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<br />1975 Slit'll.IARY
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<br />The diversions from the Hiddle Loup River at Arcadia. Divcr5i~n Darn were
<br />32,045 acre-feet to Niddle Loup Public Power cllld I.rrigatioll District and
<br />128,840 2cre.-f,.~~t in1-.o StlCC'nnal1 Fef'dC'}" CClnal.
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<br />Sherman Feeder CcllJal diversions i:-Ito Sherman Reservoir \.,r8~-e sLa}.-ted on
<br />Apl:il 29, and t:he conservation capacity was fillE-o or: June 8, 1975. frl1t-~ !:_'re-
<br />cipitation ilt Shi;'~rJ11dn DG-m W<J.S 15.01 jnchcs, vlhich is 72 ,pe.J:cent of nQrrr:E.l.l.
<br />Relt:'a.ses into the Fan../cll Canals totaled 108,733 aCY2-feet. Due to dry
<br />\\'eather conditjons cau~~in9 .1.0\,-1 floTds in t11e J.1i6dle Loup River and 12.rgE ir-
<br />rigation demands, all active storage in S.hernlan Reservoir \"lD:S evacuated by
<br />August 7nd. 'l'he Lour' Basin Reclamation District reports that 43,702 acres
<br />of Fa.ywell IL".I.:ig,=1ti::.ll District lands \'Jere irrigc~ted in 1975. rrhe gross crop
<br />vallJe of $10/ 4G8j 828 was approximat.ely 2,300,000 less than in 1974.
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<br />rl'hi::! Irrigation. Mnila(jemen l Services program was continued d1.l~ ing 1975. A
<br />tota.l of 53 farms, covering 6,053 acres were se:C-~TE:'d by the p:r:og_ram.
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<br />1976 OUTLOOK
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<br />Diversions from the l'-liddle Loup River into Shernlan Feeder Canal for the nor-
<br />mal spring filLing of the conservation capClC.i. ty of Sherman Reservoir ,1re ex-
<br />pect.ed t,=, start in A.pril.
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<br />Und<21o most probable :i.nflo'..; conditions, Cl small ~;hartage is expected for the
<br />44,000 acres that are planned to be i.rl~igCltecl in 1976. '1'his shortage is at-
<br />t~ihut':lble to high .system losses and the distribution of apPlooximately 90~
<br />of the tutal season irrigation requirement during the month.::; of July a.nd
<br />August..
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