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<br />'- <br /> <br />1~ <br /> <br />'"..;. , <br />~,'I . <br />i\f~~t~iol <br />.." <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I I' <br /> <br />Not all of the water reaching P~thfinder Reservoir is available <br /> <br />for storage or for use of the N,rth Pl"-tte Project as direct flow. Be- <br /> <br />cause the priorities earlier than 1904 have a right to the USe of their <br /> <br />allotment of the natural flow during the irrigation season, And '.'ht:1l the <br /> <br />natural flow drops to the ~ount needed for the earlier priorities all of <br /> <br />the natural flow waters are passed through the reservoirs, consequently <br /> <br />very little, if any, water is available for storage after July 1st of any <br /> <br />year, <br /> <br />During dry springs the demand begins early in the season and in that <br /> <br />case a lesser portion of the early run off is available for storage, During <br /> <br />the 1939 season the demand on the river flow begun early so th~t only about <br /> <br />one-half of the spring run off could be stored, and besides the demand on <br /> <br />reservoir water began during the month of Muy which is at le~st 40 days <br /> <br />earlier than usual, <br /> <br />The "resent out look for a water supply for next season is not bright, <br /> <br />4 <br />