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<br />Table 4 - Blue Mesa Reservoir end-of-month total content (acre feet)
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<br />. Water Year Oct Nav Dee Jan Feb Mar Anr Mav Jun Jul Auo Sen
<br />1985 Wet year
<br />No Action 88O,SOO 825,700 777,400 663,700 549.300 456,400 461,100 702,700 893,BOO 905.300 880,700 838.600
<br />_Il1lIlivosA&B 88O,SOO 825,700 777,400 663,700 549.300 456.400 461.100 702,700 893,BOO 905,300 880.700 838,600
<br />Altemlltive C 88O.SOO 825.700 777,400 663,700 549,300 456.400 461.100 702,700 893.800 905,300 880.700 838.600
<br />1987 Normal year
<br />NoAetion 818,700 777,700 887.BOO 595,300 511.300 ~.200 488,600 718,200 909,400 878,500 839.100 806.300
<br />Abmatives A & B 818.700 777,700 887,BOO 595.300 511,300 ~.200 488,BOO 716.200 909,400 876,500 839,100 806,300
<br />_C 618.700 777.700 687.BOO 595.300 511.300 ~.200 488.BOO 716.200 909,400 676.SOO 839,100 806.300
<br />1990 Dry year
<br />No Action 6&9,610 670,830 674,590 678,740 883.600 886.770 653,970 678.430 791,350 7&6,890 763,410 729,730
<br />_Il1lIlivosA&B 615,880 613.110 607.320 581,750 570,_ ~7 ,340 507,770 =,520 645._ &32,090 589,330 560,170
<br />Alternative C 669,610 870,830 674,590 678,740 883,600 886.770 653,970 678,430 791,350 778,000 752,520 723,360
<br />19n Very Dry year
<br />No Action 689.830 &54.050 589,410 527,210 504,400 490,890 473.720 441,120 416,580 372,210 328,260 306,030
<br />Attematives A & B 663.020 &54,050 589,410 527,210 504,400 490,890 473,720 441,120 416,580 372,210 328,260 306,030
<br />Alternative C 670,120 &54,050 589,410 527,210 504.400 490,890 473,720 441.120 416,580 372,210 328,260 306,030
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<br />. Water Year is the period October 1 through September 30. designated by the ca'-ndar year In which the water year ends.
<br />Forexamp". WaterVear 1985 is the period October 1, 1984lhrough Septamber30.1985.
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<br />Blue Mesa content in a Dry Year
<br />From 1990 section of Table 4
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<br />800
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<br />Alternatives A&B: Stored water is used to meet needs of
<br />downstream water users arid provide flows for fish.
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<br />400
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<br />Alternative C: No special provisions to meet needs of downstream
<br />water users.
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<br />300
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<br />Figure 4
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