WSP00521

• File Number: 8200.765
• Description: White River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 1/1/1990
• Author: USGS
• Title: Water Quality and Sediment-Transport Characteristics in Kenney Reservoir - White River Basin - Northwestern Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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- Station 09306300, White River above
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Figure 4.--Mean daily discharge at site 3 for water years 1985-87
and at station 09306300 for water years 1973-81.

discharge at station 09306300 (1973-81) are shown in figure 4, Using a
capacity of 13,800 acre-ft for Kenney Reservoir, the theoretical hydraulic
residence times and capacity-inflow ratios for the reservoir at various river
discharges are listed in table 2. Residence-time calculations assume complete
mixing and no thermal stratification within the reservoir. During periods of
thermal stratification, however, temperatures of inflowing water will affect
the allocation. of the incoming river water within the reservoir. Thus, the
residence times within different thermal zones may be considerably different
from the values listed in table 2.

Acknowledgments

The authors thank Bill Murry and John (Hoot) Gibson of Water Users
Association No. 1 in the Colorado River Water Conservation District for their
assistance in collecting samples. The authors also thank Jim Geyler of Water
Users Association No. 1 for supplying equipment throughout the study period.

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