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I-4 <br />map is contained in the Kerr Coal Company permit. Two of the <br />classifications are irrigated, including hay and pasture. <br />These are the crops normally irrigated in North Park. Outside <br />Map 27's area of interest, the irrigated acreage was <br />identified with a lesser degree of accuracy. The acreage <br />represents the probable maximum irrigable area under each <br />ditch, which would be greater than, or equal to, the actual <br />irrigated area. <br />Irrigated Acreage - Canadian River Basin <br />There are an estimated 9,400 irrigated acres within the <br />Canadian River Basin. Most of the acreage lies east of the <br />river, and most of the ditches which serve the irrigated <br />parcels derive their water directly from the Canadian River <br />or from its right bank tributaries. <br />• West of the river, the Bolton Draw Ditch is the only ditch <br />whose source is a tributary of the Canadian River. <br />Discussions with the District 47 Water Commissioner, however, <br />indicate that the ditch operates mainly on irrigation return <br />flow from an area at the head of the draw. That area is <br />irrigated with imported (trans-basin) water from the Michigan <br />River through the Spear Ditch. <br />All of the other known irrigated area west of the Canadian <br />River draws its water from the Canadian. The ditches, <br />irrigated areas and maximum irrigation heights are summarized <br />in Table I-1. Figure I-1 illustrates the average monthly <br />runoff for the Canadian River, based on historical runoff <br />records available at Cowdrey. Adequate supply is evident in <br />April, May and June, with much reduced supplies in July and <br />August. <br /> <br />f (~ Leaiard Rice Consulli~ Water Engineers, Inc. <br />