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<br />6 <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />o <br />CJ1 <br />o <br />r0 <br /> <br />REPOIl! ON STOCK PONDS_ IN THE ABKAJIl1S <br />RIVER BASIi c~__ <br /> <br />By S. Ahmed R1z'Yi <br /> <br />Int.roductien: The Arlw:ulas River Ba8in is a sllllli ar.I.d dry' basin viih a <br />large area. In part of the basin there is diverBioD tor :lrr.I.gat1on tor crop grmrth <br />vMch is g8nera11y" 8l1ppl1ed by the Arlamsas River and its major tri1:lltsriel, while <br />in ether psrl;s Df the baa1n. cattle raising i8 the mBin industry. In the AlicaJ'IB&s <br />B:l.ver &asin IIIlUlY poDd8 baTe been developed for cattle which are known as stock poMS. <br />In 1941. the Colorado Leg\.slature passed B. B. No. 150 lIllI&bling stock poms to be con- <br /> <br />atructed, en nonllalJT dry channels, for steck vat.eri.ng ~oses onl,y. '!'be capacity of. <br />the reserYoiI'll CllIIIlet exceed 10 acre feet. and the height of the spillwlllY' could be ne <br />IIIlllX'8 than 15' lQgb:. As of Febro.ary 1961 the~ were ht,oof stock poms in the Ar- <br />"2. "--t <br />kanaas !l:I.ver basin. Das to the develOJDlnt of tile stock ponds. it vas feared that <br />("(((fl111..'1 sl1'"C.IIN5 <br />ths flew of the-rlver8j1l11ght be affected. or the prior rights of the irrigators :in <br />the basin. Therefore, it 11'88 decided to lIIILke a study of the illflUilDce of theee <br /> <br />ponds on the basiD as _ ..l~h.. Qf"-1H1~-.a\;er-in.-the-dl.tferent;-creelal\)r-' <br /> <br />riv9rs. <br /> <br />Procedurel First a record vas Il&d8 of. all the stock ponds :in the basin ac- <br /> <br /> <br />cording to irrigation diBtrict. These lito ell: poms 118re arrmged alphabeticall,- in <br /> <br />the I. D.. together wi 1;11 the lllI&e of the awn.., file DI1IlIber. section. range, date <br /> <br /> <br />filed. vater COD1'se and capacit,-. These records are on file in 'Ibis office. <br /> <br /> <br />J!'ter this recerd 11'88 COIIIpiled, the data 11'&8 plotted on a msp of the basl.n to <br /> <br /> <br />l!how which areas vere crowded to g\.Vlil a rollgh idea of where these stock ponds could <br /> <br />causs a direct or ia:lirect effect. After ana~ing '\;be map. the areas where it appeared <br />r>u>y he <br />that the stock ponds _ cansing an adverse affect were selected for further study. <br /> <br />Fer th.. areas eheseB 1'/8 fu:rthu ~. For the areas cho5Eln. the diversion rights <br />were recorded IUld arranged according to irrigation districts. These distriot rights <br />were then tabulated t:rom the file, showiDg page nUlllber. priorit,-, lUIIIe ot d1teh. <br />