Erickson v. Queen Valley Ranch Co.

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• diversion from creek by 2V2 mile ditch over arid land, causing loss of % of flow en route, held unreasonable use
• “Plaintiffs existing appropriative right is measured not by the flow originally appropriated and not by the capacity of the diversion ditch, but by the amount of water put to beneficial use at the delivery point plus such additional flow as is reasonably necessary to deliver it.”

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