LOSSES FROM CANALS BY SEEPAGE. 
5 
OTHER CASES. 
The loss on a section of the Fort Morgan canal given 
in table V, is the loss in a section between the headgate and 
Bijou creek, some ten miles down the line of the canal, and 
about four miles from Fort Morgan. 
The canal is on the south slope of the Platte valley and 
for much of the way is a loose sandy soil. It is in partial 
excavation and with an embankment on the lower or north- 
ern side. 
The loss in this canal amounted to twenty cubic feet per 
second in 1895 ^ distance of 7.4 miles In 1896 the upper 
measurement was made nearly two miles further up the 
canal, and the lower measurement at the same place as in 
1895. The loss amounted to 23.11 cu. ft. per second. 
These measures are referred to later, as they afford a 
basis for seeing the effect of slightly silting the canal. 
