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Transit losses and travel times for reservoir releases, upper Arkansas River Basin, Colorado Transit losses and travel times for reservoir releases, upper Arkansas River Basin, Colorado

Factors influencing reservoir releases were analyzed for the upper reach of the Arkansas River in Colorado. The time of travel of releases from Twin Lakes Reservoir to Colorado Canal, a distance of 175 miles, ranges from 29 to 69 hours depending on the antecedent flow of the Arkansas River. Travel time of releases from Turquoise Lake is 42 hours more and travel time of releases from...
Authors
Russell K. Livingston

Hydrology of the San Luis Valley, south-central Colorado Hydrology of the San Luis Valley, south-central Colorado

An investigation of the water resources of the Colorado part of the San Luis Valley was begun in 1966 by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Colorado Water Conservation Board. (See index map, fig. 1). The purpose of the investigation is to provide information for planning and implementing improved water-development and management practices. The major water problems in the...
Authors
P. A. Emery, A. J. Boettcher, R.J. Snipes, H.J. Mcintyre
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