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The reservoir remamed empty the remainder of the year. Inflow into John Martin Reservoir during the irrigation season totalled 97,850 acre feet. This was the fourth lowest summer inflow since 1949-1950 and 63 per cent of the thirteen-year average. Diversions downstream from John Martin Reservoir during the irrigation season were only 5 per cent less than the thirteen-year aver- age. Total diversions April 1 to October 31, 1961. by the ditches in Colorado W. D. No. 67 were 151,002 acre feet. Ditch diversions in Kansas for the same period amounted to 75,143 acre feet or 90 per cent of the water crossing the statclinc in that time. Total reservoir releases April 1 to October J 1 wert.:: 148,000 acre feet which is 78,035 acre feet less than total diversions. Local runoff from areas below the reservoir and return flows provided 35 per cent of the ,"'ater divcrted during the irrig,1tion SC<l50n River flm\.' w;'\s passed through the reservoir :lVerilging: 5.0 c.f.s. from November 1. 19()1, to Apnl8, 196'2 467 c. f.s. from May 1,1962, toMa)' 16, 1962 479 c.Ls. from June 1,1962 to Jul)' 24, 1962 65 c.f.s. from Aug. 11. 1962, tnOctobcr 31. 1962. Statdinl: flow for corrcspondill~ periods ;lveraged 136 c.f.:-.. 10+ c.f.s.. 234 c.f.s.. and 47 c.f.s., respectively The tutal Jischilrge fur tilL'. ye;ll ;It Garden Clt): \',:;t5 5'2,760 dClT fecl of \vhich 75 .per cent occurred as winter flows amounting to 39,570 acre feet. Runoff following raim in May and June accounted for an .1clditinfl.11 6,600 ;jcre feet eluring twu shorr periuds. The remaining dis- (l1;uge at G;"lrdcll City W,lS ti.590 :lcre feet or ;111 aver<l~e of 17 c.f.s. Tile Engineering CommittcL' cumplch::d it study of re:"ervoir opera- tions whicl1 was submitted to and a..::ccpt~d by the Administration on Milrch 27. 1962. Studies of the cfhet of smllll ponds nn water supplicf: have not been compl('ted. On April 24 and 25, 19(11, tlK OpLratIOlb COllllllittl::e made an inspection of measuring devices on the ditches hetween John Martin Dam and Pueblo. A report on this assignment was suhmltted to and accepted hy thr Aclministratinn on September '21. 196~ 8. Gagiug Stntioll.~ Stream-flow records of satisfactory ;ILcuracy were ubtained at all of the Compact stations. Empl1asis w;'\s continucd nn performing addi- tion;d fic.l,d wnrk and prov~Jing ~ttcam-t1{1\J,: d?[? to the Administra.tion and the State offici,lls nn 1<'