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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Table 5 <br />Lake Canal Company <br />Analysis of Past Poudre Basin Droughts <br />And Drought Response under a Lake Canal Secondary Supply System <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Past Drought Historical Drought Description Presumed Notes <br />Event Year Lake Canal Drought <br /> Diversion 1 Stage I <br /> Drought <br /> Response <br /> (acre-feet) <br />1937 No data n/a unknown <br />101,000 AF deficit on the available in <br />Poudre River Hydrobase <br />1954 8,920 This drought is considered 1 C-BT system not yet <br />177,000 AF deficit on the (5,412 AF early significant in the record but commissioned so no <br />Poudre River and 3,508 AF late) early water was quite adequate adjustment to the Lake <br /> and late surface water was Canal diversion is made. <br /> likely also adequate. <br />1977 6,394 Sufficient early water but a 2 <br />170,000 AF deficit on the (4,358 AF early deficit of approximately 250 AF <br />Poudre River and 2,036 AF late) of late surface water. Well <br /> pumping would have made up <br /> the deficit. <br />1987 6,357 Sufficient early water and 2 <br />130,000 AF deficit on the (3,728 AF early approximately enough late <br />Poudre River and 2,629 AF late) surface water. Well pumping <br /> would have made up the deficit. <br />2002 5,165 Early water would have been 4 The critical drought in the <br />204,000 AF deficit on the (2,204 AF early insufficient with a deficit of 100 Poudre Basin is the 2002 <br />Poudre River and 2,961 AF late) AF or more and late water drought - estimated by <br /> would have been deficient as proxy data to be a 300- <br /> well, Likely wells would have year event. <br /> been used throughout the <br /> season in 2002, <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />1 Lake Canal diversions are adjusted so as to not include C-BT water that will not be available under future drought <br />events. <br />