WSP02477

• File Number: 8143.600.30A
• Description: John Martin Reservoir - Other Studies
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 1/1/1943
• Title: Administration of Caddoa Reservoir - 1943 -- Part 1 of 4
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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A1:taabed find talW.at1C1lU1 Go,dnga
DlTera1cm. or 00100 dli;ahe. below CaddD& during April 1910.
Dell?eri.. at Sta1ielin. dlJring Apt11 19~.
Segrep1:1aD. .. to lIOuroe. or April _1ler mppll...
81-'"}' .hDtdng Oftl'-dIIUftry 'b>> Ian... of .tatue-quo .uoo.:td.CIlUI.

In tM eTWn't Ian... 1nsl.t8 em 1'Urther dIIt1n1ng 'the mrplu. _ter.
ot the 19!iS ..uem. inolu.de the addltlO1ll&1 dinulG1l. !IUld. bT ditohe. in
ColCll"ado 11pstl'aJI1 ft'aIII Caddo... .. pr.lhrl....'7 .st1Date ot the addit1anal
April dl...ra1C11U1 is <<l:'taoh.a.. sbowing 3.107 AF. It Colorado is to lle per-
mitted 'to ~ ~t1cmal di'ftl'nana. out ot .....t ~ be ~d tha C1:tioi~
pa'te4 1943 ..u-plu.a. it s_ 'tha't x.n... should &1110 r.eel_ tha ..- _
sidera1:1_ Thi. t_ture might be ablply handled in thi. ....,.. As aphur\;
the aver-dllli...ry ot 3.626 AI' ot aliooat:ed _1:er 1n April. ~ Colorado
add1tlC111&l l!1'9W8icma ot ~.431 AF 'IIQl1d IIUbstBnt1al1y otr..t. l....rlng
Colorado ..... " behind. or 11:-._.. eJ.ad. bT 189 u.

sma. the Md1t1cma1 diver-siane by 11pstl'_ III ditClh8. :in Colon.do
JIIlY be .2:p8O'ted to be ..batlal1:1aJ. during MlQ'. or until the e'tor.d _tv
1e r.-"40 thai; f'ut might be talam into aoocnmt. 11' ne_..ery. in 1'U:1ng
the Ma1 quota.. ot-eour.. the aMltlcma 1 di?ere1ona in CoICll"ado will oeue
fthen the r...rn1r: 18 ~. 'rber'ee.t'ter. while r1'Y8l' stages are adequa te
to lJIlpply the Am1:\;~I'-priCll'lty. the Kan_ .Unr1.. aq b.U behind. unless
you can an.. _ plan or r.str1O't1ng tha 'to'tal di?erll1ana of all ditohes
below Caddoa 1:0 ce%blmt Roh .. too parmii; ._ _tel'. in addit1C11l to the
re'burn 1'1_. 1:0 .r_ ti the stat.lin.. Af'ter the stree.m 1'10'118 recede to .
po:int where '!:he Ami1:y pr1arlty 1. out. the r-..turn 1'10_ below will just
..bout balln08 the di'ftl'lI1ana ot the di tohll. with aen10r rlgh1;e below
Caddo. .

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I1nd11 advi.e Col. llD-:"~1 tb8.i; ... have r~ ved tluI GrOlle-eeGt1ca:l
llUJ"V8ya ot l&.n _". ..;.. fUld e our oI:n.n.n till bbl. W. are preparing.
n_ topograh1o or. eaatour III8p ot th8 Caddoa. 'ba.sm. up 1:0 Xl. ~B15. tram
9Ib1.oh _ will prepare .. JI. lU'iI"'08p&lllty table 'that will talc. :into e.ooount
tM elltatlem or .April-Mq 1942. In ~ DBlInt1me. tor mat 110 lD8\Y be 1IOl"th
to YOU. _ e.1;taoh ta'I:Ill1atiim. ahowhlr;. .
5) Capaolt:1..col CUtlet Gailes. tor heads till El. ,Bl4l.
6) 0l"1g1Da.1 a-Capaol'tl.. pe1" u.S.lilI1g. Corp. lInd CWCB estimate..
7) Pre 14"".......1 Cl8.p&Ol'ty 'lahle to El. 3815 :