BOARD00177

• Board Meeting Date: 5/23/2005
• Description: ISF Section - Uncontested Streams Request to Delay Final Action
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Colorado, Water Resources Investigations Report 85-4086, 1985) that apply to the Uncompahgre
Plateau and Glade Park based on basin drainage area, mean annual precipitation, mean basin
elevation and mean basin slope. The report "Uncompahgre Plateau and Glade Park Annual .
Hydrograph Estimation" in Appendix C, explains staffs water availability analysis in more
detail. Table 2 below displays the estimated stream flow of Escalante Creek.

. For the upper reach, the synthetic hydrograph shows that the summer flow recommendation of
11.5 cfs is available only from April I to June 30. The summer flow recommendation was
reduced to 3.2 cfs for the time period of July 1 through July 31 based on limited water
availability. Table 2 also shows that the winter flow recommendation 00.2 cfs is only available
at least 50% of the time from March 1 through March 31. The winter flow recommendation was
further reduced to 1.3 cfs for the period of August 1 to February 28 based on limited water
availability.

Table 2: Estimated Stream Flow on Escalante Creek (upper reach):
Jan Feb Mar Apr May
(cfs) 1.3 2.9 4.2 63.2 230.6

Jun
105.8

Jul
5.4

Aug
2.1

Sep
1.7

Oct
1.6

Nov
1.6

Dec
1.S

Estimated Stream Flow on Escalante Creek
(upper reach)

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Table 3: Estimated Stream Flow on Escalante Creek (lower reach):
Jan Feb Mar Apr May
(cfs) 1.5 3.3 4.7 71,9 262.3

Jun
120.3

Jul
6.2

Aug
2.4

Sep
2.0

Oct
1.8

Nov
1.8

Dee
1.7

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