WSP04812

• File Number: 8147
• Description: Gunnison-Arkansas Project
• State: CO
• Water Division: 4
• Date: 6/1/1948
• Author: US DoI BoR
• Title: Interim Report Gunnison-Arkansas Project Colorado Appendix B Water Supply
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Moan q~lity of w~tor fl~liU3 p~st five principal
gc..gir"g sto.tions, Lrlcc.nso.s Rivor . . . . . . . . . . . .-
AnnuQl ~nd offootivo prooipitation ~nd consrnnptive uso
of Viator J ...::xk:J.ns~s Rblor Vc.lloy .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. ,
Consunptive uso of u'rigQtion water and hoadgato diversion
domo.nd, i..rk:::.ns~'.3 Rivor -valley.. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
SCOp8.go lassos frG1il. pOVJer cc.n~ by roachos .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Evaporqtion n~d transpiration loss3~ fro~ powor oonol
by roaches~ ~ ~ ~ 0 . ~ 0 0 ~ . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 103
f.djudicated direct diversion water riglltsJ Arkansas
River Valley in Coloradoll .. II .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 107
i.dj udi Ga ted storO[;e rights; :..rkansas Rb'er Valley
in Colorado.. .. .. 0 .. .. .. II ., II .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 108
Irri~ation demands, diversions and shortag6s; l..rkansas
Rive:~ Valley. eo. . !I. . . . . '. . . . .. 0 . . II .. . .. 116
Historical irrigation shortage and irrigation shortage
had ~Iin Lakes Diversion boen in oporation prior to

1936" . 'f~i~IJ!ilIT.I&W1. 'ltNDJti . . . . . . 118
Reduction of ~f;Uoy~ 'I nter
storago 1 k s ve wa or and l.nCr0ElSC diversion
of-Tw'in-ti:t\m.sfID~~~if'.ffi\.~oo.a ~.~._ L_._._120__
Red uc ti~ n o'tl! Ifrr \fe;lIjj~Hr ~;';6~~g\Y) b:fIl~ JiV ~fIingpan'

DiV1f@llr'(ID~~~w~t ~~UU~~~'(QJIT~~~" . .. 122
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Historical and ultimato:divorsion of tho '~Iin Lakes
(Independonce Pass) Diversion Tunnol. . . . . . ~ ' · .
Runoff originating (:bovo,Fryingpan Diversion. . . · . . .
Divcrtiblc flow _ Fryingpan Diversion. . .. .. .. .. .. . . . .
Runoff of remaining floTI nt Horrio . . . . . . . . . . . .
Runoff of Fryingpun River ut Norrio. . . . . . . . . . . .
Runoff of Horth Fork Fryingpo.n Rivor near Norrie . . . . .
Tranobasin divorsion from tho Colorado Rivor Basin to
the ~c.storn Slopo o.r c a.'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Runoff of Eas t Fork of ;..rk::mso.s Ri vor near Lcadvillo . . .
Runoff of Tonnossoe Fork of ~ko.nsus River noar Loadvillo.
Runoff of Ll1.ko Fork ccbovo Sugar Loaf Reservoir . . . . . .
Runoff "of Half-Moon Creek: noa.r Leadvillo . . . . . . . " ..
Runoff of Luko Creck ocla1 ~~in LakGS Reservoir. . . . . .
RW10ff of i:..rk;;.nso.s aiv'J:r a.t Grn.!1i-t.J." . . . . . . . . . . .
Runoff of Cloar Creok bolo" C1Gur Crook Rcs0rvoir. . . . .
Ru.~off of Cottonwood Crook bolm. Hot. Springs . . . . . . .
Runoff of Cho.lk Creok (lmlor sb.tion) 6 miles bolow
St. Elmo. . . . . . ~ ,: .,." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·
Runoff of il,rka.nSD.8 Rivor' c.t S.a.lido. ." .. . .. .. . .. .. .. _I .. .
Runoff of l.rko.r.s~s Rivor at Sc..lida. .. .' .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. ..
Runoff of ~k~nsas River near Puoblo . .. ....
Gomral standc.rds for clo.ssifioa tion of irriE;~tion

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