WSP01515

• File Number: 8111.600
• Description: ARCA Annual Reports
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 12/9/1980
• Author: ARCA
• Title: Thirty-Second Annual Report Arkansas River Compact Administration for the Year 1980
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

Provisions were also made for repayment of new transit loss deficits to
Kansas. The April 24, 1980 Storage Resolution remains in full force and
effect from year to year or lUltil either Colorado or Kansas terminates
it through its compact delegation.
During the Summer Storage Season, inflow to the conservation pool
totalled 242,338.33 A.F. with storage events as follows:

TABLE I
Conservation Events of John Martin Reservoir
Water Year 1980

Beginning or Endmg of Beginning of Transfer Ending of Transfer
Storage Slorage Release Helease
Hour Da, Hour Day Hour Da, Hour Oa\'
0001 Apnll 0223 April 19 0Il00 April 7 022.1 Aprill9
0223 AprIl 19 2101 Aug.5 0223 Apr1l17 2HJ.I AU!!. 5
0!>l0 Aug 16 1559 Aug 17 0900 Aug. llj ]559 AUlI. ]7
1700 Sept 10 2400 Sept. 11 1700 Sl'pl 10 2400 Sept. II
1000 Oct. 29 2400 Oct .31 IJ08 Oct. 31 2~OO Ofl.31

Amount
Stored
A.F'.
4.563
233.700
2.088
1.442
906

During April. 1980. 9,944.00 AF, of Colorado River Trans-Mountain
was purchased for storage in space for Permanent Pool <.:is authurized
by ResoluUon of the Administration on August 14, W76 and special
telephonic meeting on April 15, 1980. On April '2:1, 52.7'; A.F. of storage
was credited to the Permanent Pool under the Muddy Creek Transfer
Decree .

TABLE II
Operation of Permanent Pool

Contents
Beginning of
Month, A. F'l.
April 0
May 5.liJO.61
June 9.769.62
July 9.iJ03.66
Aug 9.16516
Sept. 8.86508
Oct 8.87175
Totals

Innow.
A.F'l.
::..25828
4.838.46
o
o
o
400,00
o
]0.396.74

Evaporation
A. Fl.

767
219.45
"50'
338.50
400,116
293.33
24268
1.767.67

Release,
AFt.
o
o
o
o
o
o
394.41
39441

Conlents
End 01
Month. A. Ft
5.1506]
9.769.62
9.503.&0
9.]65.16
8.765.08
8.R7]75
8.234.66

At the end of the compact year, 2400 hours October 31, 1980, the
reservoir contained 35.395 AF, the Conservation Pool was empty and
Agreement accoWlts contained 27,160 acre feel.
The 1980 Water Year produced well above-average stream flows.
Storage in John Martin Reservoir was greater than any year since
1965. The reservoir was in a storage situation continually from
November I, 1979 until August 5, 1980. The Conservation Pool W<.:iS
emptied for the first time on April 19. but storage was immediately
declared again. Water was stored and released into accounts at the
inflow rate from April 22 Wltil May 2. when inflo\ll exceeded the
allowable release rate. Release rate from May 2 through August 5 was
determined by the 1980 Colorado.Kansas Storage Resolution. Three
short storage periods occurred. one each in August. September, and
October. Water from the Kansas transit loss account and the Sisson
ditch account was released concW'rent to Kansas' demands for account
water.
Stateline flows were computed following an analysis of the days

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