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<br />main dam, A bituminous-surlaced roadway, 2t feet wide, extends along
<br />the crest of the north wing dam, main dam, and south wing dam, The
<br />overall length of the structure is 2,6 miles, Detailed project data are
<br />shown below,
<br />DAM
<br />Total length, feet
<br />Maximum height above streambed, feet,
<br />Width of roadway on dam, feet,
<br />
<br />13,945
<br />118
<br />21
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<br />SPILLWAY
<br />Total length, including piers, feet, ,
<br />Crest gales, 30' x 64' ,
<br />Discharge capacity, cubic feet per second,
<br />
<br />1,174
<br />16
<br />,639,200
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<br />OUTLET WORKS
<br />Sluicing conduits, 6' x 7 'k'
<br />Regulating conduits, 4' x 4'
<br />
<br />4
<br />2
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<br />RESERVOIR
<br />Capacity, acre,feet, , ' ' " ,621,326
<br />Flood control storage, acre-feet, " ,270,37.5
<br />Conservation <irrigation) and recreation, storage, acre.feet . . 350,951
<br />Water surface at spillway crest, acres. 8,960
<br />Water surface at top of conservation pool, acres. 11,655
<br />Water surface at top of flood control pool, acres, 17,630
<br />Drainage area, square miles. 18,915
<br />A liZ-mile of the historic Santa Fe Trail north of the reservoir has
<br />been enclosed by a fence, An appropriate sign perpetuates this bit of
<br />Americana for posterity,
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<br />7, Cooperative Studies and Activities:
<br />ta) Article VIII G (1) of Arkansas River Compact requires the
<br />Administration to cooperate with the Chief Official of each of
<br />the states of Colorado and Kansas charged with the ad-
<br />ministration of water rights in their respective States, and with
<br />the Federal agencies in systematically determining and
<br />correlating the facts pertaining to the flow and diversion of the
<br />water of the Arkansas River and to the operation and siltation of
<br />John Martin Reservoir and other related structures, Article VI11
<br />G (2) requests the Director of the United States Geological
<br />Survey, the Commissioner of the United States Bureau of
<br />Reclamation, and the Chief of the Engineers, United States
<br />Army, to cooperate and collaborate with the Administration and
<br />with appropriate State officials in such determinations and
<br />correlations of stream flow and related data, Under the By-
<br />Laws of the Administration, these cooperative studies and ac-
<br />tivities are assigned to the Engineering Committee of the
<br />Administration.
<br />(b) During the year covered by this report the Administration has
<br />received excellent cooperation from all agencies referred to in
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