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<br />RESERVOIRS
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<br />[n 1970 snowllwlt runoff in tIll' UppPr
<br />Colorado Hiwf Basin durill~ till' pt'riod
<br />April through .July totalh'f1 1'\,220,0110
<br />,lI'ft'.fl't,t whit-II is It's.... than 0111' ]lpn't'nl
<br />!M'low till' long-krill aVl'ral.(t', TIll' total
<br />nlllofr for tIlt' wall'f Yt'ar "IHling
<br />St'plt'lllht'r ao, 1970, was 12.5 million
<br />ant'-ft,tot whkh was disposl'd of as
<br />follows:
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<br />Nt't Slora!.:!' Inn!':!s!'
<br />Bank StoragE'
<br />Evaporatitlll
<br />Hdl',L<';I'S to Lowl'r Basin
<br />Total
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<br />,\tTl'-Ft't't
<br />2,flon,OOI)
<br />1.(JOO,Ono
<br />:IOO,OO()
<br />oS,fiOO.OOn
<br />12,500,000
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<br />,\!though al] of till' Uppt'r Basin
<br />Hl'sl'rvoirs had a 111'1 gain ill storagt'
<br />during wakr Yl'ar 1 !J70 ('xCl'pl Fonh'IH'1I1'
<br />and FlaminJ.: C;oq.W fwm which .1O,DOt)
<br />and a5,OOO ,ll'rl'.ft,1'\ n'spl'(.tivl'ly has
<br />h'<'1l rnovl'd dowllsln'am, most of till'
<br />gain Of ahollt 2.:100,000 anl'.f{'('[ was in
<br />I":lkp 1'0\\'1'11. DllrinJ.: tilt' sanw 12-month
<br />Ill'rind Lakl' :\It'ad t-:;lirll'd ;ll1oul liOO.()OO
<br />at'rt'-f('l't of storagt',
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<br />Tht' fist'a! yt'ar olwralillll of (';J('h
<br />individual rl'sl'rvoir is shown on tht'
<br />j.,rrapbs to tlU' right. (Darn Iwight is from
<br />sln'.uuhed 10 top of dam.1
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<br />JULY 69
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<br />JUNE 10
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<br />MAX STORAGE - 345,000 AF
<br />STORAGE 630.70 - 287,000 AF
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<br />MAX STORAGE 1,709,000 AF
<br />STORAGE 6.30.70 - 1,142,000 AF
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<br />JUlY (;'1
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<br />JUNf /0
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<br />MAX STORAGE - 941,000 AF
<br />STORAGE 630.70 - 934,000 AF
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<br />JULY '69
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<br />JUNf'!O
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<br />MAX STORAGE - 3,789.000 AF
<br />STORAGE 6.30.70 - 1,876,000 AF
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<br />JUNL 10
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<br />JULY 69
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<br />MAX STORAGE - 117.000 AF
<br />STORAGE 6.30.70 - 115,000 AF
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<br />MAX STORAGE - 27,000,000 AF
<br />STORAGE 6.30.70 - 14.063,000 AF
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