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I-11 <br /> <br />height of irrigated acreage above <br />successful irrigation in hydrologically <br />Mann Draw drainage basin is 2,170 acres <br />maximum elevation of approximately 8,340. <br />water source, <br />similar basins <br />and <br />The <br />has a <br />r~ <br /> <br />in size and <br />Comparison of the characteristics of Mann Draw with the <br />characteristics of the apparently successful Canadian Basin <br />irrigation schemes located in similarly sized basins suggests <br />that it does not have characteristics consistent with <br />successful irrigation schemes. Specifically, apparently <br />successful Canadian Basin irrigation schemes located in <br />similarly sized basins are oriented southwest, and have <br />maximum basin elevations from 10,880 feet to 12,560 feet. <br />Mann Draw, on the other hand, is oriented northeast and has a <br />maximum basin elevation of approximately 8,340 feet. The <br />potential for snow pack accumulation and resultant runoff <br />(water supply) is much greater in all of the apparently <br />successful Canadian Basin irrigation schemes than in Mann <br />Draw because of the higher basin elevations. In addition, the <br />estimated mean annual precipitation received by the <br />apparently successful Canadian Basin irrigation schemes, <br />which do not have the Canadian River for their source, is <br />greater than 25 inches in their upper reaches, while the <br />estimated mean annual precipitation at Mann Draw is approx- <br />imately 10 inches. <br />Within the Michigan River Basin, similarly sized basins which <br />appear to support irrigation include Peterson Creek and Sales <br />Creek. Peterson Creek generates the flow, but the irrigated <br />acreage is 8 miles away. In Sales Creek, the two existing <br />ditches utilize irrigation return flow and imported water. <br />For the Stemler Ditch, water is imported from the Michigan <br />River through the Squibob Ditch. The Sales Ditch No. 2 <br />imports water from the South Fork of the Canadian River. In <br />addition, the Sales Ditch No. 2 diverts water imported to the <br />Canadian River through the Sales Ditch. <br />J[1 leorrord Rice Consulting Water Engineers, Inc. <br />