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. 0007[-;6 . . . . . . . FIDrida River near HermDsa gage were utilized. A small adjustment in the flDW estimates for this period was made tD take intD aCCDunt the difference in drainage basin area between the HermDsa gage and LemDn ReservDir Darn. 3. ND gage records Df any kind were available Dn the FIDrida River during OctDber thrDugh December 1963. The average mDnthly flDWS fDr the Florida River near Durango gage were used fDr this periDd. The assumed flDWS were 1,300, 1,100, and 430 acre-feet for OctDber t~Dugh December, respectively. 4. RecDrded reservDir releases were used fDr the periDd Df 1964 thrDugh 1980. Large discrepancies were apparent in SDme mDnths between the recDrded reservDir releases and the gage records fDr the site located dDwnstream of the FlDrida Farmers Ditch. When such discrep- ancies occurred, cOlTections were made in the Lemon Reservoir release records fDr tWD reaSDns. First, the Lemon ReservDir release recDrds were nDt compil",d and checked by the USGS, Sol the accuracy Df these records is unknown. SecDnd, since the gaging statiDn IDcated below the FIDrida Farmers Ditch is IDcated at a site that is relatively near the SDuthern Ute ReservatiDn lands, it was cDnsidered tD be mDre accurate to make full use Df the recDrds fDr this gaging statiDn. An average annual cDlTection of 300 acre-feet or 0.4 percent was made in the Lemon ReservDir release records, but large CDlTectiDns were made in individual months as necessary to eliminate apparent discrepancies. . A summary Df the estimated histDric flDWS fDr the FIDrida River belDw LemDn Reservoir is presented in Table 6. Florida River Historic Flow Estimate Gage recDrds fDr the Florida Farmers Ditch gaging statiDn and the BDndad gaging statiDn are available during intermittent pDrtiDns Df the study periDd, . . -17- ,;:..