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<br />.. <br /> <br />o <br />0') <br />(;1) <br />0) <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />"il <br /> <br />I <br />r ' <br />I <br /> <br />," <br />I <br />I <br />I -t <br />I, <br />\ <br />; <br />j 4 <br />I <br />I <br />j <br />J <br />I <br />( <br />~ <br />, <br />, <br />;I ... <br />~ <br />i <br />j <br />1 <br />~~ <br />:~ <br /> <br />~ <br />~~ <br />.1 <br />~ <br />;'! <br />.~ <br />} <br /> <br />areas and from the Lowry-Johnson heat unit method with allowances <br /> <br />being made for transportation losses and, farm losses. Distribu- <br />tion of the requirement for the 22,200 acre project is sho,m in <br /> <br />Table No.2. <br /> <br />Table No.2 <br />Estimated Ideal Irrigation Requirement 22,200 Acre Project <br /> <br /> Reql1irement Requirement <br />Month as Percent of Total in Acre-feet <br />January 0 0 <br />February 0 0 <br />March 0 0 <br />April 9.0 5,800 <br />May 13.9 9,000 <br />June 18.0 11,600 <br />July 20.1 13,000 <br />August 19.0 12,300 <br />September 15.0 9,700 <br />October 5.0 3,200 <br />NovembeJ:' 0 0 <br />DecelllbeJ:' 0 0 <br /> 100.0 64,600 <br /> <br />Using the above ideal irrigation requirements, reservoir <br />o:reratlons "ere run from 1924-47 and re-run to cover a 50-year <br />period. The operation studies revealed that over a similar 50- <br /> <br />year peJ:'iod shortages "ould average 7,000 acre-feet per year, a <br /> <br />shortage of 10.8 percent. <br /> <br />-15- <br />