WSP05690

• File Number: 8407
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 1/1/1978
• Author: Toups Corp
• Title: Water Resources Investigation in the South Platte River Valley - Reach Number 2
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Specific capacities range from 10 to 65 gpm per foot of

drawdown. Yields of alluvial wells range from 200 to

1,200 gpm.

Recharge is attributable in part to precipitation and underflow

from adjacent areas. The major source of recharge is flooding

of Beaver Creek.

GROUND WATER LEVELS

THe South Platte valley fill aquifer upstream from Kuner is

subject to large amounts of recharge from irrigation canals

and other sources. Long-term hydro graphs of water table

el,evations of representative wells demonstrate that no overdraft

condition exists. Depth to water is essentially constant with

ti~e [Toups & Engineering Consultants, Inc., 1974].

Ground water levels in the reach of the South Platte valley

from Hargin to Weldona have remained relatively constant over

the years. This relates to the volume of recharge and the

av~ilability of surface supplies to satisfy water demand. Long-

term hydro graphs indicate that the aquifer is not being over-

drafted. The agricultural water supply and distribution system

is: responsible for much of the recharge in this area.

Re90rds indicative of water table levels in the northern portion

of'the Fort Morgan area show little or no decline. The potential

for recharge in this region is great due to the presence of

irrigation canals and other features of the agricultural system.

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