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Evaporation recorded from the class" A" Weather Bureau pan located at the dam was 71.91 inches for the period March 16, 1967, to October 31, 1967. The Corps of Engineers has computed evaporation from the reserVOlr to be 21,469 acre-feet during the Compact Year." During the period April I through October 31, 1967 diversions by ditches in ColoradO Water District No. 67 totaled 196,996 acre feet. Ditch diversions in Kansas for the same period amounted to 143,686 acre feet or about 79% of the state line now during that time. Measured inflow into JaM Martin Reservoir during the irrigation season was 103,480 acre feet, orabaut 641?c of the eighteen year average. Reservoir releases during the irrigation season were 282,200 acre feet. Demands by the two statesfor irrigation water for the same period were 281,013 acre feet of which Colorado requested 57.4S-( and Kansas requested 42.6%. Total diversions were 58.482 acre fe~t" greater than the reservoir" releases for the season. Runoff from the area below the reservoir plus return now from irrigation provided appro:ximately 17% of the water diverted during the irrigation season. Releases from the reservoir averaged 14.8 c.f.s. from November 1, 1966 to March 31, 1967, and 655 c.l.s. from April I, 1966 to October 31, 1967. State line flows for the corresponding periods averaged 113 c.f.s. and 430 c.f.s. respectively. The total discharge for the year, at Garden City was 80,960 acre feet of which 33,670 acre feet or about 42S"'li occurred as winter flow. 8. GAGING STA nONS In general, streamflow records of satisfactory accuracy were obtained at the Compact stations. Emphasis was continued on perform- ing additional field work to increase the accuracy of the records and on providing current streamflow data to the Administration and State offi- cials as required. It will be noted that there are differences in the releases from the reservoir, as measured at the gaging station, and the daily demands by Colorado and Kansas. Perfect agreement cannot be obtained tut the differences could be minimized by relocating the gaging station nearer to the dam and installing an artificial con trot. This would stabilize tbe rating and also reduce the time involved in adju sting the gates to tbe requtred release. The gaging station on the Purgatoire River near Las Animas was moved back to Its original location at the new bridge on State Highway 101 and new radio equipment put into operation in November 1966. A 60-inch galvanized corrugated metal shelter was Installed near the south end of the brfdge for the gas-purged manometer and the radio equipment. The gaging station on the Arkansas River at Las Animas was moved 0.4 mile upstream to the new bridge on U. S, Highway 00 in April -10-