WSP10461

• File Number: 8111.808
• Description: Arkansas River Compact Administration - Transit Loss
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 1/1/1978
• Author: USGS
• Title: Transit Losses and Traveltimes of Reservoir Releases Along the Arkansas River from Pueblo Reservoir to John Martin Reservoir. Southeastern Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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Table 4.--May-through-Oetober transit Zosses of a base reZease

Average antecedent
streamflow in
subreach, in cubic
feet per second

Subreach 1,
river miles 0 to 24

Subreach 2,
river miles 24 to 42

Subreach
river mi les

Percent

Percent
per mi Ie

Percent

Percent
per mile

Percent

5
10
20
40
70

6.0
6.1 0.254 4.0 0.222 4.9
5.6 ~ .233 3.5 .194 4.2
5.2 .217 3~3 .183 3.7
4.6 .192 2.8 .156 ):0
4.1 .171 2.5 .138 2.6
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-3.4 .142 2.1 .117 2.2
3.0 .125 1.8 .100 1.9
2.7 .112 1.7 .094 1.7
2.5 .104 1.6 .089 1.6
2.1 .088 1.4 .078 1.4
1.9 .079 1.3 .072 1.3
1. 7 . .071 1.2 .067 1.1
1.5 .062 1.1 .061 1.0
1.3 .054 1.0 .056 0.9
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100
150
200
300
400

500
600
800
1,000
1,200

1,600
2,000
2,500
3,000
4,000

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What is the transit loss to the Catlin Canal headgate for a June base
release (100 ft3/s for 10 days) when antecedent streamflow is 500
ft3/s in subreach 1, 500 ft3/s in subreach 2, and 400 ft3/s in
subreach 37

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