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<br />'{ <br /> <br />0543 <br /> <br />h~~HOD O~~1~p~rrNATION, <br />fQ!\.0.^TO}]!:l;L.Rf.Y2:R.ll!-~::!.r.f~..:!:Q.J':;TrJ.1...911J& . <br /> <br />In studying t,he benefi.tiB from PiJ.rgatoire -flow to the Amity Cana.l, it <br /> <br />has been neCSdtiary to invBstl;;:;ate only the river section bet'lv-Ben La.Junta and <br /> <br />Lanctr. With three except :tons all c&nal decrees belo''''' '~hB Amity Canal are jvn- <br /> <br />ior to '~he Amity decree of 283.5 sec-ft.of ~'ebruary 21, 1887. The exceptions <br /> <br />are the Lamar and Buffalo Canals. It has been necessary to consider only the <br /> <br />priorities 0 f the Lamar Canal. The Bvffalo Canal is supplied by waste, drain- <br /> <br />age retvrn, and return-flow, and sE>ldom makE>B a demand on up-river flow. <br /> <br />Briefly, the Amity Benefits WE>re detenained as follows, using daily <br /> <br />discharges in second-feet: (See form on page 11) <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />ARl{t."~AS RIVER-FLOW AVAILABLE. <br /> <br />To the LaJUnta flow, Column 1, add thE> sE>E>page inflow, Column 2, <br /> <br />originating in the Arkansas River between LaJunta and Lamarj this <br /> <br /> <br />process gives the total Arkansas water supply (barring small <br /> <br /> <br />tributarplilnflow) available ftdm up-river flow. The results are <br /> <br />tabulated in Column 4. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />CANAL pEJ,rttNDS ,PRIOR -1:0 J\1IIT.'!]).B~,L!?JG.9.m;;m,. <br /> <br />Sumnlate the daily canal divereions between LaJunta and Lamar of <br /> <br />rights prior to the Amity dE>cree of 283.5 sec-ft., February 21,1887. <br /> <br />The results are tabulated in Column 5. <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />ARKANSAS RIVJGR-FLOW AVAILABLE FOR AMITY 9ANAL. <br /> <br />From C01Ulllll 4 (Arkansas River-flow available) subtract Column 3 (Can- <br /> <br />al dsmands prior to Amity Canal) and the residue is the Arkansas <br /> <br />River-flow available to satisfy Amity Canal Demande. These results <br /> <br />are tabulated in Column 6. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />PURGATOIRE BENEFITS TO AMITY CANAL. <br />--,-..,.-,_.._~--,_.~---------~._~.---'--_._'--~....~ <br /> <br />Use Colurm1 6 quantities to satisfy Amity Diversions, listed in <br /> <br />Column 7, making allOWance of one-day lag between LaJunta and Amity <br />