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HYDF~L(X;IC BUDGET <br />Preface <br />J.V. Is~berts <br />An estimated water balance for Steven's Gulch, 1983, was prepared by t1r. <br />Vladimir Straskraba, hydrologist for Hydro-Geo Consulting. Necessitated by <br />the concern of cross-tract water recovery systems and non-off derived water <br />rights, this estimated water balance addresses the relationship between pre- <br />cipitation, evapotranspiration, surface runoff, and changes in storage. <br />Al though 1983 was chosen on the basis of more crniplete data recorded than in <br />previous years, it may rot be typical in teens of long-range climatic pat- <br />terns, bvapotranspiration values are lower than the anticipated values (15 <br />to 16 inches per year) and may be the result of thick snowpack and short and <br />intense periods of melting, resulting in unusually high runoff values. <br />Continued long-term monitoring of the various caaponents will enable refine- <br />ment of the future hydrologic budget calculations. <br />C~ <br /> <br />