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<br /> Junta (USACE 1965:12-13. 23; 1973:52-53.63-64; 198jb:20-23. 28. Appendix C). Recent
<br /> I ground water studies have noted that the water table in the La Junta vicinity rose during the early
<br /> I 19808 when the Compact's storage plan resulted in increasing the amount of water stored and the
<br /> duration of that storage (Watts and Undner-Lunsford 1992:51).
<br /> I I To illustrate the flood control function between Pueblo Dwn (1975) and John Martin Dam,
<br /> Table 2-1 lists the annual peak discharges at USGS strewn gaging stations upstream of JMD in
<br /> I 1942 through 1999.
<br />~ Table 2-1. Annual Peak Discharges (cfs) per calendar year at USGS stream gages on the
<br />I Arkansas River above John Martin Dam (JMD). 1921, 1942 to 1999. (Data from USGS).
<br /> Cadin . Las
<br /> Year Avondale Nepesla Dam La Junta Animas Annotation fOI floods of record below Pueblo Dam
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<br />! 1921 No data . 180.000 No data 200,000 187.000 Major flood event from above JMD (dam nol
<br /> I operational)
<br /> 1942 13,900 12,000 No data 34,800 23.600 Major flood event from above JMD in the
<br /> I Pur8atory drainage basin (dam not opemtional)
<br />~ 1943 3,520 2.860 No data 2,890 2,740
<br /> 1944 5,360 8.680 No data 7,730 9,280 Spring runoff from above JMD
<br />I (Channel capacity = 15,000)
<br />1945 8,050 16,100 No data 12,900 8,840
<br /> 1946 6,720 15,800 No data 6,520 4.670
<br /> I 1947 11.300 14,600 No data 12.800 9,580 Spring runoff from above JMD
<br /> I 1948 13,100 12,200 No data 15,800 8,780
<br /> I 1949 9,770 10,500 No data 7.300 5,380
<br /> 1950 11,600 12.400 No data 19,500 8,170
<br /> 1951 10,300 14.700 No data 27,900 6.370
<br /> I 1952 No data 6,180 No data 5,06li 3.060
<br /> 1953 No dais 11.900 No data 17,700 6,260
<br /> I 1954 No data 12,200 No dais 9,720 5.880
<br /> I 1955 No dala 40,200 No data 50,000 44,000 Major flood event from above JMD
<br /> 1956 No dais 3.560 No dala 5,000 3.150
<br /> I 1957 No dais 38,200 No data 17,500 21,500 Major flood event from above JMD
<br /> I 1958 No dais 14.800 No data 20,400 6.280
<br /> 1959 No data 5,880 No data 680 286
<br />I 1960 No data 9.680 No data 9,860 4,950
<br />I 1961 No data 15.700 No data 6.800 4.340
<br /> 1962 Nodala 14,400 No data 7.860 3,820
<br /> I I 1963 No data 9,220 No data 5.600 1.830
<br /> 1964 No data 5.850 Nodala 2.630 1.600
<br /> 1965 50,000 43,100 43.200 31,700 22.100 Catastrophic flood event from storm near JMD
<br /> I I 1966 8,550 19.000 13,200 11,700 6,200
<br /> 1967 4,670 4,530 10.800 15,100 4,970
<br /> 1968 5.750 4,260 8.960 6,820 2.660
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