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Show 282 quantity of 6.4 acre-feet per acre of irrigable accreted lands owned by owners of such patented lands.55 15. There are 1,939 acres of irrigable Reservation land in the State of Nevada which, together with related uses, have a maximum annual diversion requirement of 12,534 acre-feet.56 16. There is, in the aggregate, a maximum of 18,974 acres of irrigable Reservation land which, together with related uses, have a maximum annual diversion requirement of 122,648 acre-feet. There should be subtracted from this 18,974 acres of irrigable land the number of irrigable acres within the exterior boundaries of the Reservation as determined by the 1928 General Land Office survey that have accreted to patented lands and that are owned by the owners of such patented lands, and the diversion requirement of 122,648 acre-feet is to be reduced by the amount of 6.4 acre-feet per acre of such land that is irrigable.56a CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 1. The General Land Office had jurisdiction to survey the boundaries of the Fort Mohave Indian Reservation. 2. The General Land Office survey of 1928 is conclusive as to the western boundary line of the Hay & Wood Reserve of the Fort Mohave Indian Reservation. 3. The call to artificial monuments prevails over conflicting calls for courses and distances or acreage specified in the notes of survey accompanying the Executive Order of March 30, 1870. 4. The General Land Office survey of 1928 adequately located the western boundary of the Hay & Wood Reserve 65Calif. Ex. 3517; Tr. 20375-20376. See also Calif. Ex. 3515; U. S. Exs. 1320, 1322. 56Calif. Ex. 3517; U. S. Ex. 1322. 56aThe evidence does not permit greater specificity regarding irrigable acreage. |
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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 |