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<br />. Short-term increases for water levels in the Arkansas River are associated with short-term high
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<br />ground-water levels in wells near the river.
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<br />. Steady, long-term increases, in ground-water levels near the Arkansas River compare favorably
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<br />with changes in the river-bed elevation.
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<br />. Sustained levels of relatively high base flows in the Arkansas River also can be associated with a
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<br />step-like increase in ground-water levels in wells near the river.
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<br />. Steady, long-term decreases for water levels in upland wells can be associated with decreases in
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<br />the amount of water in the Fort Lyon Canal. A
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<br />. Sharp, short-term changes in hydrologic factors, such as the amount of water in ,.the<f"ort Lyon
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<br />Canal and the amount ground water Withdrawn and surface water applied, ~al{.~assQ~a;ed.::..\,""
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<br />with sharp, short-term changes in water levels for upland wells. /....,>.... ") /:~\:::->.",/
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<br />More complicated relations between hydrologic factors and inVOIVi~~.;;<le~5~~~i~~~:::!9'vels in the
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<br />upland wells during the 1980s are more difficult to describe. The ge~~:<'~~'::~~~~~Jaors, such as the
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<br />amount of water in the Fort Lyon Canal and the amount ground ~ater ~\h4rfi~n'll.~~\.ribface water applied indi-
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<br />cated that water levels would be high during this period. ~9~~~er,\Qe ti~~l~j;>9~Jl~ges in these factors with
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<br />aanges in water levels was not as definitive as with \4e';~~I~:.rlicto(iiiie~~~~e. Areas in which the Arkansas
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<br />River can be expected to influence water IeveI~,c~~n:~~ItY(ide~~fied as relatively widespread in the western
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<br />one-half of the study area. Although therea'\'\l'S:\!J5Stantial}lr~~ of'sllallow water table in the eastern part of the
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<br />study area, the potential for expansiot!~~j;lb'at:areajs'nbt as great as in the western part due to steeper ground-water
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