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<br />For: 11. C. llinderlider, State Engineer;
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<br />From, C. 1.. Patterson, Chief Engineer,
<br />Colorado Water Conservation Board;
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<br />Re, Arkansas River and Caddoa Reservoir Opere.tion:
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<br />1. As of May 22, 1943 there was 16.892 acre-feet of water in storace
<br />available for release from Caddoa Reservoir, according to our re-
<br />vised area-capacity table.
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<br />2. Charges against Colorado by reason of addi tional diversions made
<br />by ditches upstream, during the period April 1 to Day 21, 19lJ3,
<br />have resulted in an aocumulated credit to Kansas of 8,068 AF., as
<br />indi cnted "by the attaohed table.
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<br />At c.~rrent rates, with infloVls approximating 35 ofs. and releases
<br />averaging 375 cfs., storage VQll decline at a rate of about 680
<br />AF/day; and with Purgatoire in1'low zero and I.a Junta flows averag-
<br />ing about 53 cfs., charges against Colorado end credits to Kansas
<br />are inoreasing at the rate of about 760 AF/day.
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<br />4. Unless conditions are changed by plains rainfall and runoff in the
<br />meantime, the charges against Colorado ~~ll have increased, and
<br />reservoir storage will have declined, in a period of about 6 days, -
<br />i.e. by Day 27th, - to a value approximating 12,700 AP., at whioh
<br />time the storage supply to Colorado's credit will have been ex-
<br />hausted, and all the water remaining in the reservoir must be re-
<br />served 1'or Kansas and released when and as requested.
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<br />5. When the above mentioned status is reached, the administration of
<br />vater rights along the river will revert to the priority basis, and
<br />will be the same as though Caddoa reservoir had not been constructed
<br />or was empty, except that it will be necessary thereafter, until
<br />another supply accumuletes to Colorado's credit, to impose limita-
<br />tions on the diversicns made by dovnstream ditches in order to prevent
<br />depleti onS of tr,e waters relee-sed to Kansas. *"
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