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l'J!"~,,.,,~, y. ".~ ,,':" _,on: F " -83- 80 second feet less than the amount shown as being released from the reservoir for the Fort Morgan Canal was actually being re- leased from the reservoir. The Fort Morgan Canal was picking up . this extra 80 second feet djrect1y from the river. This meant that water shown as having been released from Jackson Lake Reser- ~ . voir was not actually released. The result is that there was water stored in the reservoir but not shown on the records, which undoubtedly belonged to someone else. The yearly reports do not show that this water was ever run out of the reservoir. Since the Jackson Lake reports do not reflect who actually receives the water, it seems odd that John L. Samples would tell Doney to turn out water for certain ditches, based upon the proper transmission time from the Jackson Lake outlet to the ditch in question. Doney said that it takes approximately 22 hours for water to reach the Upper Platte and Beaver, and 46 hours to the Lower Platte and Beaver and to the Deuel and Snyder. All releases to the Bijou are by exchange. (Interview, Clayton Doney, 2/8/67). 3. "Exchange of Storage" Practices Osborne then tried to explain to us the so-called "exchanges of storage" between reservoirs in the area about which we heard a great deal during our investigation. His explanation was not . completely satisfactory and we were left with a considerable amount of confusion. Since Osborne seemed knowledgeable on most water matters, we were rather surprised to find that in this one area . he was somewhat lacking. It was Osborne's impression that reser- . voir exchange is handled entirely by John L. Samples and that Samples is the only one who keeps records on it or knows how it is handled. WOODWARD.Cl.YCE.SHERARO AND ASSOCIATES