WSP10345

• File Number: 8278.400
• Description: Title I - Mexican Treaty
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/1/1959
• Author: IBWC, US and Mexico
• Title: Flow of the Colorado River and Other Western Boundary Streams and Related Data
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

20 WESTERN BOUNDARY 5UMM"'RY WATER 8ULL,TIr<-I<fflI959---ItHER~JATIOrJ"'L BOUND,"'Ry ANO WATER COMMISSION

SUSPENDED SILT IN THE COLORADO RIVER - In Acre-Feet at 1847 Tona Per Acre-Foot

Al each ata1.1On, durUlg e,cl1 monlh 01 sampling, Beveral ...ater n.mple~ ...ere t.ken by OPl" 01 the [WO rollowtng method~'
/t. 3}' jOll.'er.l.~g" D-~3 depth Imegratlng iampler ,t vertl~Jlft lo~.ted at ~enteIA or ftetllona ot equal dlso:har~ tn the rWer
croBil ~e.;llon, DeI.oK care!ullCl appro.ch bUI nOI lJU"lte the bottom. The lampl~a obtillned Ul thl! ,ectlon are ~ombUled to comprise
8compo,lw IImp\e forthltdJte.
B. By 10....erlnga 0-0/03 depth ll'1legr'llng aampler at verll<:alB 10clltedat~~nteIlof ea~h ~pan o( the serVIce bIldge'~roftS
the Alamo Canal, being careful to 'pproll.~h but. not ~ulke the bottom. The aamplea oblalned In the ae~tlon are ~ornbined to ~om-
Prlae'~ompOlltenmpleforthatd.te.

Month 1950 1951 1952 ]953 1954 !955 1956 ]957 )958 !959
Jan, ... 330 '"
Feb. L6 '" 71.0
Mar. 8.' '" 30.8
Apr. 37.0 ". 71.6
M,y 8.8 '.3 20' 15.2
June 33.2 ]8.8 92.6 23.3
July 51.7 45.8 89.3 33.4
Aug. 41.] 33.2 ,OJ 41.8
Sept. 14.0 13.8 43.6 10.3
O~I. L8 18.4 20.0 U
N~. <.0 61.6 89.'1 ;.6
Do,. ., '20 ];4 41.3
Yearly 365.1 2,!984 477.9

COLORADO RIVER AT NORTHERLY INTERN/lTlON/l1. BOUNDARY

MOllth 1950 19S1 1952 1953 1954 19S5 1956 1957 '''8 195'1
J.n. '" 43.0 on '" ... 00 '" m
Feb. 74.7 32.0 ''8 ". 3.5 .5 '" 'DO
Mar. '" 11.6 ", m u ., '" 3.0
Apr. 56.4 12.3 '" 42.9 L3 ., 200 ..0
Mar we '.3 "'3 58.3 ., 0 '" ,.,
J~' 81.2 5.' 172 33.8 .2 0 U
July 20.3 6.' 73.7 38.9 .5 .3
Aug. 14.7 35.5 80.6 .3 .3
,,~. 11.8 30.4 '" 0 ...
00< 11.9 22.8 '" 7.' .7 12.4 29.1 34.0
N~. 21.0 30.0 67' 31.2 ., "14.4 81.9 23.8
Do,. 42.5 '" 1,070 14.9 ., '" 235 35.3
Yearly 695.5 388.7 4,900.3 13.5 ],9bO.1

COLORADO RlVl!.R AT SOlJTHl!.RLY INTERNATIONAL BOUNDAR'

Month 1950 1"151 1952 1953 1954 !955 ]956 1957 1958 1959
Jan. 5.' 5.0 3.' 0.7 ,., ,., 22.3 '.1
Feb. 7.< ... 17.7 3.' 2.' 2.' 5.' 8.<
M8r. "18.1 88.0 '" 90.8 17.~ II.I '" 22.9
Apr. '" H.l 77.3 '" 31.7 30.5 '" 5&.9
May ]5.2 ]"1.3 18.2 51.2 10.1 '.5 43.9 21.4
J~' 97.7 '03 95.3 50.3 28.3 20.7 '" 33.7
July ,sa '" 75.6 '" 45.7 46.! 95.3 44.3
Aug. '00 85.4 '" '" 33.6 0/02.9 ll2 42.6
Sl!pt. b4.7 35.9 32.8 41.8 18.8 ]7.8 59.0 17.3
O~t. .., 5.' 12.0 1].2 ,.. 10.1 3.' '.0
N~. 2.' U .. .., ,., '.3 .3 .2
Do,. '.0 3.3 7.' U U IJ.3 ]4.8 3.'
Yearly 665.1 5]3,4 608.3 653.5 198.9 210.3 696.3 26J.0

INTAKE CANAL AT MORELOS DIVERSION STRUCTURE