WSP06952

• File Number: 8220.128.A
• Description: Silt Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 10/1/1945
• Author: USDOI - BOR
• Title: Silt Project-Colorado ‎(Draft of Project Planning Report)‎ Part 1 of 2
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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also a part of the irrigation works of the F&rmer's Irrigation Company.

The reservoir has a capacity of 4,850 acre-feet. It is an off-channel

reservoir supplied water from East Rifle Creek by the Grass Valley

Canal and fills in all years by diversion during the non-irrigation

or winter months.

Water right of the Farmer's Irrigation Company has a priority date
of 1887 for the direct diversion of 100 second-feet in the Grass
Valley Canal. '!he canal is 5~ miles long and has a capacity of about

60 second-feet. Water rights of Rifle Creek date from 1882 with the

right of the Farmer's Irrigation Company junior to rights of a large

number of ditches on lower Rifle Creek. The Company is shut off from

fu.rther diversion of wa.ter from East Rifle Creek early in July of the

average year and water users depend on storage in Harvey Gap Reservoir

for irrigation during the balance of the season. Only t!lose lands under

the reservoir can participate in reservoir water. Other lands under the

Compal\\' are left without irrigation water after direct flow rights

are shut off.

The Davie Ditch also diverts from East Rifle Creek. The point of

diversion is near the junction of East Rifle Creek with RiJle Creek.

A total of 340 acres is served by the ditch. Water right! of the

ditch ~a priority date of 1906 for direct diversion of 8.66 second-

feet. The capacity of the ditch is approximately 10 second-feet. Lands

under the Davie Ditch duf' to thiil late priority of water right receive

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only a ver,y meager supply in good precipitation years and in dr,y years

they receive no water. The lands are used primarily for the growing

of alfalfa and srrall grain.

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