Wyoming State Water Plan
Wyoming State Water Plan
Wyoming Water Development Office
6920 Yellowtail Rd
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-7626
Wyoming Water Development Office
6920 Yellowtail Rd
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-7626
| Subject: | Irrigation Diversion Operation and Description Memoranda |
| Prepared By: | BRS Engineering |
| Date: | 2003 |
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION MEMORANDUM
NORTH FORK VALLEY DITCH
DIVERSION DESCRIPTION
One 4' wide screwtype sliding steel gate in concrete headwall.
DIVERSION LOCATION
Source: North Fork Shoshone River
S 12E 22' W, 2777' from North quarter corner of Section 20, Township 52N, Range 105W.
CONVEYANCE DESCRIPTION
Open dirt ditch approximately 4 1/2 miles long with some lined sections. Ditch serves approximately 1000 acres and 35 users. Ditch capacity is approximately 45 c.f.s. Siphons under Canyon Creek and Green Creek, flumes over Rand Creek and Amsburger Creek, then tails into Whit Creek at end.
WYOMING WATER RIGHTS
| Priority Date | Permit Number | Permit Use | Acres | Flow(cfs) | (af) | Cumulative Flow(cfs) | Comments |
| 10/28/1903 | 5618 | Irr. | 604.00 | 8.42 | 8.42 | ||
| 7/22/1914 | 3001E | Irr. | 20.00 | 0.28 | 8.70 | ||
| 8/06/1926 | 4523E | Dom.,Irr.,Stk. | 53.00 | 0.76 | 9.46 | ||
| 8/18/1927 | 540E | Dom.,Irr.,Stk. | 22.00 | 0.31 | 9.77 | ||
| 8/18/1927 | 4541E | Dom.,Irr.,Stk. | 75.00 | s.s. | 9.77 | ||
| 4/29/1941 | 5301E | Irr. | 80.00 | 0.07 | 9.84 | ||
| 8/17/1981 | 6880E | Irr.,Stk. | 1.90 | 0.02 | 9.86 | ||
| 4/22/1991 | 7004E | Irr. | 5.75 | 0.08 | 9.94 |
STORAGE RIGHTS
1000 acre feet from Buffalo Bill Reservoir by exchange.
ESTIMATED CANAL LOSSES
Varies with time of year; estimated 20-25% at peak.
IRRIGATION PRACTICES
Conventional flood irrigation practices with considerable use of irrigation pipe and numerous sprinklers.
CROP TYPES / CONSUMPTIVE USE
Alfalfa hay, native hay, small grains, pasture, occasional row crops, lawns, gardens and orchards.
RETURN FLOWS
100% to North Fork Shoshone River, some directly, some via Green Creek, Amsburger Creek, Rand Creek and Whit Creek.
OTHER OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
Managed by North Fork Valley Ditch Co., Inc. Ditch serves numerous small parcels of subdivided land.
CONTACT INFORMATION
North Fork Valley Ditch Co.
c/o Tom Phipps
Cody, WY
(307) 587-3732
PHOTO LOG
Information collected from files available at Division 3 Office of the State Engineer Office in Riverton, WY, and from the ditch contact person when available.
DIVERSION RECORD