WSP09423

• File Number: 8281.300
• Description: Colorado River Studies and Investigations - Colorado River Consumptive Uses and Losses Report
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 10/1/2003
• Author: US DOI/BOR
• Title: Technical Memorandum - Upper Colorado River Basin Consumptive Uses and Losses Report 1996-2000 -- Part 3 of 4
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

C0962DDDout.txt 9/25/20.0.3
NUMBER OF PRECIPITATION STATIONS 1
NAME WEIGHT
FT. LEWIS C 100.%
USES AND LOSSES 1996 TO 20.0.0. WATERSHED 140.80.10.5 LA PLATA
CONSUMPTIVE USE ESTIMATED FROM FORT'LEWIS 37 14' - TEMP AND PRECIP
USBR CROP DISTRIBUTION - PCT
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (DEGREES FAHRENHEIT)
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
ANN
1996 24.60. 32.60. 35.20. 42.70. 53.70. 62.40. 68.0.0. 65.80. 55.0.0. 44.90 35.50. 25.0.0.
45.45
1997 24.20. 26.90. 36.80. 40..0.0. 52.0.0. 58.70. 65.60. 63.80. 59.40. 46.50. 34.40. 25.20.
44.46
1998 25.40. 24.80. 33.90. 39.40. 50..0.0. 55.40. 68.20. 65.30. 61. 50. 45.70. 35.30. 28.60.
44.46
0 1999 30..50. 32.90. 40..80. 41. 60. 48.70. 60..20. 65.80. 63.10. 55.10. 48.80. 40..70. 26.40.
,',:) 46.22
r.'~') 20.0.0. 27.10. 31. 70. 33.70. 46.40. 54.60. 62.50. 66.90. 67.0.0. 59.20. 45.90. 27.80. 28.40.
U1 45.93
....:t Ave. 26.36 29.78 36.0.8 42.0.2 51. 80. 59.84 66.90. 65.0.0. 58.0.4 46.36 34.74 26.72
(,n 45.30.
USES AND LOSSES 1996 TO 20.0.0. WATERSHED 140.80.10.5 LA PLATA
CONSUMPTIVE USE ESTIMATED FROM FORT LEWIS 37 14' - TEMP AND PRECIP
USBR CROP DISTRIBUTION - PCT
TOTAL PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
ANN
1996 1.63 0..94 0..63 0. .11 0..0.0. 1. 77 1. 83 1.24 1. 75 3.95 2.56 1. 84
18.25
1997 4.0.6 1. 92 0..0.0. 2.25 1. 56 1.24 3.48 1. 73 5.13 1.10. 0..97 1.12
24.56
1998 0..89 1. 54 2.0.8 0..44 0..13 0..0.1 4.48 0..89 0..85 3.98 2.50. 0..0.2
17.81
1999 0..87 0..62 0..16 1.78 1. 59 1. 0.9 3.35 7.20. 1.18 0..0.0. 0..0.4 0.0.6
17.94
20.0.0. 1. 52 1. 21 3.93 0..49 0..26 0..73 1. 0.8 3.0.9 0..34 3.54 0..56 0..34
17.0.9
Ave. 1.79 1.25 1. 36 1.0.1 0..71 0..97 2.84 2.83 1. 85 2.51 1. 33 0..68
19.1

USES AND LOSSES 1996 TO 20.0.0. WATERSHED 140.80.10.5 LA PLATA
CONSUMPTIVE USE ESTIMATED FROM FORT LEWIS 37 14' - TEMP AND PRECIP
USBR CROP DISTRIBUTION - PCT
IRRIGATED CROP AREA (Percent %)
YEAR 1 1 1 1 1
1996 5.8 0..5 0..0 0..0. 0..0.
1997 5.0. 0..0. 0..4 0..0. 0..0.
1998 5.2 0..0. 0..0. 0..5 '0..0.
1999 8.9 0..0. 0..0. 0..0. 0..8
20.0.0. 7.0. 0..0. 0..0. 0..0. 0..0.

1
0..0.
0..0.
0..0.
0..0.
0..6

2
83.2
84.2
83.5
79.6
80..2

2
4.4
0..0.
0..0.
0..0.
0..0.

2
0..0.
4.4
0..0.
0..0.
0..0.

2
0..0.
0..0.
4.4
0..0.
0..0.

USES AND LOSSES 1996 TO 20.0.0. WATERSHED 140.80.10.5 LA PLATA
CONSUMPTIVE USE ESTIMATED FROM FORT LEWIS 37 14' - TEMP AND PRECIP
USBR CROP DISTRIBUTION - PCT
IRRIGATED CROP AREA (Percent %)
YEAR 2 2 8 19 20. 65
1996 0..0. 0..0. 3.0. 1.0. 1.0. 1.1
1997 0..0. 0..0. 2.8 1.0. 1.0 1.1
1998 0..0. 0..0. 3.2 1.0. 1.0. 1.2
1999 4.2 0..0. 2.7 1.2 1.2 1.4
20.0.0. 0..0. 4.2 4.6 1.1 1.1 1.2

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