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<br />0030 <br /> <br />PART IV <br />RESERVOIR SITES <br /> <br /> <br />'1" ,ill <br />",~ ".~inter return flows and unpredictable flows, many of consid- <br /> <br />erable magnitude, comprise the unused waters of the Arkansas River <br /> <br />and tributaries in western Kansas. To convert these surplus flows <br /> <br />to a dependable water supply for beneficial use will require exten- <br /> <br />sive regulatory and holdover storage. The localities of possible <br /> <br />storage sites are shown on exhibit 1 and are discussed in subsequent <br /> <br />paragraphs. <br /> <br />Main stem sites <br /> <br />In connection with Arkansas-White-Red River Basins investi- <br /> <br />gation the Corps of Engineers made a very preliminary study Of a <br /> <br />multiple-purpose reservoir on the Arkansas River near Syracuse, <br /> <br />Kansas. In evaluating this reservoir a conservation capacity of <br />60,000 acre-feet was assumed. 1/ <br /> <br />For this reconnaissance report several very preliminary reser- <br /> <br />voir operation studies were made, based on various assumed conserva- <br /> <br />tion capacities and ~ter use patterns. As a result of thesestudies <br /> <br />a tentative capacity of 200,000 acre-feet of conservation storage <br /> <br />was established. Even with this amount of storage it would be very <br /> <br />difficult to control enough carryover storage. for irrigation use, to <br /> <br />insure an adequate supply, during a drouth period similar to that <br /> <br />encountered in the 1930 IS. <br /> <br />An alternate to the Syracuse Reservoir would be at the Hart- <br /> <br />land site about 29 m:l.1es farther downstream. This site appears to <br /> <br />about equal Syracuse in capacity and potential useability. <br /> <br />Y AWR Basins - A Report on the Conservation and Development of <br />the Water and Land Resources -- Part II, Section 2. <br />Volume A - Arkansas River above Keystone Dam n page 68. <br />15 <br />