WSP07210

• File Number: 8027
• Description: Section D General Correspondence - Federal Agencies - BOR - Lower Missouri Region - Denver
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 4/28/1976
• Author: DOI-BOR
• Title: Annual Operating Plan - Niobrara - Lower Platte - and Kansas River Basins - 1975-1976
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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The annual precipitation was 123 percent of normal at Medicine Creek Dam
while the inflow was between the normal- and dry-year forecasts. The water
supply was adequate for the diversion of 33,205 acre-feet for 16,633 acres
served by the Cambridge Cunal.

The 1975 gross crop value from the lands served by Meeker-Driftwood,
Bartley, Red Willow, and Cambridge Canals was $12,712,180, as compared to
$17,012,178 in 1974.

There were 56 acre-feet of storage water from Hugh Butler Lake sold under
temporary contracts to private irrigators in Red Willow valley. Also,
270 acre-feet of storage water from Harry Strunk Lake were sold to private
irrigators in MGdicine Creek valley.

1976 OUTLOOK

The carryover storage and 1976 flows are forecasted to furnish an adequate
water supply to irrigate 43,900 acres in the Frenchman-Cambridge IrrigcJ.tion
District. It is estimated that 16,200 acres will be served from the Meeker-
Driftwood Canal, 16,600 acres from the Cambridge Canal, 4,800 acres from
Red Willow Canal, and 6,300 acres f~om Bartley Canal.

ALMENA UNIT, KAi"ASKA DIVIS ION IN KANSAS

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GENERAL

There are 5,350 acres with service available in the Almena Irrigation Dis-
trict, The project water supply is provided by Prairie Dog Creek flews
and Norton Reservoir storage.

The water service contract for the City of Norton, Kansas, provides for a
maximum annual use of I, GOO acre-feet from t~ort.oll Reservoir.

1975 SUMMARY

The dnnual precipitation at Norton Dam was 128 percent of normal. The
total 1975 inflow was slightly above the normal-year forecast.

Of the 1.64 acre-feet per acre of farm deliv8ry to 5,280 acres of Almena
Irrigation District land, 0.80 acre-feet per acre was available from
proj':lct water supply and the balance from privilte irrigation wells.

Heavy rains dUl-ing June 1975 above Nort.on Reservoir resulted in an inflow
more than double the normal June inflow, The reservoir elevation rose:
nearly 12 feet during the month. Until this time, no act_ive storage was
available for irrigation releases.

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