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., ~ ' 0020!G 1965 Operations (Contd) . During 1965, Harlan County Dam prevented $60,000 in flood damages and since 1952, the accrued flood damages prevented are $6,440,000. Lovewell Dam and Reaervoir The reservoir inflow for 1965 was l88~ of the most probsble, The maximum elevation of 1586.69 (55,190 acre-feet) was reached on March 5. This was 4.09 feet (13,500 acre-feet) in the flood control pool, and was partially due to the planned 6000acre-feet carryover storage to aasure adequate irrigation supply while the riprap rapairs were being made st Harlan County Dam, The minimum pool level of elevation 1579.28 (32,600 acre-feet) was reached on July 26. This was 3.32 feet (9,090 acre-feet) below the top of the conservation pool. Although no flood damages were prevented during 1965, the project has prevented $246,000 in damages since 1957. Kirwin Dam and Reservoir . The reservoir inflow for 1965 was 205~ of the most probable, The maximum reservoir elevation of 1730,38 (105,270 acre-feet) or 1,98 feet (10,090 acre-feet) in the flood pool was reached on October 22. Due to the low capacity, 500 + c.f.a., of the haul road river crossing, at the construction site of Glen Elder Dam downstream, it was necessary to regulate the releases from the flood pool so that flooding of the crossing was prevented and releases had to be correlated with releases from Webster Reservoir where storage was also in the flood pool, This restriction on Kirwin and Webster is being alleviated by increasing the river crossing capacity to about 2000 c.f.s. The 8,228 acres irrigated under the Kirwin Canal were provided a full water supply. The irrigation releases reduced the pool level to eleva- tion 1724,40 (76,700 acre-feet) on August 23. This was 4,0 feet (18,480 acre-feet) below the top of the conservation pool. During 1965, Kirwin Dam prevented $325,000 in flood damages, Dsmages prevented since 1955 are $1,392,000. Webster Dam and Reservoir The reservoir inflow for 1965 was 1727. of the most probable, The reservoir reached a depth of 0.8 feet (2,791 acre-feet) in the flood pool on November 9. During October, in cooperation with the State of Kansas and the Geological Survey, relesses from the reservoir were withheld so that base flow characteristics from Webster Dam to the mouth of the South Fork of the Solomon River could be determined. Releases were also withheld in late November and early December so as not to hamper the pouring of the concrete piers of a highway bridge being constructed south of Stockton, Kansas. When releases were resumed . 9