<br /> Tl!E A\ll~~_~U"!:UAL r~RIGATIO~ CO~.~_
<br /> WATER RECORD FOIl THE PAST ~IX YEARS
<br /> UI~6 1957 1955 1~) 59 ][J60 1961
<br />April 16.034 !J,3g4 658 14,964. 1.306 10,034
<br />:\fay 4.247 9.4!)lj I,S ~9 15,224 2u,6:?6 2,394
<br />June 1'j,711l 4,~!JO Ifl,3f!2 18..318 14.836 5,'%G
<br />JUly 8.SlIU 17.774 21,OI{) ~ 2 .:~4 .{ 14,816 14,9(14
<br />August 9,;;S4. 2fl,:l74 ~ 4, :~O 6 22,308 574 16,uf!(J
<br />September 1.071 1.674 ::!{l.694 10,162 256 !lti,628
<br />O{,toher 0 12,432 17,t,78 3,826 2,~I!H 18,212
<br />XOH?mber 0 407 416 0 3,246 ~,298
<br />Total Acre Feet 57,712 86,9(14 101.949 110,146 58.664 87,::80
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<br />JOH'i MARTI'i RE.SERVOIR
<br />
<br />On A'prlt I, storag2 in 1his ReS2r\'oir \\'.:3 22,2Gn Acre F'eet,
<br />some 25,000 A~re Feet lei;:; than on Ibe sam~ date in 1!IGO. Stored
<br />water \\'a.8 first reJeasHl OIl April 4, satisfying a eall from the State of
<br />J(ansa~. Colora<lo <litches did not hegin diversions until April '1'2. Stor-
<br />ed water was exhau~ted Oll April :!9. The valves were dosed On June 3,
<br />and a small amOIlIl't of storage huilt lip. Relea~es w(lre begun again on
<br />June 2(1 and the r2s~n.oir went .drv Otl June 28, From that date until
<br />November I, the river fJ.::;w r.l1me <lil'e':tJr tJlrough John :.larlin Reser~
<br />voir. This water earrie<l large Quantities of !';etliment with it, in(~reas-
<br />ing its quality and llsefulness. TIle sedilllf'nt aeted to SNl\ the bottom
<br />of the Alltilv Crln<ll which in turn d'~creaserl. sePllaJ:!,'e losses 10 :,lome eX~
<br />tent. At this writing t~l~re i"; apl~r:J:;:;n:lt=ly IS.fJOO acr-€' feet of stsrage
<br />in John !\l11.rtin.
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<br />STOR.:\GE IX JOHN \IArrTI~ REIS,ERVOIR IN
<br />ACRE F-EET F<::n IR'RIGATIO:-J' SEASON
<br />
<br />Year
<br />
<br />April 1st
<br />
<br />October :list
<br />
<br />]943
<br />1944
<br />1948
<br />1946
<br />1947
<br />1948
<br />1(149
<br />1950
<br />1951
<br />1952
<br />1953
<br />1954
<br />1905
<br />1906
<br />B57
<br />1908
<br />19i19
<br />1960
<br />1961
<br />
<br />48,177
<br />26.434
<br />52,326
<br />55.900
<br />64.152
<br />......._.....__."..___.. ........_m....'107,!)GS
<br />.._.142,797
<br />....,108.411
<br />81.004
<br />411,499
<br />21.266
<br />15.853
<br />(i,O::l~
<br />....,................ 48.3 ~3
<br />3.891
<br />~7S.7~4
<br />..... ...... 25,1,,851
<br />47,761
<br />22,260
<br />
<br />II
<br />5,5 2~
<br />24.500
<br />o
<br />o
<br />100.003
<br />128,676
<br />58.522
<br />22,826
<br />o
<br />o
<br />o
<br />47.413
<br />o
<br />220,(154
<br />230,999
<br />o
<br />o
<br />o
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