Review of Stock Water Facilities Guides

• Description: Average Discharges for Small Watersheds
• Date: 3/8/1962
• Author: Stanley A. Miller, CWCB
• Title: Review of Stock Water Facilities Guides
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Board Memo

COLORADO WATER CONSERVAIVION BOARD
215 State Services Building
1525 Sherman Street
Denver 3, Colorado
March 8, 1.962
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GV'_ CPC "%: Review of Stock Water Facilities Guide, Feb. 21,
1962, by Pacicfic -Southwve�t Inter- Agency Cmwnittee.
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T L - vei:y well written and comprehensive report
on the subject of stock water fiacilities. It begins with methods
of supplying water to atock, outlines various hydrolog:i-c procedures
for deto_­mininq ava water: supply, present fs u -very simple
explanation of good dwti designed construction methods. The
report ttnds wl-th a b ,ef resume of the dii:fei.ent lawn 'Und policies
governing acquIsit'Ji.on and administrati.on of water rilghtb in the
western states.
n' port as I have seen
Thia report is about as complete a rel
on this subject. They care!."tilly outline the great variation in
soils, evaporation, pracip.!.tation and available water supplies
in the west. Uffierever possible, they present maximum and minimum
factors to be used in any study, and then discussed all Factors,
which should be considered in planning a stack water tank.
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