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<br />of the area of the reservoirs that might be used either at <br /> <br />Boulder Canyon or at Glen Canyon. They 1dou1d not have any <br /> <br />very different results. I think I might take Boulder Canyon as <br /> <br />a tyPe and with, say, 16,000,000 acre feet which would be a <br /> <br />necessary storage to entirely control the river outside of any <br /> <br />flood control considerations, that \>Tould e'xpose to evaporation, <br /> <br />an area of 80,000 acres. <br /> <br />HR. NORVIEL: And the evaporation per annum ;lOu1d be hO'-I <br /> <br />many acre feet'! <br /> <br />MR. A. P. DJevIS: I suppose we might assume about six feet. <br /> <br />That reservoir would not be full, of course, all the time. In <br /> <br />fact, under normal conditions, \>Te are assuming it would be ap- <br /> <br />proD.ching emptiness. But ue are safe in taking it at 6 feet. <br /> <br />Assuming about one_half of it would be exposed, that would be <br /> <br />about 240,000 D.ore feet per annum. <br /> <br />MR. CARPENTER: Hith respect to any reservoirs constructed <br /> <br />in the Upper area, there \>Tou1d be evaporation there also, and <br /> <br />that would automatically be cared for and deducted under this <br /> <br />plan 1;i thout any figuring. <br />MR. A. P.' DAVIS: That is true. This compact requires, <br /> <br />hOHever, that the 10we~' basin stand the loss from either Lee 1 s <br /> <br />Ferry, or anything belou it. <br /> <br />MR. NORVIEL: I am just endeavoring to ascertain the <br /> <br />approximate loss. You speak of a dam creating a reservoir with <br /> <br /> <br />a capacity of 16,000,000 acre feet. under this compact - this <br /> <br />form of draft ~ the lower states or basin uou1d be chargeable <br /> <br />for all the \>Tater that passes Lee's Ferry. In such a <br />12th - S,F. <br />18 <br /> <br />reservoir <br /> <br />88 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />88 <br />