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<br />of tbe Mencos River et the project landB (Mancos <br /><<age) IIIId at the various reservoir diversions, a,s <br /> <br />llhown in Tabla 10. <br />(2) The computation of the etorable flow at the proyoeed <br /> <br />reservoir diversions, for, the reurm of record at the <br /> <br />Maucos gage. <br /> <br />(3) lllltenlinllUon of atorllble flow for the years durina: <br />which no records existed nt olnncoD, but are svell~' <br />sble for the Btation at Towaoc, belo.... the irrigated <br /> <br />'-.,' <br /> <br />aree. <br /> <br />The :.wncol!l River at ~ncos, is prilllF.lrily II snol'1 fed <br /> <br />otreem and ooneequently'over tHo~th1rde of the runoff ocourn <br />in tlle form 01' a spring flood, usually during the months of <br />May and June. During tllis period, the 8udden telJlpe,reture <br /> <br />chengell cause erratic flows. In view of the fnct that the <br /> <br />spring floodD are cf-used by the rl:;iac tamperaturero and be- <br /> <br />causa of tho avAilability of water, irrigation oterts during <br />the flood. As the fmow during this period i5 usuolly oon- <br /> <br />siderably in excess of the demand for irrieetion, the 1ereer <br /> <br />pe.rt of the water to be stored !!lust be diverted 6t th1E time. <br />In viell of tlle present irrigeUon j)I'llCti09 of divert- <br /> <br />illg 'Rater all early 96 pQBsible in the spring, reg/l.rdless of <br /> <br />tha wastefUlness of this ?ract1ce, nnd tne large volUme of <br /> <br />flood runoff originating below trA reservoir divers1ons. it <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br />o <br />~ <br /> <br />46 <br />