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 6.--TraveZtimes of reZeases
[Figures in parentheses beyond range
Average Subreach I, Subreach 2, Subreach 3,
an teceden t
s t reamfl ow river mi les river mi les river miles
in subreach, 0 to 24 24 to 42 42 to 63
in cubic Hours Hours Hours
feet per Hours per Hours per Hours per
second mile mile mi Ie
5 ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------
10 ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------
20 ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------
40 ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------
70 ------ ------- (20.0) (1.11) (26.2) (1.25)
100 (10.9) (8.454) 16.4 .911 21.0 1.00
150 10.0 .417 13.8 .767 17.5 .833
200 9.2 .383 12.9 .717 16.2 .771
300 8.3 .346 11.2 .622 15.0 .714
400 7.5 .312 10.6 .589 13.1 .623
500 7.1 .296 9.5 .528 12.4 .590
600 6.5 .271 9.0 .500 11.1 .528
800 5.9 .246 7.8 .433 10.0 .476
1,000 5.3 .221 7.2 .400 8.8 .419
1,200 4.9 .204 6.4 .356 8.1 .326
1,600 4.4 .183 5.6 .311 6.8 .324
2,000 3.9 .162 5.0 .278 6.0 .286
2,500 (3.7) (.154) (4.4) (.244) (5.4) (.257>
3,000 (3.5) (.146) (4.1) (.228) (4.9) (.233)
4,000 ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------
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What is the traveltime of a reservoir release to the Catlin
Canal headgate when antecedent streamflow is 500 ft3/s in
subreach I, 500 ft3/s in subreach 2, and 400 ft3/s in sub-
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