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Show 72 Main diversions for use in Nevada are made through the Mesquite and Bunkerville Canals; in 1954, 18,100 acre-feet were diverted through the former and 10,530 acre-feet through the latter.2 The large amount of these diversions, which approximate 10 acre-feet per acre annually, it attributed to the poor quality of the water diverted during much of the year.8 Some of the waters of the Virgin River used in Nevada are allocated under judicial decrees;4 decreed rights, together with other established rights, cover 22,430.3 acre-feet of water and 2,834.59 acres of land.5 2. Muddy River Drainage Basin. The Muddy River drains approximately 1,650 square miles, excluding the drainage area of Meadow Valley Wash. Its permanent flow originates in a series of springs located eleven or twelve miles above Glendale, Nevada. These springs provide a uniform monthly flow which averages approximately 34,000 acre-feet per year. There is no permanent flow above the springs. The water quality is fairly good, containing approximately 700 parts of dissolved solids per 1,000,000.° In 1954 roughly 5,240 acres in Nevada were irrigated from the Muddy River. Of this amount, 1,860 acres were irrigated in the Upper Moapa Valley, 3,030 acres in the Lower Moapa Valley and 350 acres in the Overton Wildlife Management Area.7 Some of the waters of the Muddy River are subject to a court decree.8 3. Meadow Valley Wash. A dry creek tributary of the Muddy River, Meadow Valley Wash drains an area 2Nev. Ex. 6. 3Tr. 16885-16886 (Shamberger). 4See Nev. Ex. 7. BTr. 16224 (Shamberger). 6Tr. 16231-16232 (Shamberger). TTr. 16237 (Shamberger). 8Nev. Ex. 14. |
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Original Report: State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Imperial Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California |