During a very wet year (10th percentile flows), the recommendations equal 

 or exceed the available flows for the months of October through March. 

 Therefore, water would be unavailable for consumptive uses during these six 

 months. During a typical or normal water year (50th percentile flows), the 

 recommendations equal or exceed the available flows for the months of August 

 through March, making water unavailable for consumptive uses during these 

 eight months. During a drought year (90th percentile flows), the recommen- 

 dations exceed the available flows for all months, thus preventing depletions 

 year-round . 



Given the extremely high aquatic resource value of German Gulch and the 

 Department's policy of recommending flows that will maintain the fisheries 

 resource at its present level, lesser recommendations cannot be justified for 

 German Gulch. 



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