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ARKANSAS BASIN ' <br /> • <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 2.0 indicates that for October the ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN <br /> basin water supplies were above normal. Storage in 5 _Sir...�.t.r Supply Index NI.tOry <br /> Turquoise, Twin Lakes, Pueblo, and John Martin reservoirs 4 <br /> totaled 113% of normal on October 31. Flow at the gaging 3 1 <br /> station Arkansas River near Portland averaged 445 cfs, as - :a -. <br /> compared to the 1965-1993 October average of 420 cfs. The 2 _ , - 1. _ _ <br /> National Weather Service reports basin precipitation as 201% 1 i <br /> . <br /> ; -�- '_ <br /> of normal during the month. 9 n :Li i i i <br /> III 'i.,i <br /> 1 I ' 4 <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns ~1 • <br /> 2I <br /> During October, the most senior call on the Arkansas o <br /> main stem was the Catlin Canal right of 12-3-1884, and the -3 <br /> most junior call was the Ft. Lyon #2 right of 3-1-1887. . -4 <br /> JAN85 JAN86 JAN87 JAN88 JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 <br /> MONTH/YEAR <br /> Public Use Impacts <br /> The Winter Water storage program starts November <br /> 15. At this time all ditches participating in the program shut • <br /> off their diversions and water is stored in Pueblo Reservoir, <br /> John Martin Reservoir,Lake Meredith, or Holbrook Reservoir. ARKANSAS RIVER NR. PORTLAND <br /> Flow from Pueblo Reservoir is generally cut to about 100 cfs 29 FIRST MONTH of THE WATER YEAR <br /> f///////-7 <br /> at the start of the program. ,/ <br /> The Rules Governing The Measurement Of Tributary 22 <br /> Ground Diversions Located In The Arkansas River Basin i 20 <br /> required that power coefficient tests be completed by October i 18 <br /> 1, totalizing flow meter be installed by July 15, and inactive0 16 <br /> well affidavits be submitted by July 15. Those who have not '2 ,2 <br /> complied with these rules will be receiving an order from the .3V 10 <br /> Division Engineer which states that they will not be allowed i 8 <br /> to pump their wells unless they have complied with the rules. <br /> These orders will be sent out by December 20, 1994 24 A <br /> a <br /> 1985-1993 OCTOBER AVERAGE OCTOBER 1994 <br /> Representative Reservoirs <br /> Ark...River 9e'.In <br /> 120 <br /> 100- <br /> 100- Jj <br /> i 90 <br /> 80- <br /> j <br /> ;^ 70- <br /> 6 5G J \ v <br /> • <br /> 40 J \ <br /> 3 30 / <br /> 20 Y <br /> 0 j//,; \, A\ - /\ <br /> John Martin Pueblo Turquoise TI l n Lets <br /> ® Avg. 10/31 Content• ® 10/31/94 Contents <br /> 4 <br />