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Show great and sudden fluctuations 73 in the volume of water carried by the streams of the Navajo country . * * * On July 17 , 1909 , the San Juan River was ( three t1iree ) inches deep at Four Corners , and July 23 the ( water vater ) at ( Mex Mwc- Mwc ) ican Hat was 3 feet deep . Following rains of ( July Jnly ) 24 the river rose 8 feet . * * * In narrow , deep ( canyons canywis ) the rise of water supplied by ( some soine ) ( insignificant insigidficalit ) tributary is sufficient to ( render reiider ) the ( canyon canyoil ) ( impassable i1ppassable ) , a change ( which whicli ) may come ( without withobt ) ( warn warn- warn ) ¬ ing . * * * The ( San Saii ) Juan in January , 1905 , discharged a ( minimum minimuni ) of 40 ( second- second ) feet ; in June of same year a ( maximum niaxfinuni ) flow of ( 24,000 24,00.0 ) ( second-feet secondfeet ) was recorded . * * * Those who are acquainted witli the region . retain vivid impressions of the ( rapid Tapid ) and ( un- un ) predictable fluctuations of ( stream strean-i streani ) volume impressions based on experiences which ( in- in ) volve both hardships ( and aiid ) danger . * * * Quoting from Water Supply Paper No . 309 ( Ex ¬ hibit 86 , page 248 ) : At ( Shiproek Shiprock ) , New Mexico , * * * the maximum gage height Nvas over 22 feet * * * and the ( maximum maxiinum ) discharge was probably 150,000 ( second-feet secondfeet ) . ( Flood of ( Oc- Oc ) tober , ( 1911 L911 ) . ) La ( Eue Rue ) , Water Supply Paper No . 556 ( Exhibit 62 , page 14 ) : The stream flow records ( which whiell ) extend back about 30 years indicate that the ( maximum maxuinulii ) flood in Cataract Canyon has been about 150,000 ( second-feet secondfeet ) , and at Lees Ferry about |
