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CONTENTS <br />Abstract................................................................................................................................................... ............................... <br />Introduction............................................................................................................................................. ............................... <br />Purposeand Scope ........................................................................................................................ ............................... <br />Descriptionof Study Area ............................................................................................................ ............................... <br />Methodsof Trend Analysis .................................................................................................................... ............................... <br />Water Administration and Reservoir Operations ................................................................................... ............................... <br />PuebloReservoir ........................................................................................................................... ............................... <br />JohnMartin Reservoir .................................................................................................................. ............................... <br />General Discussion of Streamflow and Specific Conductance in the Arkansas River ........................... ............................... <br />Relations of Streamflow and Specific- Conductance Trends to Reservoir Operations in the Arkansas River ...................... <br />AtCanon City ............................................................................................................................... ............................... <br />AbovePueblo ................................................................................................................................ ............................... <br />NearAvondale ............................................................................................................................... ............................... <br />AtLas Animas .............................................................................................................................. ............................... <br />BelowJohn Martin Reservoir ....................................................................................................... ............................... <br />AtLamar ....................................................................................................................................... ............................... <br />Summary................................................................................................................................................. ............................... <br />ReferencesCited ..................................................................................................................................... ............................... <br />FIGURES <br />1. Map showing location of study area and streamflow- gaging stations ......................................... ............................... <br />2 -27. Graphs showing: <br />2. Example of a boxplot .......................................................................................................... ............................... <br />3. Daily mean streamflow at selected Arkansas River gaging stations, 1982 ......................... ............................... <br />4. Median specific conductance at selected sites on the Arkansas River, 1990- 93 ................ ............................... <br />5. Daily mean streamflow at station 07096000 (Arkansas River at Canon City), <br />1964 -74 and 1975- 94 ......................................................................................................... ............................... <br />6. Total annual volume of water imported into the Arkansas River from the Colorado <br />RiverBasin, 1964- 94 .......................................................................................................... ............................... <br />7. Specific conductance at station 07096000 (Arkansas River at Canon City), 1964 -94 ...... ............................... <br />8. Monthly specific conductance at station 07096000 (Arkansas River at Canon City), <br />1964 -74 and 1975- 94 ......................................................................................................... ............................... <br />9. Daily mean streamflow at station 07099400 (Arkansas River above Pueblo), <br />1966 -74 and 1975- 94 ......................................................................................................... ............................... <br />10. Specific conductance at station 07099400 (Arkansas River above Pueblo), 1966 -94 ....... ............................... <br />11. Monthly specific conductance at station 07099400 (Arkansas River above Pueblo), <br />1966 -74 and 1975- 94 ......................................................................................................... ............................... <br />12. Duration frequency of specific conductance at station 07099400 (Arkansas River <br />above Pueblo); Arkansas River at diversion for the Pueblo Board of Water Works; <br />and Arkansas River at diversion for the St. Charles Mesa Water District, <br />1966 -74 and 1975- 94 ......................................................................................................... ............................... <br />13. Daily mean streamflow at station 07109500 (Arkansas River near Avondale), <br />1969 -74 and 1975- 94 ......................................................................................................... ............................... <br />14. Specific conductance at station 07109500 (Arkansas River near Avondale), 1969 -94 ..... ............................... <br />15. Monthly specific conductance at station 07109500 (Arkansas River near Avondale), <br />1969 -74 and 1975- 94 ......................................................................................................... ............................... <br />1 <br />2 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />8 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />11 <br />15 <br />23 <br />28 <br />35 <br />41 <br />45 <br />47 <br />3 <br />7 <br />10 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />22 <br />24 <br />26 <br />27 <br />CONTENTS III <br />