WSP10499

• File Number: 8111.600
• Description: ARCA Annual Reports
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 12/10/1974
• Author: ARCA
• Title: Twenty-Sixth Annual Report Arkansas River Compact Administration for the Year 1974
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

There ale earthen wing dams on either Side of the main dam. The north
wing dam 153,880 feet long, connecting to the earlllfill structure of the
main dam at the north abutment. The south wing dam is 5,807 feet
long ilnd connects to tile south end of the concrete structure of the
main dam. A bituminous-suI faced roadway. 21 feet Wide, extends along
the clest of the north wing dam, main dam, and south wing dam. The
overall length of tile structure is 2.6 miles. Detailed project data are
shown below.

DAM
TOlallength, feet
Maximum height above streambed, feet
Width of roadway on dam, feet

13.945
118
21

SPILLWAY
Total length, including piers, feet
Crest gates, 30' x 64'
Dlsctlarge capacity, cubic feet.per second

1.174
16
. . 639.200

OUTLET WORKS
SlUICing conduits, 6' x 71/z'
Regulating conduits, 4' x 4'

4
2

RESERVOI R
CapJclty, Jele.feet
Flood cant! QI ~torage. .Jcre-feet
Conservation (Irrigation) and recreation, storJge,
.;Jcre-feet
Water surface at spillway crest. acres
Water surface at top of conservation pOOl, acres.
Water surfJce at top 01 flood conti 01 pool, acres
Drainage area, square miles.

.621.326
270.375

350.951
3.960
11.655
17.630
18.915

A lIz-mile of the hlstonc Santa Fe TrJil north of the I"l"servoir has
been enclosed by a fence. An appropriate sign perpetuates this bit of

Americana for postenty.

7. Cooperative Studies and ActiVities

(a)

Article VIII G (1) of Arkansas River Compact requlles Ole
Administration to cooperate With the ChIef OffiCial of each
of the states of Cololado and Kansas charged with the
adlninistratlOn of walel rights in their respective States, and
with the Federal agencies in systematically determining and
correlating IIle facts pertaining to the flow and dlversiOIl of
the water of the Arkansas River and to the operation and
siltation of John Martin Reservoir and otller related
structures. Article VIII G (2) requests Ole Drrector of the
United States Geological SUlvey, the Commissioner of the
United States Bureau of ReClamation, and the Chief of the
Engineers, United States Army, to coopefate and
collaborate with tile Administration and with applopriate
State officials in such determinations and correlahons of
stfeam flow Jnd related data. Undel the By-Laws of the
Administration, these cooperative studies and activities are
assigned to the Englneenng Committee of the
AdministlJtlon.

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(b) Durtilg tile year covered by thiS feport the Administration
has received excellent cooperation from all agencies

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