of the irrigation system, <br />this tBrlll became large]y seeped. The district as a whole contained llDl.ch land <br />which then could be bought for $1.50 per acre, end is now producing corn, wheat, <br />carrots, beets BId onions. The price of land today has risen to $200.00 per <br /> <br />acre. <br /> <br />This is a !:ad year to detem1ne critical areas for streams, dit.ches <br />",~cl. <br />and reservoirs which were dry last year, are now 11811 supplied with river water. <br />