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<br />Exceptional draw down prior to the high runoff season allowed the
<br />reservoir to provide a great deal of river regulation, Carry-over
<br />storage in the Bighorn area was above normal at the end of the year.
<br />~ith limited irrigation demands, system generation was well below
<br />average, Nearly 550 million kilowatt hours of energy was imported
<br />from the MRll-Eastern Division System to meet a load of nearly
<br />1,920 million kilowatt hours during Water Year 1967,
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<br />1968 Outlook
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<br />Total Western Division System storage at the beginning of Water
<br />Year 1968 is above the ten-year average, Storage reserves of the
<br />Kendrick and Colorado-Big Thompson Projects are better than last
<br />year but remain below average, Storage water ownerships of the
<br />North Platte Project and the Glendo Unit are well above average.
<br />Carry-over storage in the Bighorn Reservoirs is also well above
<br />average. Storage reserves are sufficient, regardless of inflow
<br />condition, to supply normal full irrigation requirements to all
<br />users during Water Year 1968, With reasonable minimum inflow
<br />conditions, storage reserves would be greatly depleted in all
<br />areas. Heavy import of energy from the MRB-Eastern Division
<br />System will be necessary under all inflow conditions,
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<br />Fith most probable inflow, Green Mountain Reservoir storage would
<br />be lowered to 50,000 a.f. content by April 30, The Cities of Denver
<br />and Colorado Springs would withhold about 78,000 a.f, of Blue River
<br />water during the May-July period, Green Mountain Reservoir would
<br />fill by the end of July and carry-over storage would be normal
<br />at the end of the year, All available water totaling 41,500 a,f,
<br />would be pumped from Willow Creek Reservoir to Lake Granby during
<br />the season, Adams Tunnel diversions would lower storage in Lake
<br />Granbyto about 182,000 a,f, by the end of April, Lake Granby
<br />would fill to nearly 336,000 a.f. content in July, A total of
<br />197,000 a.f, of water would be diverted to the Eastern Slope System
<br />during the year. Carry-over storage in Lake Granby of 307,500 a.f,
<br />at the end of the water year would be 75 percent of average, All
<br />available Big Thompson River water would be diverted through the
<br />Foothills Power System during May through August, Colorado-Big
<br />Thompson Project storage reserves would be depleted by over
<br />26,000 a,f, during the year in meeting an estimated supplemental
<br />irrigation demand of 230,000 ,a,f, Winter releases would lower
<br />storage in Seminoe Reservoir to about 220,000 a.f, by March 31,
<br />The reservoir would fill to about 686,000 a,f, by the end of July,
<br />Total seasonal release of about 714,000 a,f, would be necessary to
<br />meet downstream water demands, Carry-over storage in Seminoe
<br />Reservoir would be slightlY above average at the end of the year.
<br />Pathfinder Reservoir would be filled to about 370,000 s.t. content
<br />during the winter and would be evacuated to normal carry-over content
<br />by the end of the year, With normal draw down of Alcova Reservoir
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