WSP03519

• File Number: 8103.400
• Description: Arkansas River Basin Legislation - Compacts
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 9/1/1946
• Author: Unknown
• Title: ARC Materials - General Kramer - From National Archives - Colorado-Kansas Arkansas River Compact Commission - Report of Committee on Engineering Data and Studies
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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SUMMARY D. RIVER' GAIN LAMAR .. STATELINE, ACCRETIONS CADDOA .. STAl'ELINE '
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USED UNUSABLE V
Total ---rn Kansas Total Usable Used
TABLE NO. 22. 2~. 24. 25. 26. in""COi'o. :
(7-6) (22-2}) (7+11)-5 ( 25-24) (26-2~)
Oct. 1~.4 }.8 9.6 18.1 8..5 4.7
Nov. 5.8 4.5 le; 8,j) 7.6 ~.l
Dso.. 5.8 5.1 0.7 7.9 7.2 2.1
Jan. 5.0 ~.8 1.2 6.6 5.4 1.6
Feb. 5.4 4.4 1.0 7.2 6.2 1.8
Mar. 6.1 5.~ 0.8 9.2 8.4 . ~.l
Apr. 4.6 4.0 0.6 8.2 7.6 3.6
May ~.4 2.5 0..9 8..5 7.6 5.1
Jun. 6.0 4.9 1.1 12.0 10.9 6.0
Jul. 3.6 2.6 1.0 9.6 8.6 6.0
Aug. 7.8 4.6 3.2: 14.; 11.1 6.5
SOli. 5.6 4.2 1..4 9..8 8.4 402
ANNUAL 72.5 49.7 22.8 120 .3~ 97.5 47..8
Apr..Sep 31.0 22.8 8..2 62.4 5402 }104
Oot-ffar 41.5 26.9 14.6 57.9 4~.} 16.4
5. Caddoa Ressrvoir' Data
! Construotion of Caddo. Dam and appurtenant works, by the War
Department, U. S. Corpltof Engineers, was authorized by Congress in the. Flood
Control Aot of June 22, 19}6: "-~Q-'provide'''-for''f.leod.-eontro1;,-nd''_1lor

conservatioD:'ln' 0010. :1'8nd. 'KansZ"o ,', ," ,"
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....~!J't -~1. contemplated sV're'servoir' of total initial oapaoity
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approximating 655,000 AF, of which 270,000 AF, between elevation 3,851 and

3,870 feet)was "reserved for flood oontrol". This provision resulted in the

remaining storage spaoe of }85,000 AF, below elevation },851 feet, being

Early in the year 19!14 it was. disoovered that the initial reservoir

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allocated to conservation storage,

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oapaoity previously published as 655,000 AF was aotually something greater than

that amount due to the faot that the dam, as finally looated and oonstruoted,

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