WSP05904

• File Number: 8111.600
• Description: ARCA Annual Reports
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 6/1/1985
• Author: ARCA
• Title: Thirty-Sixth Annual Report Arkansas River Compact Administration for the Year 1984
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

of John Martin Reservoir in accordance with the terms or the
Compact and the orders of the Administration. A ne\1,.' area
capacity table for John l\.Iartin Reservoir was issued by the Army
Corps of Engineers and put into effect August 12. 1981.

May 18
June I
July 1
Aug. 1
Sept. 1
Oct I

2,713.39 a.f.
122.647.77 a.r.
.12.511.01 a.f.
172.459.97 aJ.
Summer storage period began at 0200 hour May 18, 1984. At that time
the Conservation Pool was empty. During the summer season inflow to
the Conservation Pool totalled 222,060.09 a.f. This total, minus
evaporation losses, was all released into accounts in accordance with the
Operating Plan. adopted April 24, 1911U. The Conservation Pool was empty
at 2400 hour. October 31, 1984. The summer operations of the Conservation
Pool are tabulated as follows:
Contents, A.F. Inflow
Beginning Date A.F.
Shown
o
14.963.9t
21.411.18
o
18,640.43
o

8. Water Supply, Reservoir Operations and Hydrologic Data
The 1984 Arkansas River Compact year and the winter storage season
for John l\.lartin Reservoir began at 0001 hour November 1. 1983 with
67,443.59 acre-feet in the reservoir distributed as follows:
Agreement Accounts 54,066.62 a.f.
Permanenl Pool t3,376.97 a.f.
67.443.59 a.f.
Winter Storage ended at 0200 hour on May 18. 1984 with a total of
131.117.4 a.f. stored during this period in the following accounts:
Compact Water 89.1I6.53a.f.
Amity Canal Winler Water 27.724.07 aJ.
Ft. Lyon Canal Winter Water 9,930.27 a.f.
Las Animas COl1solirlated-
Winter \\.'aler 'LHG.5J a.f.
Folllw.:ing the transfer of the slored Inflows to John Martin R~ser\'oir
into the agreement accounts in accordance with the Operating Plan.
adopted April 24, l~I:W the allocation of the reservoir contents at 0200 h~ur-
May IH, H:I8-1 were-as follow:,:
Compact Water
Amity Canal Winter WHter
Ft. Lyon Canal Winter \Vater
Las Animas Consolidated
Winter Water
Agreement Water
Permanent Pool

o aJ.
28.391.64 a.f.
6.196.16 aJ.

Evaporation
A.F.

Release
A.F.

Contents,
A.F. End
of Month
\4.936.91
21.411.18
o
18,640.43
o
o

26.862.03
79.754.48
31.730.30
42.613.70
7.906.85
33.192.73

24.\2
670.35
173.01
145.08
134.81
.29

11.901.00
72.609.86
52.968.47
23.828.19
26,412.47
33.192.44

TOTALS

222.000.09 \,147.66

220.912.43

During the summer storage period inflows to the permanent pool
consisted of a small storage event in August under the Division of

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