WSP03502

• File Number: 8111.600
• Description: ARCA Annual Reports
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 12/9/1975
• Author: ARCA
• Title: Twenty-Seventh Annual Report Arkansas River Compact Administration for the Year 1975
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

Conservation \ irrigation) and recreation, storage,
al're-fel't
Water surface at spillway crest, acres.
Water surface at top of conservation pool. acres
WatE'r surface at top of flood control pool, acres
Drainage area, square miles.

, , ,350,951
8,960
11.655
17,630
18.915

A l.:,!-mile of the historic Santa F~TFail north or the reserVOtr halt
been enclosed by a fence. An appropriate sign perpetuates this bit of
Americana for posterity.

7, Cooperative Studies and Activities
(a) Article VIII G (I) of Arkansas River Compact requires the
Administration to cooperate with the Chier Official oC each of
\he slates of Colorado and Kansas charged with the ad.
ministration of water rights in their respective States, and with
the Federal agencies in systematically determining and
correlating the facts pertaining to the flow and diversion of the
water of the Arkansas River and to the operation and siltation of
John Martin Reservoir and other related structures. Article VIII
G (2) requests the Director of the United Slales Geological
Survey, the Commissioner of the United States Bureau of
Reclamation, and the Chief of the Engineers. United Slates
Army, to cooperate and collaborate with the Administration and
with appropriate State officials in such determinations and
correia lions of stream flow and related data, Under the By-
Laws of the Administration, these cooperative studies and ae-
livilies are assigned to the Engineering Committee of the
Administration

{bl During the year covered by this report the Administration has
received excellent cooperation {rom all agencies referred to in
the foregoing provisions of the Compact. The United States
Geological Survey has continued the operation of the compact
gaging stations and the analysis and compilation of the
hydrologic data presented in this report and used in the ad-
ministration of the Compact. The Corps of Engineers continued
to operate the conservation pool of John Martin Reservoir in
accordance with the terms o{ the Compact and the orders of the
Administration,

8 Water Supply, Reservoir Operation, and Hydrologic Data,

The winter storage season for John Martin Reservoir began on
November I, 1974 at 12:01 a,m., with the reservoir empty,

A demand for river flow was made by Colorado and released
November 1, 1974 at 12:0] a.m" Colorado river flow demands were
altered frequently during the months or November and December due
to inclement weather and to accomodate conSlructi.on work on the new
concrete control being built below the dam, Colorado river now
releases averaged about 19 cfs during November and about 10 cfs
during Decemher on days of Colorado demand, The gates were clooed
on December 26, 1974 and remained closed until February 25, 1975
when they were again opened to satisfy a Colorado river flow demand
of t2 cfs. This river now was maintained until April 13, 1975,

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