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<br />UNITED
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<br />STATES DEPARTM. OF THE INTERIOR
<br />GEOLOGICA URVEY
<br />WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
<br />Utah District
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<br />STREAMFLOW AND RESERVOIR CONTENTS IN UPPER COLORADO-RIVER BASIN
<br />(Provisional records for October 1969)
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<br /> Month1v dischan,e Maximum dai1v Minimum dai1v
<br /> Percent of
<br /> Stream ~/ Median(Cfs) Mean(Cfs) 30-yp.ar
<br /> 1931-60 this month 1l1edian Cfs-davs Acre-fee Cfs Date Cfs Date
<br />Colorado Ri ve r
<br />near Cisco, Utah 2,940 5,207 177 161,410 320,200 6,620 19 3,720 1
<br />Adjusted '<2./ 5,541 188 171,770 340,700 - - - -
<br />Green River at
<br />Green River, Ut. 2,034 3,918 193 121,410 240,900 5,500 20 2,920 9
<br />Adjusted s./ 3,284 161 101,791 201,900 - - - -
<br />San Juan Ri ve r
<br />near Bluff, Ut. 978 3,360 344 104,170 206,600 13,800 23 1,550 2
<br />Adjusted i/ 3,116 319 96,598 191,600 - - - -
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<br />~/ Median of mean discharges for June for 30-year period 1931-60.
<br />b/ Adjusted for change in storage in Blue Mesa Reservoir. Storagecbegan October 27, 1965.
<br />~/ Adjusted for change in storage inFlaming Gorge Reservoir. Storage began November 1, 1962.
<br />~/ Adjusted for change in storage in Navajo Reservoir. Storage began-June 27, 1962.
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<br />Reservoir
<br />
<br />Drainage area
<br />above darn
<br />s . mi.
<br />
<br />Usable
<br />capacity
<br />(acre-feet)
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<br />Blue ~esa Reservoir nr
<br />Sa inero, Colorado
<br />Flaming Gorge Reservoir at
<br />Flaming Gorge Dam, Utah
<br />~avajo Reservoir nr
<br />Archuleta, New Mexico
<br />Lake Powell Reservoir at
<br />Glen Canyon Darn, Arizona
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<br />Totals:
<br />
<br />3,426
<br />
<br />
<br />a/15,100
<br />
<br />a/ 3,230
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<br />a/la7,700
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<br />31,276,50:)
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<br />a/ Approximate
<br />
<br />End-of-month
<br />usable contents
<br />(acre-feet)
<br />
<br />Change during
<br />month
<br />(acre-feet)
<br />
<br />740 30)
<br />
<br />+20 500
<br />
<br />1,787,000
<br />
<br />-39,000
<br />
<br />1,129,000
<br />
<br />-15,000
<br />
<br />9,842,000
<br />13,498,300
<br />
<br />+134,000
<br />+100,500
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<br />Teri Arnow, District Chief, WRD
<br />Salt Lake City, Utah
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