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<br />January 1943, During (ht: \".'Inter sror;igc pcrim.l, Novemher ], 1955, tu
<br />Mar..::h ~ 1 1959 inflow to the reservoir totalled 24,680 acre feet of
<br />which 2,34Q acre' feet was pass..xl through the rcsen'oir, At the stflrt of
<br />the irrigation sc~son on April 1, 1959, reservoir storage totalled 256.358
<br />a(:rc feet. This Wil.S about 22,400 acre fl.:c( less thiln on the S;1mc d,lte in
<br />IlJ58. While the galll in stora~e during the winter '\\'as less than ol1e-
<br />h;df th<lt of the previous wimer, it \\',lS till~ third lugest \\mtcr g;nfl
<br />~ince 1949-] 950, the first full year qf oper<ltion under the Cmnp<l(t.
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<br />The first n:kase of storcd water WilS made i\t 8:30 a.m, nil April
<br />I, 1959, upon the demand of Color?do, With thc exception of the
<br />period from 7:00 p.m, on April 9,1959, to 8:30 a.lll. on Arril13, 1959,
<br />n::lcases were m;ldc continuously throughout the irrigation sea."on tLl meet
<br />the ucmflnds fm wdter by the State of Colorado.
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<br />Statelinc !lows met the Kll1sas rcquin~ments until 8: 30 ,l.m un
<br />April 20, 1959, At this time releases from the reservoir werc increased
<br />to Illeet Kflns:\S uCffi<lncls which, with the eXLcption of May 9-11, May 21
<br />tn June 9, June 23, and the hrst two days in July, continued until the
<br />reservoir WilS declared empty;H SAS ;I.m, on Septemher 1( 1959,
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<br />River fluw \V;~s pas:-;eu through the rC5crVlllr from 8 :45 ;t.Ill. em
<br />September 14, 1959, to 8:30 :I,m, fln October ~1, 1959, when tho:: g;\(CS
<br />\\'cre closed, By midnight of the I;Hter date water in stor;-\gr.: tLlt;llll?J
<br />\J30 a,:re feet.
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<br />The emptying of Jl)\-1Il Martin Reservoir eluring the past year \ns
<br />uut:' not ('Inl}' tn incrci\~ed dnwnstream diversions but to ;\11 ullusu,tlly
<br />dry summer stori-lgc paiou. The [eservoir intlow from April 1 to 00::-
<br />~()bcr !d ;ot;l!lcd (Inly 1 R, 7 ,10 acn.:: fl'et of which 3,~)OO Jcre feet W;lS
<br />passed through ;tftcr the reservoir \\'J5 dccLtrcd empty. This \\,,\s the
<br />Il'.1SC inflmv of any irng;Hil'lll season since 1949-1950 and W,tS unly 11 ',:j.,
<br />of the' ten-year av..::T<lgc of irrig;nion'5cilSl.m inflows,
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<br />Diversions downstrc:lm fmm John Martll1 Reservoir JUflng the ir-
<br />rig,ltiGn Sl';\snn wen.: ,lbout 37(/~: gre;~ter th;\11 the tl'!l-yeilr ,lverage, It
<br />1$ of interest to note the downstream diversiuns in ]959 \wre ollly 19~;';-'
<br />grc;Jtcr th:l11 those in ll)57, the year uf re":CJrd Irrig{-\tilln'5c:\.~nn inOu\\',
<br />Tot:d d\vcrsiuns Ar'ril 1. 1959. t(l O(tober 31. 1959, by the Jitches; in
<br />Cnlor.ldn W. D. No, 67 wer~ 221/110 acre feet while ditch Jiwrsions
<br />In Kans:ls f'1r the same period ;lnlCJuntcu to 12\110 ;I(rc feo.::t or Sr)',;:"
<br />elf the W:ltt.:r (Tussing eho.:: st;\tdinc Itl tlide time.
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<br />Trmd reso.::rVOlr releases !\rnl 1 to October ~ I \vere 269.260 :lcre
<br />feet, 50me 75,460 d([C feet less than the tot<ll diversions. Local runoff
<br />from drcas below tho:: rcsCTvoir ;mu return flows proV1UCJ ahout 22 ';~
<br />of the w;Hcr diverted April 1 to October 31.
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<br />River flow W;lS pJssed through tho.:: ro.::servoir averaging:
<br />7,R c,f,s, from Novcmber 1, ]958, to M<lrch 31, 1959.
<br />81 c.f.s, from September 15, 1959, to O,:tolx::r 31, 1959,
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