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<br />0536 <br /> <br />Q..1L M _I~L~~JLJ-!,~ <br /> <br />.@llY Erl~;!IT~) 1~~lL_f0R.9'ATi!J11]LJgJlEIh~ <br /> <br />Avarage yearly diversions from the Arkansas River by the Amity Canal <br />amount to 81,000 acre-feet, and range from 49,000 to 114,000 acre- <br />feet, l2-year period, 1913 to 1925. <br /> <br />Purgatoire Benefits to the Amity Canal approximate 12,000 acre-fest <br />psr year, or about 14percsnt of the Araity yearly diversions. <br /> <br />April to October Benefits to the Amity Canal from the Purgatoire <br />River approximate 10,700 acre-feat in average years, and during <br />the 12-year period, 1913 to 1925 (1921 excluded),ranged from <br />2,150 to 20,300 acre-feet. <br /> <br />The Amity System diverts additional water of considerable volume <br />from other sources. The Total water supply of the Amity System <br />n~y be sUlnmarized as follows: <br /> <br />Acre-feet,' <br /> <br />Al~ty, Canal Diversions in average yeare <br /> <br />81,000 <br /> <br />Storage diversion from Arkansas River <br />by Fort Lyon and Kicking Bird Canals. <br />for Grsat Plains Reservoir System, <br /> <br />53,OOO:!: <br /> <br />Drainage and return-flow diV'ersions, <br /> <br />17,000,! <br /> <br />'Eotal Water Supply, <br /> <br />151,OOf'l <br /> <br />Purgatoire Benefits 8 percen't of total supply, <br /> <br />12,000 <br /> <br />) <br />