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<br />The Farmers Independent Ditch has two direct-flow water rights,
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<br />priority no. 10, dated November 20, 1865 for 61.60 cfs and
<br />priority no. 45, dated November 20, 1876 for 85.40 cfs for
<br />a total of 147.00 cubic feet per second.
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<br />Historical water diversions
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<br />Diversion records compiled by the Bureau of Reclamation includes water
<br />diverted and used directly for irrigation plus any waler released from stor-
<br />age reservoirs. The record does not include diversion to storage. A sum-
<br />mary of diversion records for the IS-year period is shown in the following
<br />ta bl e ,
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<br /> /;pr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oel Year
<br /> (acre-feet)
<br />Max. 1,900 4,800 7,000 B,500 7,000 1\,400 2,800 29,000
<br />Min. 0 700 :~ ,500 2,400 2,500 1,leO 0 15,700
<br />Ave. 480 2,840 4,920 4,733 4,107 3,207 1,507 21,800
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<br />~ihen three extreme low and three extreme high years are eJ iminated, the
<br />ranye of diversions for 9 of the 15 Y9ars was from 18,200 to 24,200 3cre-
<br />feet. '
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<br />Eslima~ed canaJ loss~s and farm
<br />hea~a_~Q del iyer.Y..2.f surfilfJL.water
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<br />The following table shows the eslimated average monthly and annual
<br />canal losses and the amount of water delivered to the farm headgate.
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<br />Canal 105ses (acre-feet)
<br /> /,JOr May Jun Jul !lug 5ep Oct Year
<br />Max. 300 1,400 1,700 1,300 900 800 700 7,100
<br />Min. 0 700 1,700 1,300 900 800 0 6,100
<br />Ave. 167 1,353 1,700 1,300 900 800 593 6,813
<br />Percent lost
<br />Max. 100 100 68 51\ 36 73 100 41
<br />~Ii" . 16 29 24 15 13 18 25 24
<br />Ave. 73 54 38 31 23 18 53 68
<br />Farm delivery (acre-feet)
<br />Max. 1 ,600 3,400 5,300 7,200 6,100 3,600 2,100 22, 100
<br />Min. 0 0 800 1,100 1,600 300 0 9,300
<br />Ave. 313 1,487 3,220 3,1\33 3,207 2,407 913 15,000
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<br />During 60 percent of the time, or 9 years out of the IS-year period,
<br />the farm delivery ranged from 11,700 to 17,200 acre-feet.
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