WSP08653

• File Number: 8030
• Description: Section D General Correspondence-Other Organizations/Agencies
• Date: 12/26/1957
• Title: Yellowstone River Compact Comm-Sixth Annual Report-1957
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Agency Canal at Crow Agency, Hontana

Location.--Lat 45035'55", long 107027'15", near center of sec. 1, T. 3
S., R. 34 E., on do~'mBtl'ear.; right abu'oment oi bridge at intersection
of U. S. High,;ay No. 87 a.i1d the main street oJf Gl'oJW Agency, a third ;)f
a mile downstre~n from head gate.

~2~d5 availableo--Fragmentary records for 1953-57.

Ga.f~, ,-,-Staif gc,g:J read twi<.:e da::.:i.y during c3.nal operation, S01e recorder
"~c':lrd dl",:-L\g 19)3.

&<EeWl:.!!..!.--Max:imum daily discharge during year, 96 cf" July 18; no flOl;
Oc~. 29 to ~~y 10.

Remarks.--Canal oparated Oct, 1-28 and May 11 to Sept. 30 for irrigation
of about 3,50S ace3 of land. Reccords fair due to cperation of check
gates down"l;ream fr,)m gage.

Secor,cI Runoff in
~ foot davs .!:J229mum Mi!1iJ~ 1~~ Acre-feet
October 1956 459.5 26 ') 1.4.8 911
!lay 471 42 ~ 15.2 934
. June 912 35 21 30.4 1,810
July 1,860 96 ~~ (f;).o 3,69'1
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Augu3t 2,072 79 59 66.8 4,110
September 1957 1.167 62 19 38.9 2.310
Water Year 1956-57 6,94l.5 96 0 19.0 13,7(f;)

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