WSP10061

• File Number: 8210.470
• Description: Pacific Southwest Interagency Committee
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 9/1/1974
• Author: Unknown
• Title: Report of the Water Management Technical Subcommittee - River Mile Index - Colorado River Main Stem & Tributaries Above Lees Ferry Arizona Except San Juan River - September 1974
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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This river mile index for the Colorado River and tributaries from Lees

Fer~J to the headwaters is one of a series of reports to be issued for

stream basins in the Pacific Southwest. It includes the Colorado main

stem' above Lees Fer~J, tributaries in Colorado, Green River main stem,

and the D'<lchesne and Yampa River Basins 0 The San JUan River. indexes

are published in another report. River mileages were determined from

independent measurements made on lJ 0 S. Geological Survey topographic

Q.uadrangles. Infor.nation on stream gage locations, drainage areas, and

water elevations at key points were obtained from the U.S. Geologioal

Survey. Other data and review were provided by representatives on the

Ifater Ma.na.gement Subcommittee 'from Arizona, Colorado, Ne'.. Mexico, Utah,

and 'tTyoming,

Rj,ver mile distances were measured upstream from the mouth to the near-

est tenth mile. Tributaries are shown as entering from the right or

left from a position facing downstream.' Names or streams are under-

lined; names of towns are. in capital Letters 0 Mile 0.0 for the

Colorado River is at the Lees Fer~j UoSoG.So gaging station; mile 0.0

for all other streams is at the centerline of the stream to which it is

corrtributarrJ'

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Streams and points or interest are based on the volume of flow, size

of drainage, and degree of development, Care has been taken to make

this index as complete and as accurate as possibleo Users are invited

to infor.n the Water Management Subcommittee, Pacific Southwest Inter-

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