WSP03686

• File Number: 8111.600
• Description: ARCA Annual Reports
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 12/10/1957
• Author: ARCA
• Title: Ninth Annual Report Arkansas River Compact Administration for the Year 1957
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

a survey. However,;l new capacity table uf the reservoir, whi.::h
is needed, has not yet been made becilusc funds to the Corps
have not been provided for completing the analyses of the sur'
vey. Because of the imllual acculllulation of sediment in the
reservoir, the surwy ;md revised capacity table uf the water
.::ontCI1[S in the reservoir is needed at least every 5 years. Tht
United States Gl'L1logicaJ Survey has also continued the opcratlnn
()f the Compact gaging stations and the analysis ;II1U compila-
tion of the hydrologic data prl:scnted in this report and used
in the Administration of the Compact. To assist that ;lgen..::.y in
defr,lying the costs of operating the Cum pact gaging stations.
including the radio stage rcponll1~ gages. ami pt:rforming other
hydrologic work required in the administration of the Compact.
the Administration entered intu cooperative agreeml~nts with
the Gcologi..:al Survey for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1957,
and June :;0, 1958. Under the terms of these agreements, $500
was provided by the Admlnlstracion illlJ an cqu:d amount br
the Geolugical Survey for the ;tbuw purp\ '5":5, in c,h:h (If thc_"c
ti~(:li )T,\r::..

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/. "Yater Suppl-y., Resen.JOi,. OpeTlltiuu amI H,'druluf!,ic Data

At the beginning of the Compact year on November 1". 1956. .Iuhn
M,(rtin Rcsavclir Wit:. empty. P.,ssag~ \It river flow up to IOU ..:.f.s. con.
tlnued until the stur;lge uf winter flows \\1,1::' startcJ ilt 12 :00 nuon on
D~c('mbcr 7, 1956. Winter storage continued to the opening of the irri,
gation season nn April 1. 1957, at which time the reservoir contilincd
;.892 acre feet of '-vater. This was the extreme low ,-vinter inflow since
ildministr;ttion of the Compact was started ami was kS5 than 20(;;.. of the
mean winter inflow in that time. Rains the first three dilYs of April
provided additional inflow. Water in storage totaled ll,S5.; acre feet
on April 13, 1957. The first release of stored water was maJe ;It R:30
,Lm. of that date upon the demand of Cnlc.lrildo. Rele,lses were incrc;lsed
to mect the demand of Kansas at 8:45 ;Lm. on April 17. 1957, and
continued fpr hoth States until the rcserv(lir was empty ;It ~;3n p.lll.
~)n April 12. 1957.

Genaill r;lins occurred on M;1.)' 15, :lT1d 16. J()57. av,,:raging 2.5 tn
3 inches above the Rcs~rvoir ;md 1 to 1.5 in..:hcs below. Flood conditions
prevailed ;u1d storage hcg;m with the g:ates ,lt John Martin Rescf\'pir
being dosed at 7:00 a.m. on Mil}' 16. 1957. Runotf continued;"it ;1 r:lpid
rate and hy 11 :00 p.m. on May 19, 1957, on the h;lSis of the. c,lp;lcity
table in effc..:t;n that time,:lll indi":,lted 47.517 acre feet h;ld acc.umulatcd
in the reservoir. A n~\\' ":'lpfLcity (:lbk subsequently showed this i'1mnunt
to he 43)25 acre feet. Stor;lge had incre,tsed to about 50.500 ;Iere fed
when rdcascs nf 10n ..:.f.s. were requested by Colorado at B:30 ;Ull. 011
May 27, 1957. These releases continued to 10:25 a.m. on Jun~ 1, 1957.
R;1.ins from 1 to '2 inches occurred on May 31 ;lIld June I. The gatc5
were ..:loscd at 10:'25 a.m. on June 1. 1957. and water in stnr;tg~ in-
l:TeasL'd to nC;1.rl}' 10R,OOO acre feet by 12:00 p.m. on June n. 1957.
Releases were cnmmen..:ed :It R:45 a.m. on Tunc 14. 1957. tn mert
dem;\nJ5 f()f \'\';ltcr by tfle Stilt..: of Colorado. a~d. with the ..::xceptioll of

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