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The reservoir has ;i maximum available capacity of 1.3,000 acre-feet 
and an unavailable capacity of 7,000 acre-feet. At the various depths 
it lias the following capacities: 
( 'opacity of Lake Loveland. 
Feet. 
Acre- 
feet. 

-.7. (Mill 
5 
1. Ill III 
in 
2.00U 
15 
3,300 
20 
l.7i hi 
6,300 
30 
8,000 
9,900 
Hi 
13,000 
a Unavailable. 
The cost of the construction of the reservoir was about $125,000, 
and the present cash value of each of the 300 shares is $750. One 
hundred and thirty-five shares were sold some years ago, 1<><> being 
taken on a guaranty before the work of construction was beerun, and 
35 -old at irregular intervals during the seven years since the reser- 
voir has been in operation. During the present year some 4-0 shares 
were sold, more than during the entire time previously, and at the 
full cash value. A sudden awakening seems to have come as to the 
value of reservoirs for late water, due in a measure to the advent of 
the sugar beet. It is probable that the remainder of the 300 rights 
will be disposed of before many years, and at an advanced price. 
In delivering water from tin 1 reservoir the wishes of a majority of 
the farmers have been considered in determining the time when the 
water is to be run. The difference in location and a considerable 
difference in the crops raised on the upper and lower parts of the 
ditch often caused a conflict between these two sections on this point. 
The lower ditch, having a considerable majority, generally had its 
way. It is proposed, however, hereafter, so far as is practicable, to 
consider the needs of each farm and to divide the ditch into at least 
two sections. A now of 1.44 cubic feet per second is accounted the 
equivalent of an 80-acre water right, and that amount is turned out 
for each right, measured over a weir, the total amount being measured 
in a rating flume near the mouth of the tunnel. h\ the description of 
the Loveland and Greeley Canal it is stated that more than 21,000 acres 
were actually irrigated by it. It is interesting to know that after the 
1st of July practically no water direct from the river is used on 
17,000 acres of this land, the other 4,000 being served by the old free 
rights. Much of this 4,000 acres possesses reservoir rights also. 
There are in use 175 shares of reservoir rights of 80 acres each, or in 
all 14,000 acres. 
