WSP06549

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

hydrologic data presented in this report and used in the
administration of the compact.
(c) The Corps of Engineers continued to operate the conservation pool
of John Martin Reservoir in accordance with the terms of the
Compact and the orders of the Administration. A new area
capacity table for John Martin Reservoir was issued by the Army
Corps of Engineers and put into effect August 12, 1981.

8. Water Supply, Reservoir Operations and Hydrologic Data
The 1985 Arkansas River Compact year and the winter storage season
for John Martin Reservoir began at 0001 hour November 1, 1984 with
204 907 acre-feet in the reservoir distributed as follows:
, Agreement Accounts 191,697 a.L
Permanent Pool 13,210a.l.

204,907 a.l.

Winter Storage ended at 2400 hour on March 31, 1985 with a total of
t49,194.91 acre-feet of winter water stored during this period. This water
was distributed to the accounts as follows:
Compact Water
Amity Canal, Article III water
FL Lyon Canal Article III water
Las Animas Consolidated
Article III water

1l6,1l9.62a.f.
14,509.88aJ.
15,102.12 a.l.

3,463.29 a.f.

149,194.91 aJ.
Following the transfer of the stored winter inflows to John Martin
Reservoir into the agreement accounts in accordance with the Operating
Plan, adopted April 24, 1980, the allocation of the reservoir contents at
2400 hours March 31, 1985 were as follows:
Compact Water
Amity Canal, Article III Water
Ft. Lyon Canal, Article III water
Las Animas Consolidated
Article III water
Golf Course Exchange Water
Agreement Water
Permanent Pool

115,762.82 a.l.
81,004.]7 aJ.
14,425.74 a.L

3,463.29 aJ.
113.53 a.L
115,738.71 aJ.
12,814.74 aJ.

343,323.00 a. f.
The summer storage period began at 0001 hour April 1, 1985 with a
total reservoir content of 343.323 a.f. On May 26, 1985 the top of the
Conservation Pool at an elevation of 3851.85 was reached. Continued
inflow made it necessary to spill water from the various agreement
accounts in order to prevent invasion of the flood control pool. The spills
were made in accordance with the spill criteria adopted by the
Administration on December 11, 1984. A total of 87,166.13 aJ. was spilled
from the various accounts.
During the summer season inflow to the Conservation Pool totalled
272,249.32 acre.feet. This total, minus evaporation l06ses, was all released
into accounts in accordance with the Operating Plan adopted April 24,
1980. The Conservation Pool was empty at 2400 hour, October 31, 1985. The

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