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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />CJ <br />~ It was found that a large number of the ponds in this area were <br />~ <br />00 more for the purpose of controlling erosion than they were for <br /> <br />storing stock waters. <br /> <br />A further field trip was taken in the area east of Trini- <br /> <br />dad in the vicinity of Trinchera and Elmora. In this area again <br /> <br />several of the stock ponds were used for erosion control rather <br /> <br />than for storage for stock watering purposes. It was the concensus <br /> <br />of the field party that in this area substantial amounts of water <br /> <br />would not reach the local streams either with or without stock <br /> <br />ponds. In the opinion of the field party most of the water would <br /> <br />be lost as seepage in the channel and by evaporation. This appears <br /> <br />to be an area of local storms so that no particular storm would <br /> <br />effect any significant number of stock ponds. The character of <br /> <br />the land where most of the stock ponds are located is flat, rolling <br /> <br />country with very few clear, deep depressions. The ponds are <br /> <br />located quite some distance from any main stream or channel. It <br /> <br />was the opinion of the Water Commissioner member of this field party <br /> <br />that the existence of the stock ponds probably has very little, if <br /> <br />any, direct effect on flows of the main stream. <br /> <br />It is quite possible that further study may develop <br /> <br />localized effects on tributary diversions in Colorado. In gen- <br /> <br />eral, tributary decrees are of such magnitude that they will <br /> <br />divert flood flows practically in their entirety. In these cases <br /> <br />-8- <br />