WSP02654

• File Number: 8111.600
• Description: ARCA Annual Reports
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 1/1/1991
• Author: ARCA
• Title: Forty-Third Annual Report Arkansas River Compact Administration for the Year 1991
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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The summer storage season began at 0001 hours April 1, 1991.
Transfer of 28,250.81 acre-feet of winter conservation storage into the
Section" accounts began on April 1, 1991 in accordance with the
Operation Plan and was completed on April 14, 1991. Conservation
storage operations are detailed in Table 5. During the period April 1 to
15, 1,852.40 acre-feet of summer conservation storage was
accumulated. After a reduction for evaporation this water was also
distributed to the Section "accounts. Kansas received 40% of the
April conservation storage transfers 111,966.87 acre-feet) and the
Colorado District 67 ditches received 60% 117,950.32 acre,feetl. With
moderate runoff there were no flood control operations during Compact
Year 1991, as reflected in Table 5A, Flood Pool Operations. Peak
contents in JMR of 70,297 acre-feet was reached on March 31, 1991.

On July 2, 1991 a three day period of high runoff resulted in additional
summer inflow of 5,665.73 acre-feet to conservation storage. After
reduction for evaporation, 5,652.86 acre-feet was subsequently
transferred to the Section " accounts, Kansas receiving 40% -
2,261.15 acre-feet, and Colorado District 67 ditches 60% - 3,391. 71
acre-feet. No other inflows to conservation storage occurred during
the remainder of the year,

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TABLE 5 JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR
CONSERVATION STORAGE OPERATION IAFI
COMPACT YEAR 1991
Contents Inflow to Storage Contents
Month BeClin Month ~ Evaooration Release End Month
Nov,'90 0.00 B,B05.51 100.65 0.00 B,704.B6
Dec. B,704.B6 4,B01.50 77.27 0.00 13,429.09
Jan. '91 13,429.09 5,065.97 0.00 0.00 1 B,495.06
Feb. 1 B,495.06 4.4B7.37 118.86 0.00 22,863.57
Mar. 22.863.57 6.009.76 622.52 0.00 28,250.81
Winter Subtotal ::::)~J?!tE=::::::::::~)T:~9.=::::::::::::::!t9.9.:
Apr. 28.250.8 , 1.852.40 186.02 29,917.19 0.00
May 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
June 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
July 0.00 5,665.73 12.87 5,652.B6 0.00
Aug. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sept. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct. '91 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Summer Subtotal ::::::::?;:m:J~=:::::::::J~~:.:?~=::::I$A?!t9.~:
Year Total 36,6B8.24 1.118.19 35.570.05
NOTES:
11J Not a physical release from JMR, transferred to operating plan accounts.
[2] Source: Oper. Sec. 91 Report, Table I.

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