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<br />acre-feet, respectively. All available Big Thompson River water would be
<br />diverted to the Foothills Power System at Lake Estes. During June and JLLly,
<br />al'ailal)le Big Thompson River water would be bypassed at Tunnel No. 1 when
<br />irrigation deliveries and diversions at Lake Estes exceed Big Thompson Power-
<br />plant capacity.
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<br />North Platte River Area
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<br />Even with the high carryover storage, the remaining vacant storage capacity of
<br />thc North Platte River area would be adequate to contain reasonable minimum
<br />water supplies without planned release of surplus river water.
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<br />Seminoe
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<br />With reasonable minimum runoff, powerplant releases from Seminoe Reservoir
<br />would be reduced to about 800 c. f. s. during February and March and further
<br />reduced to 500 c. f. s., the minimum required for downstream fishery conserva-
<br />tion, during the remainder of the water year. The planned release schedule
<br />combined with reasonable minimum inflows would produce maximum Seminoe
<br />Reservoir content of 870,000 acre-feet by the end of June. Year-end storage of
<br />828,000 would be 146 percent of normal.
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<br />Pathfinder
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<br />Pathfinder Reservoir would reach maximum storage content of 899,000 acre-
<br />feet by January 31. Thereafter, storage would be continually lowered to meet
<br />downstream irrigation demands. Fremont Canyon Powerplant releases would
<br />average about 1,400 c. t. s. during April and May, and near powerplant capacity
<br />thereafter. The normal irrigation requirements would be met without powerplant
<br />bypass. Pathfinder Reservoir year-end storage of 366,000 acre-feet would be
<br />210 percent of normal.
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<br />AIcova
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<br />Alcova Reservoir would be refilled to the normal summer recreation level (Ele-
<br />vation 5498 - storage content 179, 000 acre-feet) by the end of April and thereafter
<br />maintained within plus or minus one foot to provide a nearly constant water sur-
<br />face for recreational purposes. The plan for irrigation delivery to the Kendrick
<br />project would be the same for all three water supply conditions. With minimum
<br />runoff, decreased river gains from Alcova to Guernsey reservoirs would require
<br />greater releases through Alcova Powerplant to meet irrigation needs during the
<br />July-September period.
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