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<br />Flow at Reservoir Diversions <br />Propoeed di~rsion8 to re~ervoirs are located BS <br /> <br />tol101l8 I <br />From West Monees Rivsr to Jeckson Gulch Reeervoir ~t <br />altitude SlOO, ebout eight miles abovo Mancos. <br />from E6at tienaoG River to Horae Creak. at ulti tude <br />9630, ebout ten m1le6 above ~(lncos. <br />From Middle MellcosR1ver Ilnd Horss Creek flt their <br />Junction to the Weber Reservoir, frolll a point on <br />Middle MnnCOB River cbout five miles sbove Mancos. <br />In the ebSI9nee of runoff l'ocords above the loiancos <br />station, the fUnef! at the reservoir diversions h8sbeen <br />ellt1meted from n study ot preoipitation in,reletlon to alti- <br />tude. Fundementdly, this method is i'ou.nded on the follow- <br />ing assumptions I <br />(e) Preeipitetioc v~rle' with eltitude. <br />(b) Consumptive use in trnnep1retion and soil eveporu- <br />tion ie substentielly uniform for the drainage cr~e <br />above Mancos, the lo~er temporatureg of the higher <br />"]:titudee beill~ offaet by h1ghsr ~1.nd1l and greeter <br />opportunities fo~ evaporetion from ;oi6t surfaces. <br />(0) Runoff equele precipitation less OODGumpt1v8 ueea. <br /> <br />43 <br /> <br />') <br />