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<br />To bring the storage level to 6,5 thousand nere_fee-t in those
<br />yeCl.rs of short supply, the follo','ling seocnd'cry sources ur.:.' be drCl.nn
<br />upon to the extent '"Inter is [w['iln';)18 "t the time it is Jleeded in
<br />Br~zi81 :
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<br />", Surplus florls in North Plc.tte Riyer
<br />b. Surplus flows in LarCl.Jaie Ri yer
<br />00 Surp1ue f10vs in Horeo Creak
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<br />If sur pluG ~nter is not av~il~b1o fron those sources at the
<br />proper tir.~, stored w~ter from PQthfindcr 8r Guernsey, if ~~JQil~ble,
<br />may be tr~nsferred dO\mstre~m to bring BrCl.ziel to the proper level
<br />on June 30,
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<br />Tc,ble B 6ho"ls ~istoricnl sur?lus flows in the North Platte River
<br />at Hh..'llen. Construction of Glenda "ill pres1X""bly oliI1inr,te nost of
<br />these sur?luses.
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<br />TCl.ble 9 shons historianl use.blG surpluses in the Lc.rCl.:",ie River "t
<br />tho Ft, Larc,I'lie CClnal cros sing. A.s it is deemed iwpracticable to
<br />a porate the Ft. Lc.ranio Cc.n'l.l fOl. flc.,.;s Ie ss thnn 100 second-feet,
<br />:'-.nd enl:::,rgemeni:. of the d~,_version c~-ln~_l fron the Ln.rn.raie River to the
<br />Ft, L~r~nie CCln~l to ~ c"p"city in e^CGSs of 400 seoond-feet is not
<br />justified, tleo usnble L.'l.""mie River sur:;>lus is considered c,S to,Q"\;
<br />occurring o.t ti::1es \"Jhen the toto..l is r.1Ore than 100 sooond-feet in
<br />QnOlmts less thlln 400 socond-feet, Inc.s'.-uch ,," store.ge of L.'1r"Clic
<br />Rivor ,::,o.tcr "t " site on the rl"in stem c.bove the Ft, L.'1rr.C1ie Centt1
<br />crossi:ng is -the lOGicr..l pInce to conzerve L.".rC'.nio River flons, this
<br />source is considerod only ~s 5econd~ry.
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<br />T"ble 10 ShO'.-IS records of flor:s of lIersG Creek nC"r Yoder. The
<br />reoords llre fr:1gr.enb.ry but do indie:1tc tho.t, except in very \Jet
<br />yeQrs, prior rights on Horso Creek will usa "11 ~vnil"ble flo~.
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<br />Qu"lity of "f::t0r
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<br />Ir.flo\'l to Brllzi"l Reservoir 1"Jeuld consist of Ft, Lccrani€ Co.nul
<br />>>u"oer, return flow fro,,, Dry Creek Drain, und Dry Creek ruinfo.ll run-
<br />off, All of these sources hC'10 been us"d fer irrigo.tion in the pnst.
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<br />T,-.'o sa.mples of \'ic."teI" \':ere "tr..}:en on Dry Creak Drr~in, one on
<br />June 15, 1947, ~t the Horse Creek LCl.ter"l diversion "t c. time ",Ihfln
<br />thore \")icS 0,5 cubic feet per second f'lm'ling in the drc.in, the second
<br />on Septenber 10, 1947, o.t Brc.zie1 ci::msito, ,"Ihen there were 32 cubic
<br />feat per second flowing in the dro.in, A so.nple of \"I"tor \"Jas t"lcen
<br />on September 12, 1947, from tho North Plr,tte Ri var o.t the gage below
<br />Guornsey D::'..':1 "t which ti,"o the flow of the river '."/r.s :>,570 cubiC' fBot
<br />per s000n<:1. Tho ono.lyses of the slllllples were:
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