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<br />0237 <br /> <br />OBJECTIVE <br /> <br />))~~ <br />6'lJ~~~I1fA... <br />~c~~ <br />'b ~~,oOb <br />1Stof! <br /> <br />The study describes four components of irrigation water use <br />for the lands irrigated by the Fort Lyon Canal Company. <br />The following are quantified in the report: <br /> <br />1 - Surface-water withdrawals; <br /> <br />* 8 streamgaging stations used <br />* 150 discharge measurements made <br />* 400+ shareholder laterals inventoried <br /> <br />2 - canal conveyance losses; <br /> <br />* 15 travel-time investigations <br />* 76% of the canal sampled <br />~ 250 analyses made <br /> <br />3 - Ground-water withdrawals; <br /> <br />* 250 wells inventoried <br />* 220 active wells <br />* 102 pumps measured <br /> <br />4 - Theoretical crop consumptive use; <br /> <br />* 150 mi~ of cropland inventoried <br />* 6 major crops compiled <br />* 60% alfalfa fields <br />