WSP02611

• File Number: 8111.600
• Description: ARCA Annual Reports
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 12/22/1953
• Author: ARCA
• Title: Fifth Annual Report Arkansas River Compact Administration for the Year 1953
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

Colorado rhen were ;tdministacd by the State Engineer of Colorado
according to tneir decreed priorities until July 13, 1953, when, as .1
result of a flash flood on the Purgatoire River following a local cloud-
burst on the night of July 1 I, 1953, a quantity of water was :lccumu-
Iated in the reservoir. Upon due notice being given to the Star~ Engineer
uf Colorado, subsequent releases of water from the rt.:st'Cvoir \vere made
in tlccordance with the concurrent demands of both state..; during the
period July 13 to 30, inclusive. The reservoir \1,.'as empty again at the
end of that time and administration of wat..:r rl'::!hts on the river in
Colurado reverted again to thc State Engineer o( Colorado. Early in
August and during the last half of that month thac were fresnets on the
Purgatoire River ;csulting in the temporary aCCllffiUIJtion of some \VJtcr
in the reservoir. It was empty on August 30, 1953, ;ll1d remained so to
the end of the Compact ye;l( on OctoJ.~r ~,1, 1953.
Rcl~as('s from the reservoir during- the period April 1 to 13, jn-
c1usive, and July 13 to 30, inclusiw, amounted to a total of 59,100
acre-feet. StatdinL. flows during the corresponding periods amounted
to '23,650 acre-feet.
During the period April 19 t() July 1-:, inclusive. ..1110..1 July 31 [0
Octuber 31, inclusive, Ji5(h'lrg~ ut the Arkans:l,'i River. reportl?cl ;l.~
nmtl('>\'v' 11"\1111 rqhn Mdrtin Reservoir. \\',1:' 92...j.(ll) ,k'r.:-t"t'l.:l and St<l.t..:-
line 11')\1: was 43,370 acrc-to,,:ct.
The inflow. outflo\\' J.nd .;;tnr;lg~~ ,it the John Martin ResC'f\'oir Jnd
StatclinL: flu\\' fur tl-w rL'prlrt-y~';,r :1re showll in ~r.lph.s un Plate 1.
Hydrologic data as listed below arc presentcd in Appendix B:

B.l. Daily di.scharges, Arkansas River Ilt.:itr Pueblo, Color;lJo.
monthly totals corrected fClr transmountain water.
Daily discharges, Arkansas River ;'It Las Animas, Colorado.
Daily discharges, Purgatoire River n(':tr Las Animas. Colo-
rado.
Inflow into John Martin Rl:servoir.
Daily contents, John Mutin Reser\'oir.
Outflow from John Martin Rescrvoir.
Daily dischilrgc5, Arbnsas River at the Co\orado-Kans;15
Statcline. - -
Daily c.lischtlrges, Arkansas River at C;trJcn City, Kansas.
Demands by Colorado for water.
Demands by Kans..1..s for water.
Statcline flows on days of Kansas Jemand.
Diversiuns by ditches in Colorac.lo Water Districts 14 and 17.
Diversions by ditches in Colorado W;tter District 67. .
Diversions by ditchcs in Kansas, St:ltclinc to Garden City.
Summary tabultltion.

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B-2,
B-:;.

B-4.
D-5,
D-6.
B.7,

B-S.
B.9.
B.IO,
B-1 I.
B-12.
B-I3,
B.14,
B.15,

8. Gaging Stalious
The Compact gaging station on the Purgatoire Ri'\'cr near La~
Animas was #r.:-constructed during the year. Ar thl' other Compact sta-
tions only minor repairs ;md ordinary m:\intcnJncc \"'ere required.

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