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<br />-.J <br /> <br />-.J <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />'Jnl.', 34 .::..r:~e-f"~e":. 'the 58 fi:1a.ings cleurly sh,:y.o.! the. l:.ec;'~5sity of a C:2..re.f-~__l <br />.:arry ':Jver policy in opera'::i:lC] st':J!:age sp~lce in 0t'a.r C::eef: LakE:. 'l"he <br />30r.'",~','Jj-:a\::. unifcrr: 1-2 :1o:1th high f2a:::.s indicate t11.J.t. si9I1i~icar::t bE:r.ef~"'.::s <br />','~0uld bE: .;aineQ ."!..r t-~1e a..!1'J',;abL2 s-::::.>i.;'3.;e ',,-01u~:1e "!e:L': .:.i: ':~;',~ Sr 000-2.= I O(y~ <br />aC.f'?-::'2et ~ange r3t;'...'?~ tf13.::1 if :"':e~}t b~::':)'vl the 5, eeL) a,::~c-:~E:': l.;:i/e-'t. <br /> <br />':'6.ble _ presclts !1',o:1".:nly 3.'!e:ra\j~ <br />ga'.Jgir.g statiGr:: alor:.9' '..;i t~'1 maximt.>m <br />~lor'Ci5on gauge. <br /> <br />rICh'S on B'~~l:" Cree}: s't tl:E !~!Cl-l-j_son <br />and miniiTlu:n IT,ontl1ly fIc".:s also a":: t>l.€ <br /> <br />TABLE 1 <br /> <br />~1onthly Flows cn Sear Creek at Merrison <br />(1928-1974) <br /> <br /> l\Verage Maximum Minimum <br />l10nth Monthly Flow Monthly FI01" Z.lonthly Flo'l <br /> icfs) (cfs) (cts) <br />January 13 27 - 1970 6 - 1950 <br />February 14 28 - 1936 4 - 1933 <br />~13.rch 20 48 - 1960 4 - 1933 <br />April '42 296 - 1942 13 - 1954 <br />i'~ay 143 525 - 1973 12 - 1953 <br />.June 1'- 551 - 1949 12 - 195~ <br />_.:.1 <br />July 71 249 - 1949 6 - 1963 <br />r.l.igUSt: 61 218 - 1965 14 - 1939 <br />Sl-~pternber 43 371 - 1938 11 - 1962 <br />Gc tobal: 3C 95 - 1939 :i..O - 1335 <br />~o'.'ember "0 ';' - 1970 '" - 1957 <br />,,- -" .. <br />December 15 36 - 1970 8 - 1933 <br /> <br />Source: Department 0:: the Army, U. S. Anny Co:cps of E.:1gineers, Reservoir <br />Regulation Ma:l'Jal for Bear Creek DarT'! and !..ake, CoL~:-ado, (mab.::, Nebraska. <br />No".'.::!rnbc!" 1977. <br /> <br />Table 1 clearly shows the wide fluctuation of average mcntnly flows on Be~r <br />Creek. This once again shmV's the need for a carryover poli::y' for stored <br />water in Bear Creek Lake. <br /> <br />ALLOCATION OF SPACE <br /> <br />Se.veral entities hove requested st0rage apace in Bear Creek Lake. '!'hese <br />en1:ities and amounts requested, based on current act.ual needs, are lis--:ec1 <br />in Table 2. These res-nests are based on actual appli.cations filed a~::1, ..;':~ <br />actual present needs as expre5sed by agents of the entities. The Cent~al <br />Colorac.o vl.:lter Conservancy District has needs mucrl grecJ.ter than the entire <br />lake can supply but is seeking to accommodate other users to ever] e;-:ter:t <br />possible. Cent::-al's mewership <Nould contract the space and available <br />",:ater for irrigation, al!gmentatio~l, municipal 2.nc i;:dust!:"ial pur?Gses~ <br />Ce:yt.!:'al filed an a:?pl:.caticn for v:ater rishts in 64-C~'!-040 2..!1d ',.;o\:l.j 3.1so <br />