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Show 6145 The zero of the gage, we will say, is at some point lower than the surface of the water. The Special Master. Yes. The Witness. It is always picked so that we will never have a minus gage reading, if possible. Now, the lowest gage reading at Lees Ferry, as indicated on Plate 5 of Exhibit 82- A, is about 6.8 on the gage. By The Special Master: Q Well, that means 6.8 feet, does it? A 6.8 feet on the gage. Q That means that there was at least 6 feet of water? A No. Q I do not understand why not. A let me go on a little further if I can. When the gage read 13 feet, you would know that the depth was at least much. A gage height as used by the Survey is simply a measure-ment of the surface of the water. It has no relation at all to the depth. The depth of the water does not enter into the gage heights. The Special Master. Well, if the surface of the water |