WSP10998

• File Number: 8135.300
• Description: Ditch Companies - Catlin
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 1/1/1975
• Author: Richard Luckey USGS
• Title: US Department of the Interior - Geological Survey - Hydrologic Effects of Reducing Irrigation to Maintain a Permanent Pool in the John Martin Reservoir - Arkansas River Valley - Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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1. C18ssification 4. Date sent to
C,mtral [{egion
2. Title (all c,'ps) HYDROLOGIC EFFECTS OF REDUCING
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IRRIGATION TO }~INTAIN A PERMANENT POOL IN JOHN
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MARTIN RESERVOIR, ARYJ\NSAS RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO

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3. AuthorsRichard R. T.uckey

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9. Descriptors Water transfer, Water distribution (applied), Computer models,

Prior appropriation, Reservoir operation, Aquifers, Colorado

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10. Identifiers Southeastern Colorado, Arkansas River valley, John Martin

Reservoir

11. Type of publication

U.S. Geological Survey open-file report

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12. Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey has evaluated a plan by the Colorado

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Division of Wildlife to maintain a permanent pool of 10,000 acre-feet (1.2xlO

cubic meters) in John Martin Reservoir on the Arkansas River. This pool would

be maintained through the use of water assigned to shares in the Catlin Canal,

Company that the Division has acquired. This plan was evaluated using a

lumped parameter model developed to test management alternatives in a stream-

aquifer system. A 2S-year period from 1949 through 1973 was simulated. Based

on this simulation, it is concluded that (1) the Division of Hildlife has

sufficient shares in the, Catlin Canal Company to maintain a permanent pool of

the proposed size, (2) surface-water diversions by most other canals in the

basin would increase slightly under the proposed plan, (3) the flow at the

Colorado-Kansas State line would increase slightly under the proposed plan,

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and (4) the ground-water system would not be significantly affected by the

proposed plan.

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