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<br />GuOS 4 'I, <br /> <br />The Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission operates a seasonal fish <br />hatchery at the Webster.Darn spillway stilling basin during the spring <br />months. Unless absolutely necessary for flood control releases, the <br />spillway gates are not opened while the hatchery is in operation. <br /> <br />1974 SUMMARY <br /> <br />In 1974, the precipitation at Webster Dam was 60 percent of normal. <br />The inflow of 21,966 acre-feet was between normal and dry-year forecasts. <br /> <br />During 1974, 15,602 acre-feet were diverted to Osborne Canal providing a <br />full water supply for irrigation of 6,776 acres. About 11,700 acre-feet <br />of active storage were remaining in the reservoir at the end of the irri- <br />gation season. The Webster Irrigation District reports a gross 1974 crop <br />value of $2,023,607. <br /> <br />During the fall months, water from the spillway stilling pool was fur- <br />nished to a contractor constructing a cross-county natural gas line <br />downstream from Webster Dam. <br /> <br />...... <br /> <br />-: :.:. <br /> <br />1975 OUTLOOK <br /> <br />.The carryover storage and the flows in the South Fork of the Solomon <br />River are expected to be adequate to irrigate 6,800 acres io the Webster <br />Irrigation District if 1975 is a normal year. However, a shortage is <br />txpecteu under the dry-year forecast. <br /> <br />GLEN ELDER illlIT, SOLOMON DIVISION IN KANSAS <br /> <br />GENERAL <br /> <br />Releases from Waconda Lake will be regulated as required for the city <br />of Beloit, Kansas and water right administration. <br /> <br />The ivater service contract with Beloit pro-Jides for a normal annual use <br />of up to 2,000 acre-feet of Waconda Lake storage as measured at the Glen <br />Elder Dam river outlet works. In any water year that the city's water <br />supply is insufficient and there is surplus water in waconda Lake, then <br />such additional water may be delivered to the city at a rate of $15.00 <br />per acre-foot <br /> <br />..,:::~:.-. <br /> <br />'. ;;.. <br /> <br />....... <br />:",<., <br /> <br />.::::..;~ <br /> <br />The available facilities along the shores of Waconda Lake and the large <br />water surface area afford opportunities to many thousands of people for <br />picnics, 'sightseeing, recreation, water sports, hunting, and fishing. <br /> <br />When compatible with flood control operations, the operating criteria <br />for Waconda Lake provide for a stable or rising pool level d1Jring the <br />fish spawning period each spring. <br /> <br />24 <br />