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<br />CONTENTS
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<br />Abstract ................ ..... ......................... .................. ........ .................. .......... ..................................... ....... ........... ........... ..... ......
<br />Introduction ............ ...................... ......... ............... ....... ........................... ..................... ..................... ............. ................. ......
<br />Current water-table conditions...... .......................... ..... .................. ......... ..................... ........................ .......... ............ ...... .....
<br />Water table ................ .............. ..................... ...... ........................... ..................... .................................. ........... ..... .......
<br />Estimate of ground-water storage ....................... ..................... ..... ............. ........ ........ .......................... ........... ..... .......
<br />Depth to water .............. .......... ........................... ...................... .................. ........ ........ ..................... ................ ............
<br />Historical water levels ............ ......................................... ................. ........................... .............................. ............... ............
<br />General changes in water levels .................................................................................................................................
<br />Regression characterization .. ...... ..... ........................ .............. ......... ........................ ...................... ......... .... .................
<br />Fluctuations in water. levels ........ ..... ........................ .............. .................................. .......,:'""}'..... ................ .................
<br />Short-term varlal10n m water-levels ....... ......... ............. ..... ...................................... ....;f...,X... .................. ..................
<br />Factors that affect ground-water levels ............ ........................... ....................... .............. ..,ii:..::::",~".........(,... ...................
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<br />InterrelatIOns of ground-water levels and affectmg factors ..............:...,..f...O"..:v,'.....;..:;..;.,..'>;.:.:;..............................
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<br />References cited .................... ................ ..... ....... ............................... ...."',~~:~;{v:~\'\. .j............... ........... ......... ..........
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<br />FIGURESr\ /~~:;~~,>'J
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<br />1-3 Maps showing:" f.V' < ,:"<
<br />1. Location of study area . ...... ....... ............ /::';:~..,..';;.",.:';.....'......... :'::'....~:...:';~:'........................ .... .......... ................. ....... .....
<br />2. Generalized water-table contours d,eri::e~, fr,'O~:ij;l'e~suI!'llIl:ntsirH(de March 10 through March 19, 1999............
<br />3. Generalized depth-to-water calcu)~tect.1'rpln ipea~u!'ea w~t~r table and digital representation
<br />of land-surface elevations ... .... .../,:~~~,~~,.~:;,:~~\~>::': ~p:~'~l.\,~;~:;~,j...... ....".. ............ ................ ........... ........... ...................
<br />4. Hydrographs showing generaLti'~aS;~Q grOlm&,wat"er levels ...................................................................................
<br />5. Hydrographs of annual tot~L~~~,~~i!.~:ith~:x. flow in 'th)Fort Lyon canal................................................................
<br />6. Hydrographs of annual total ai!lf!ri\eah pailo/ flow in the Arkansas River at La Junta ..............................................
<br />7. Comparison of annual-toln);~~il>'lll~a'\r,'~n?ivstantaneous time-series data for hydrologic....................................
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<br />TAB:;." ,. ""~~~~;)\,'?"'..m..m................mm................mmm....m...............
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<br />1. Descrip(jQP6fW,~UrlJ~~d to,~asure water table March 10 through March 19, 1999..............................................
<br />2. Freqtl~ncy'll1l.~!"si~,I):n" ba~i.c:;~jlltistics for calculated depths to water .....................................................................
<br />3. SUlllmary/for G,rO!ll\(LW~te} Site Inventory wells with multiple measurements in and near the study area..............
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<br />4. Annualvalues,for.liy~Qlogic records in the study area .............................................................................................
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<br />5. Flow-durati~)tt\ti'stiJ:s for the Fort Lyon Canal and the Arkansas River at La Junta ..............................................
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