From The Wet Mountain Tribune (Jacque Keller):
The low level of water at Lake DeWeese might seem alarming, but it’s really business as usual. The reservoir company is allowed to take water from the lake until mid-November. According to Dave Luscomb, superintendent of the DeWeese-Dye Ditch and Reservoir Company, the head gates were closed off last Saturday, Oct. 2 because they already took the allotted water while leaving 500 acre feet for the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Another reservoir of 266 acre feet of storage remains in the lake for Round Mountain Water District. Dick Poyner, vice president of the ditch company, said they released 22 cubic feet per second from the dam and by the time it reached the head gate, it was only 15 cfs due to evaporation.
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