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Agricultural Water Use: Major Diversions

 
 

Collection of information regarding Platte River Basin diversions included photographing selected diversion structures and tabulating Wyoming State EngineerÆs Office (SEO) permit information regarding these structures. Major diversions were generally those that are permitted by the SEO to convey 50 cubic feet per second (cfs) or greater flow and were identified by a process including assessing an SEO database of basin diversion information, discussions with SEO hydrographers, and review of the 1999 Tabulation of Adjudicated Surface Water Rights of the State of Wyoming. The advice and assistance of SEO hydrographers, both in the office and in the field, was essential to the successful completion of this work. Some major diversions were not photographed, due either to private property access issues or very remote locations. Click here to view a map of the major diversion that was photographed in the South Platte River subbasin. Following is the diversion photograph and accompanying information for the South Platte River subbasin.


Gilchrist #4

Structure number

SP-1

Wyoming State Engineer’s Office (SEO) permit number

P16D

Permitted conveyance (cubic feet per second)

37.50

Priority date

March, 1888

Location – SEO district number

1

Location – SEO district office

Cheyenne

Location û Qtr/Qtr (if available)/Section/Township/Range

S26-T14N-R69W

Water source

South Crow Creek

Date of photograph
02-2005
 
 


The Platte River Basin Plan is a planning tool developed for the Wyoming Water Development Office. It presents estimated current and estimated future uses of water in WyomingÆs Platte River Basin. The Plan is not used to determine compliance with or administration of state law, federal law, court decrees, interstate compacts, or interstate agreements.
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