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<br />Table of Contents
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<br />Table of Contents .....".....",......."......",......."",....",.....,........,,',......,'.....,...."....""..",.....,..",.....",.. i
<br />list of Tables ...................".......",....."...,..,............"......,..,...,."......"....,......"....",...,...........",....'", iv
<br />list of Figures ........."....",....",........"........""......,........,.......,',......".."..,.....,............,...."...."...."..'" v
<br />Executive Summary ,...."...."""......",...."""......."....."................,..........,...,...."",..,...,......".....,... S-1
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<br />Chapter 1: Introduction ....""...",......",., ........',....."" ........ ......'"....", .....'"...,.,.. ,:".."....." ..,.,....., 1-1
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<br />Background "......"....,.........",.........."......."....,........."......."............,....,.....",..',..,..",..,.', 1-1
<br />Study Objectives.",....",......".......",.......",........,.....",.....",..,."'......"..,......."..."...."..""..,1-1
<br />Study Approach ......,........,.,.......".........",.....,.".....".....,'"..."......"....".....',...,.....,..,..",.., 1-2
<br />Organization of Report ",..,..."""......""......,........,......",....""..",.....,',..."'.."....",...,,,...,. 1-3
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<br />Chapter 2: Hydrology of the Blue River Basin .......................................................................... 2-1
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<br />Hydrologic Setting ..."".....""..,."."......."....."",......,......"....."......,.....,..".....",..'""....".. 2-1
<br />Surface Water Hydrology "...."",.....".......",.....",....""..".....",...",...,.,..,,;,...",... 2-1
<br />Groundwater Hydrology ......,."......,......"""..."".."."....,.....",...."""....,"..",..,.., 2-2
<br />Water Resources Development....".........,.....,."...."......,..,..."...",..",...,"..'",...., 2-4
<br />Hydrologic Data for Computer Modeling ..........................,.......................................... 2-5
<br />General Approach "".....,.",....,:.."......"..,..",.,....",...",....."...."",",....""..',....".., 2-5
<br />Selection of Study Period,...."",.....",.......",....."....."....,."...."..",....",..""...",..' 2-5
<br />Vtrgin Flows at Reference Gages........................................................................ 2-6
<br />Derivation of Elevation-Yield Functions ,....'""...",....",....",..."...."..""" ..",...,.. 2-7
<br />Virgin Flows at Ungaged Sites............................,............................................. 2-11
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<br />Chapter 3: Water Rights and Operating Agreements ................................................................ 3-1
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<br />Orientation...",....",......"",....,."..,.",.,.,....""....."".....""....",....",...."...",..""..""""",...., 3-1
<br />Major Rights and Agreements....",.,.,......,..,..""""",..,.....""",.,..","....."..."..".,..""..",.. 3-2
<br />Colorado River Rights"...".."....",.....""..",..".."""..""".",",.."""""",...'"",...,.. 3-2
<br />Blue River Basin Export Systems .......................................................,............... 3-3
<br />Decrees and Agreements Affecting Major Water Rights................................... 3-5
<br />In.basin Water Rights .."".....""......".",....".......",......",.."",....,..,..,."....,.."",..",...",....,. 3-7
<br />Municipal Systems.."."......""......."..............""....""...",...."..,."....",..",..""....,.. 3-7
<br />Ski Resorts ...,..,......",..,....",., ....."",....""..'"". ......, .....,.,..""..",....."....,...", ,.",.... 3-9
<br />Industrial Water Users ,."",..,."",......'",....",....",.,...""....,...""..""...",..."""..., 3-10Agricultural Water Rights......"".....""....,.........",....,....."",.."...",.,..,"..",..."".. 3-10
<br />Instream Flow Rights and Agreements ........................................................................ 3-10
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<br />Snake River Sub-basin,......"........,......"""...,..",....,.....",.....,....",...'"...".....'..... 3-12
<br />Upper Blue River Sub-basin ............................................................................. 3-13
<br />Terunile Creek Sub-basin "......"",..."",....""..'"....",,'....,..,...,',,'............",..,.,., 3-14
<br />Lower Blue River Sub-basin ............................................................................. 3-14
<br />Modeling of Water Rights and Agreements ................................................................. 3-15
<br />Major Rights and Agreements ........................................................................., 3-15
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<br />In-basin Water Rights,....."""...,.""..""""...""'.."."..."'..""..."",'..,.. ..."..""...., 3-16
<br />Instream Flow Agreements.....""",.....,..."""", ".",..'".., ...,'....",'.."'.."....."...,,, 3-16
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