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1 KEY STORAGE FACILITIES Reservoir: LAKE DESMET (or ENL OF 973R, 5829R, 6225R) Date: 28 Feb Location: Owner: SESW 31,T53N,R82W Tri-County Coalition (Sheridan, Johnson, and Campbell counties) Year of Construction: 1921 Enlargement History: Total Storage: Active Storage: Inactive Storage: Lake DeSmet began as two separate natural lakes fed by Shell Creek and runoff. Water rights were first granted in 1907 to divert water from. By 1919, an inlet and dam expanded the 1,500-acre lake to 2,106 acres by raising its level 22 feet. Reynolds Mining Co. expanded the lake by 32 feet in 1958, then seven more feet in Finally, Texaco raised the level by 40 feet to its present-day maximum capacity. 234,987 acre-feet 196,027 acre-feet 38,960 acre-feet Area/Capacity Data: Elev. (ft) (Source: Undated table by Tipton & Kalmbach for Texaco, Inc. on file with State Engineer s Office, Water Div. II) Area Capacity Intermediate Capacity for 0.1 ft. Intervals (af) (acres) (af) , ,049 1,083 1,117 1,151 1,185 1,219 1,253 1,287 1,321 1, ,389 1,429 1,468 1,508 1,547 1,587 1,627 1,666 1,706 1, ,785 1,829 1,874 1,918 1,962 2,007 2,051 2,096 2,140 2, ,229 2,278 2,326 2,375 2,423 2,472 2,520 2,569 2,617 2, ,714 2,767 2,819 2,872 2,924 2,977 3,029 3,082 3,134 3, ,239 3,296 3,352 3,409 3,465 3,522 3,579 3,635 3,692 3, ,805 3,866 3,926 3,987 4,047 4,108 4,168 4,229 4,289 4, ,410 4,475 4,540 4,604 4,669 4,734 4,799 4,964 4,928 4, ,058 5,128 5,197 5,267 5,337 5,407 5,476 5,546 5,516 5, ,755 5,829 5,904 5,978 6,053 6,127 6,201 6,276 6,350 6, ,499 6,578 6,657 6,736 6,815 6,894 6,974 7,053 7,132 7, ,290 7,374 7,458 7,542 7,626 7,710 7,794 7,878 7,962 8, ,130 8,218 8,306 8,393 8,481 8,569 8,657 8,745 8,832 8, ,008 9,093 9,189 9,279 9,369 9,460 9,550 9,640 9,730 9, ,911 10,004 10,097 10,190 10,283 10,376 10,469 10,562 10,655 10, ,841 10,937 11,032 11,128 11,224 11,320 11,415 11,511 11,607 11, ,798 11,895 11,994 12,093 12,191 12,289 12,387 12,485 12,584 12,682 Powder/Tongue River Basin Storage Operation and Description Memo 44

2 Area/Capacity table cont d: Elev. (ft) Area (acres) Capacity Intermediate Capacity for 0.1 ft. Intervals (af) (af) ,780 12,881 12,981 13,082 13,183 13,284 13,384 13,485 13,586 13, ,787 13,890 13,993 14,096 14,199 14,302 14,405 14,508 14,611 14, ,817 14,922 15,028 15,133 15,238 15,344 15,449 15,554 15,459 15, ,946 17,056 17,166 17,276 17,386 17,496 17,605 17,715 17,925 17, ,045 18,157 18,270 18,382 18,494 18,607 18,715 18,831 18,943 19, ,168 19,283 19,398 19,513 19,628 19,743 19,857 19,972 20,087 20, ,317 20,435 20,552 20,670 20,787 20,905 21,023 21,140 21,258 21, ,493 21,613 21,734 21,854 21,974 22,095 22,215 22,335 22,455 22, ,696 22,819 22,942 23,065 23,188 23,311 23,433 23,556 23,679 23, ,925 24,052 24,178 24,305 24,432 24,559 24,685 24,812 24,939 25, ,192 25,324 25,455 25,587 25,718 25,850 25,982 26,113 26,245 26, ,508 26,645 26,781 26,918 27,054 27,191 27,327 27,464 27,600 27, ,873 28,014 28,156 28,297 28,439 28,580 28,721 28,863 29,004 29, ,287 29,433 29,580 29,726 29,872 30,019 30,165 30,311 30,457 30, ,750 30,900 31,050 31,200 31,350 31,500 31,649 31,799 31,949 32, ,249 32,401 32,554 32,706 32,858 33,011 23,163 33,315 33,467 33, ,772 33,927 34,081 34,236 34,390 34,545 34,700 34,854 35,009 35, ,318 35,475 35,632 35,789 35,946 36,103 36,260 36,417 36,574 36, ,885 37,047 37,207 37,366 37,525 37,685 37,844 38,803 38,162 38, ,481 38,641 38,801 38,960 39,123 39,285 39,448 39,610 39,773 39, ,098 40,262 40,426 40,590 40,754 40,908 41,082 41,246 41,410 41, ,738 41,904 42,071 42,237 42,404 42,570 42,736 42,903 43,069 43, ,402 43,571 43,739 43,908 44,077 44,246 44,414 44,583 44,752 44, ,089 45,260 45,431 45,602 45,773 45,944 46,115 46,286 46,457 46, ,799 46,973 47,945 47,320 47,493 47,657 47,841 48,014 48,188 48, ,535 48,711 48,987 49,063 49,239 49,415 49,592 49,768 49,944 50, ,296 50,475 50,653 50,832 51,010 51,189 51,367 51,546 51,724 51, ,081 52,262 52,443 52,624 52,805 52,986 53,166 53,347 53,528 53, ,890 54,073 54,257 54,440 54,624 54,807 54,990 55,174 55,357 55, ,724 55,910 56,395 56,283 56,469 56,655 56,941 57,027 57,214 57, ,586 57,775 57,964 58,154 58,343 58,532 58,721 58,910 59,100 59, ,478 59,670 59,862 60,054 60,246 60,438 60,630 60,622 61,014 61, ,398 61,593 61,788 61,984 62,179 62,374 62,569 62,764 62,960 63, ,350 63,545 63,740 63,937 64,136 64,335 64,534 64,734 64,933 65, ,337 65,533 65,784 65,936 66,138 66,340 66,541 66,743 66,945 67, ,348 67,553 67,759 67,964 68,169 68,375 68,580 68,785 68,990 69, ,401 69,610 69,819 70,027 70,236 70,445 70,654 70,863 71,071 71, ,489 71,701 71,914 72,126 72,339 72,551 72,763 72,976 73,188 73, ,613 73,829 74,045 74,261 74,477 74,693 74,908 75,124 75,340 75, ,772 75,991 76,210 76,429 76,648 76,867 77,086 77,305 77,524 77, ,962 78,184 78,405 78,627 78,848 79,070 79,291 79,513 79,734 79, ,177 80,401 80,625 80,849 81,073 81,217 81,521 81,745 81,969 82, ,417 82,644 82,870 83,097 83,323 83,550 83,776 84,003 84,229 84, ,682 84,911 85,140 85,369 85,598 85,827 86,056 86,285 86,514 86, ,972 87,204 87,436 87,668 87,900 88,132 88,364 88,596 88,828 89, ,292 89,528 89,763 89,999 90,234 90,471 90,706 90,942 91,178 91, ,649 91,888 92,128 92,367 92,607 92,846 93,085 93,325 93,564 93, ,043 94,286 94,530 94,773 95,016 95,260 95,503 95,746 95,989 96, ,476 96,723 96,971 97,219 97,466 97,714 97,962 98,209 98,457 98, ,953 99,203 99,459 99,706 99, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,327 Powder/Tongue River Basin Storage Operation and Description Memo 45

3 Area/Capacity table cont d: Elev. (ft) Area (acres) Capacity Intermediate Capacity for 0.1 ft. Intervals (af) (af) , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,987 Dam Construction Type: Outlet: Earth Fill North Dam: Single, 48-inch pipe controlled with two 36-inch butterfly valves and slide gates. South Dike: Single, 54-inch diameter outlet. Powder/Tongue River Basin Storage Operation and Description Memo 46

4 Spillway: Service spillway: 16-foot-diameter morning glory spill, 10-foot drop pipe, and 6.5-foot outlet pipe The auxiliary spillway channel is 220 feet wide, opening at a 1:1 slope to release to. Flow Measurement: End-of-Month Storage Records: Because Lake DeSmet stores water from two major drainages, flow measurement is critical to understanding how rights are stored and distributed there. Flow measurement devices are positioned on: the tunnel from north outlet pipeline from Healy Reservoir Healy outlet/inlet Shell Creek Yes Water Rights: (Source: Tabulation of Adjudicated Surface Water Rights of the State of Wyoming, Water Division Number Two, Oct and Tipton and Kalmbach Inc. s Level I Reconnaissance Study of Supplemental Municipal Water Supply for the City of Buffalo, Wyoming, Part I Report, Nov ) Reservoir Permit Number Permitted Use Priority Date Volume (af) Headgate Location (S-T-R) Cloud Peak 65R I Kearney Lake 962R D,I,S Moore Res. 1300R Lake DeSmet Res 973R D,I,S Cloud Peak Enl. 6223R I Camp Comfort Res. 7533R D,I,S,Ind Willow Park 6408R D,I,S Enl. Lake DeSmet Res. 5829R D,I,Ind,S Kearney Lake Enl. 6555R I Second Enl. Lake DeSmet Res 6225R Ind Reynolds Box Elder Res. 6226R I,Ind,S Third Enl. Lake DeSmet Res. 7009R I,Ind Reynolds Shell Creek Reservoir 6227R I,Ind Healy Reservoir 7289R D,I,Ind,Power Enl. Reynolds Shell Creek 7532R I,Ind,S Reservoir First Enl. Healy Res. 7290R D,I,Ind,S,Rec,Power Reynolds High Dam 7291R I,Ind,Power,S Lower Res. 7292R I,Ind,Power,S Reynolds Diversion Dam Res. 8729R I,Ind,S Designated Use: Industrial, Irrigation, Water Supply Note: The largest current use is not mentioned in any official records. Nevertheless, now that the three counties own the lake, recreational uses could find official recognition. Recreational Use: Boating, fishing, camping Powder/Tongue River Basin Storage Operation and Description Memo 47

5 Associated Irrigation Diversions: Associated Industrial Diversions: Operational Discussion: (Source: Carmine LoGuidice, Div. II water commissioner/hydrographer) Diversion Sturgis Senf Upper Flying E Lower Flying E Maverick Sturdevant W.J.D. Athorpe-Rodgers Dunlap Pratt & Ferris No. 1 Hillyer & Onslow Frank G. Hopkins L.X. DesMoines Watt Big Bonanza Roberts Pratt & Ferris No. 2 Pratt & Ferris No. 3 Box Elder Tributary Boxelder Creek None of the industrial rights permitted in Lake DeSmet are being allocated currently. Just less than 10,000 acre-feet are permanently contracted. Approximately 1,900 acre-feet are reserved for irrigation for Texaco s ranch lands as part of agreement with three counties. Leases are infrequent. Irrigators call for water three times/week during irrigation season. The operator sets the release, which is reported to the state. For special events (like Clairmont s annual Splash and Dash), the operator releases water on request. Lake DeSmet diverts water throughout the winter whenever water flows in. Part of DeSmet s operation includes allowing 10 cfs to pass the diversion for stock water. According to water commissioner Carmine Loguidice, Lake DeSmet is not filled above the 213,000 acre-foot capacity because of the leakage experienced in the scoria hills on the northern side of the reservoir. He also notes that releases from the South Dike are restricted to irrigation releases to Box Elder Creek. References: Lake DeSmet Technical Record of Design and Construction, Tipton & Kalmbach, Inc., May Bruce Yates, Sheridan County granstman, interview, 26 Feb Carmine Loguidice, State Engineer s Office Div. 2 water commissioner, interview, 20 Feb Powder/Tongue River Basin Storage Operation and Description Memo 48

6 Active Dams, State Engineer s Office Safety of Dams Engineering Div. Database, transmitted by Larry Stockdale, Safety of Dams engineering consultant, 16 Feb Tabulation of Adjudicated Surface Water Rights of the State of Wyoming, Water Division Number Two, Oct. 1999, database transmitted by Rebecca Mathisen, SEO Technical Services Division administrator, 8 Sept Tipton & Kalmbach s renderings of the dikes on the southern end of DeSmet: Powder/Tongue River Basin Storage Operation and Description Memo 49

7 Net Evaporative Loss from Lake DeSmet: Lake DeSmet End-of-Month Elevations of Water Surface Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Historical Ave. Elevation Corresponding Area (acres) Powder/Tongue River Basin Storage Operation and Description Memo 50

8 Calculations: Monthly Lewis Evap. (inches) Monthly Precipitation (inches) Net Evaporation (inches) TOTAL Total Net Evaporation (acre-feet) ,372 Powder/Tongue River Basin Storage Operation and Description Memo 51