Water flows through the Maybell diversion headgate on the Yampa River, May 20, 2024, upstream from town of Maybell. The diversion supplies 2,300 acres of irrigated agricultural land. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun) MAYBELL — About 2 miles south of U.S. 40 near Maybell in northwestern Colorado — down a steep, dirt road and a mile along the bank of an irrigation ditch — sits the 126-year-old Maybell headgate. The headgate opens to divert water from the Lower Yampa River into the Maybell Ditch for farmers and ranchers in Moffat County. But for decades, its remote location and aging structure caused problems for boaters, fish and irrigators alike. This spring, a long-planned, $6.8 million
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