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0"1"'67 \L'- -7- di~ersions by this canal, are shcwn in the tabulation, however, for the information of interested water users. By elilninating diversions by the Colorado caml, it is believed that fairly reliable conclusions may be drawn as to inol'eased uses or river water by the other canals in 1943. Upon this basis. the records appear to show that total net in- 'creased diversions of river water in 1943 by the other five canals, amount- ed to but 1.258 acre feot. This llitter limount added to the totlil inorelised diversions in 1943 by Colorado canlils below Caddoa Reservoir, shows a total increased use of water in 1943 by Colo~ado over average historic uses of 5,285 acre feet. compB.red with inoreased deliveries to. and uses in Kansas above historio average uses of 4.296 acre feet; also deliveries .to Kansas in excess of Stipulated requirements, of 5.930 acre feet and 5.884 acre feet in excess of Kansas' rightful proportion of all diversions by the Colorado ditohes below Caddoa Reservoir in 1943. The average of these three addi- tion"l deliveries to, and uses by Kansas ditohes. therefore appears to have been but 85 acre feet more than the total amount of increased uses of river vater in 1943. by the 17 Colorlido ditches involved. In this connection, it may 1)e observed. that the retural flow of the Arklinsas River lit Pueblo in 1943. as disolosed by the Daily River Re- I- ports liS correoted for incl'eased releases of transmountain diversions by the Colorado canal. was about 90 percent of normal. The flow of the Purgatoire at the Hi ghland Dam was about 15 percent of normal and that of other tribu- taries much less than normal. ~