WSP00914

• File Number: 8407.600
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications - Kansas General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 2/1/1966
• Author: BOR
• Title: Kansas River Projects - 1965 Operations - 1966 Outlook
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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MONTH
Jan,
Feb.
Mar,
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total

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Jan.
Feb,
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total

002j~3

TABLE 3
RESERVOIR OPERATIONS
HARLAN COUNTY, LOVEWELL AND KIRWIN RESERVOIRS
(Units in 1,000 Acre-Feet)

TOTAL STORAGE
END OF IIlNTH
1964 1965
252.2 218.5
254.4 227.5
274.7 241.9
299.4 255.8
304,2 296.4
329.2 346.1
267.9 331.6
240.0 303.8
209.8 366.3
206.5 358.3
209.5 339.9
212,9 341. 9

48.0
48.2
47,8
48,3
43.2
39.4
34,3
49.9
48.4
47.1
46.4
46.3

46.5
52.8
48.6
47.9
48.4
42.8
37.3
40.8
46.1
43.3
41. 6
42.0

TOTAL
1965
OUrFLOW
3.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
2.2
33.1
95.3
40.5
13.6
118. 5*
56.7*
29.3*
394,6

o
o
8,4
3.4
o
20.1
24.3
16,7
3.9
6.4*
1. 6*
0*
84.8

INFLOW
1965 IIlST
ACTUAL* PROBABLE
9.3 13.2
9.6 24,9
16.7 35.8
18.4 33.1
48.0 47.3
88.1 89.9
84, 5 24. 9
17.9 13.6
76,4 3.2
114.4 0
41.1 2.2
33,1 2.3
557.5 290.4 AI

0.4
6.3
3.5
3,7
2,2
13.3
20.8
21. 2
9.5
4.3
0.5
0.8
86.5 bl
-

0.2
0.6
0.6
0.6
4.0
8.4
14.1
14.0
2,1
0.7
0.4
0,2
45.9 c I

Jan. 83,8 58,2 0 0.3
Feb. 84.8 59.1 0 0.9
Mar, 85.7 59.7 0 1,3
Apr. 86,6 61.2 0 2.7
May 83.8 67.3 0 7.9
June 84.3 82.1 1. 6 18.0
Jul y 73 . 0 83.2 7. 7 11 . 2
Aug. 63 . 0 77 . 1 6, 1 2 . 3
Sept, 60.5 90.7 0,3 15.1
Oct. 59.1 99,9 8.2* 18.8
Nov. 58.2 94.9 6.0* 1.6
Dec. 57.9 95,0 ~* 1.9
Total 31.2 82.0
* Computed from reservoir operation data.
al Inflow adjusted for upstream depletions.
bl Inflow from Courtland Canal - 31,230 A.F.
- 55,290 A,F.
~I Forecasted inflow from Upper Courtland Canal -
inflow from White Rock Creek - 21,000 A.F.
22

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0.9
1.8
2.1
2.8
4.6
10.3
6.7
4.5
2.5
1.6
1.2
1.0
40.0

Table 3
Sheet 3 of 4

DAM AND
RESERVOIR
INFORMATION
DAM: HARLAN COUNTY
RESERVOIR: HARLAN
COUNTY
RESERVOIR
CAPACITY
0,9

DEAD
LIVE CONSER,
& SEDIMENT
Inactive
Active
SUB-TOTAL
FLOOD
TOTAL

143.9
197.8
342.6
498,0
840.6

DAM: LOVEWELL
RESERVOIR: LOVEWELL

DEAD
LIVE CONSER.
Inactive
Active
SUB-TOTAL
FLOOD
TOTAL

DAM: KIRWIN
RESERVOIR:

DEAD
LIVE CONSER.
Inactive
Active
SUB-TOTAL
FLOOD
TOTAL

RESERVOIR
CAPACITY

5.1

11. 7
24.9
"""'4T:7
50.5
"""9"2:2

KIRWIN

RESERVOIR
CAPACITY

6.4

3.4
85,4
95.2
219.4
314.6

Inflow from White Rock Creek,

24,900 A. F .

Forecasted