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Nicholson (797); Stees Ditch (Cow Creek); Sandelin (848); Chilton (584); <br />Sandelin Storage (849). (These were not modeled.) <br />Interview with Walt Bohrer and Kathy Bauer <br />The interviews with the commissioners for District 44 were largely spent reviewing the <br />maps showing the locations of the key structures, with the intent of understanding any <br />unusual circumstances for each ditch, whether they were active or not used and to some <br />extent the nature and extent of irrigated acreage. The following is a summary of the key <br />points discussed: <br />• City of Craig uses the priority of the Deep Cut Ditch (8.29 cfs) and diverts the <br />water at the Craig Water Supply Pipeline (581). Municipal wastewater returns <br />above the intake to the Craig Station power plant. City no longer uses the <br />diversion on Fortification Creek. <br />• Deep Cut Ditch records don't include diversions by city of Craig. <br />• Yampa Ditch is high on river bank. Cannot divert except during high water. <br />• M Ditch (691) irrigates only about 34 acres (see acreage database). <br />• Ellis & Kitchens Ditch (614) typically opens up around July 1. <br />• Starr Irrigation Ditch (770) diverts out of Elkhead Reservoir. Return flows occur <br />above Smith Ditch (763). <br />• Mesa Irrigation Ditch (704) headgate washed out in 1984. <br />• Highline MesaBaker Ditch is now a pump. Fill missing diversion data with zero <br />values. <br />• McDonald Ditch (698) is used to fill several small reservoirs. Approx. 200 acres <br />of pasture. <br />• Yampa Valley Stockmans Ditch irrigates the meadows in the Big Bottom area. <br />• The Airline Ditch has several years of no pumping. It is owned by ColoWyo Coal <br />Co. <br />• Egry Mesa Ditch (607) runs some water for a small hydro plant during the winter <br />at least back to 1988? Approximately 2 cfs. Need to check diversion records. <br />• The location of the J.P. Morin Ditch needs correcting. (This was done.) <br />• The Harper Ditches #1 (644) and #2 (645) need to be added to the model (Waddle <br />Creek). (These are modeled.) <br />• Return flows from the Averill Ditch (538) accrue to Stinking Gulch. (Stinking <br />Gulch was not modeled.) <br />• Carrigan Averill Ditch (572) irrigates on west side of creek above road (54 ac.). <br />• Return flows from Hadden Base (638), Hart (812), Roby No. 1 (747), Roby No. 2 <br />(748) all return to stream. <br />• Highland Ditch (651) is a transbasin ditch into Stinking Gulch, downstream of <br />Iles Gulch. (not modeled) <br />• Return flows from Dennison Martin (593) accrue to Stinking Gulch. (Stinking <br />Gulch was not modeled.) <br />• Martin Creek Ditch is a feeder for DDH Reservoir and eventually is used to <br />irrigate about 400 acres. (DD&E Reservoir was not modeled.) <br />Yampa River Basin Information 3-17 <br />