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<br />ANNUAL IIEPORT FOR 1965 <br /> <br />THE GREAT PLAINS RESERVOIRS AND CANALS <br /> <br />The June fiood also caused extensive damage on this portion <br />01 your system, The Kicking Bird Canal had eight major breaks and <br />several minor ones. These were repaired and two new spillways <br />sections were constructed to possibly alle,,'iate the pressure of sudden <br />run off from the nonnallY dry creeks In this area. A large drop 'on the <br />Comanche Canal was washed out. A concrete wing wall 20 feet in <br />height was extended 25 leet in length to prevent lurther erosion. A <br />vinyl seep curtain was installed above the drop to cut 011 under Claw. <br /> <br />.The Kicking Bird, Satanta, Pawnee, and Comanche Canals were <br />all cleaned with dragllne or dozer during the year. <br /> <br />WATER DIVERTED FROM TIlE FT. LYON <br />CANAL TO TIlE KICKING BIRD CANAL <br /> <br />From November 1, 1964 to October 31, 1965 <br /> <br />KIcking Bird Canal <br />Acre Feet <br /> <br />November...... .................... 0 <br />December....... ................... 0 <br />January . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0 <br />February . . . . , . . .................. 0 <br />March....... ..................... 0 <br />AprU....... .....................0 <br />May...... . ...................... 0 <br />June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . ... 1,920 <br />July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9,294 <br />AU8llst . . . . . . . ................. 9,961 <br />September . . . . . . . ............... 12,844 <br />October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,060 <br /> <br />Total Acre Feet <br /> <br />44,079 <br /> <br />EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS <br /> <br />The 350 T Bantam dragllne was used on major maintenance and <br />construction v.ork during the yesr. The machine Is now six years old <br />and will require more expensive maintenance as time goes on. <br />The TD - 15 dozer has been used on major projects durlIW the <br />year. It has requIred some repair but Is In good condition. <br />The TD - 18 dozer and carry -all were used In repairing canal <br />breaks and maintenance operations. It is in need of some repair. <br /> <br />Page 20 <br />