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<br />TABLE: 14
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<br />HYDROGRAI'IIIC SUMMARY OF THE LOWER GOI,ORADO RIVER
<br />(Exdu~i\'C or Gila Rinr' BO!;lin)
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<br />October' 1. 1951 10 September 301 1952
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<br />W.HEIl~HED
<br />5(}UARE PER CU.;T Pf:R CE,I\jT
<br />MILES OF TOTAL SOlmCE Al'\D LOCALITY ACrlE-FEET OF TOT.U
<br />24.100 9.6 UPPf:'T Colurado River ncar Ci~cl1, Utah 7.668,000 40.6
<br />40,600 16.2 Grc~1l RheT.a1 Green River, Utah. 6,800,000 36.0
<br />23,000 Y.~ San J lIan River near Bluff, Utah... ... 2,54-:),000 13.5
<br />20,200 8.1 Unmca51lred lribllfarr inflo"', IlPP{'T
<br /> basin. net (Ie~s channel h'~s(5) ..... 939,000 4.9
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<br />llJ7.'JOO -1.1.1 Col/)Ta~ln River:-lt Lees Ferry gage.... 17.952.000 95.0
<br />1,600 0.7 Poria River near mquth ............. 18,000 0.1
<br />109,500 43.8 Colorado River at Lee Ferry, Compact
<br /> divi!>illll poilLt f111t: mile bellJw mouth
<br /> of Pacia Ri\'er ......... 17,970,000 95.1
<br />82,400 3:1.0 Intl{lw frurn minur tributarics at Il,.....est
<br /> gages lOr e;;tirnatcl! ... .......... ... 9~9,000 4.9
<br />58,100 23.2 Gila Hirer al I).}llle gage !lear mOllth.. 1,000 0.0
<br />2.')0,000 100.0 Tula! stlppl}' main Colvr:ul,' HjveT . . 18,900.000 100.0
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<br />This total supply of the main river is disposed of or accounted
<br />for approximately as follows:
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<br />PER CENT
<br />ACRE-FEEl' Of' Tot},1.
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<br />A. Beneficial eonsull1Plive lise, net or Ji\'\:r"ions les:'. returns f(1
<br />tt\(~ ri~'er along main Cr..]madQ River bdow Lce Ferry
<br />1. Nevada, Lakp- Mead pumpage . .......
<br />2. Ariz'lIlll, main Colt1rad'I Hin:r nnly . .
<br />3. Calif.)mia, agricultural pnojecIs ......
<br />4. Metropolitan V;'aft:'r [)i"tri<:t of Southall California......
<br />5. MexiC(l. in Baja California alltl SOnlJra ..
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<br />11,000
<br />734.000
<br />4,114,000
<br />]86,000
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<br />3.9
<br />21.7
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<br />T(ltal beneficial consumptive ll:-e
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<br />6,545,000
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<br />34.6
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<br />B. H.e"crvoir slt1rage changes
<br />1. Lake I\lelld
<br />2. Lake Moha\'e ..............
<br />3. Lake H8va~1I ......
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<br />+3,42.\,000
<br />+ 21.\,000
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<br />+3,64.\,000
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<br />19.3
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<br />C. E\'3pl1ntlion and channel 1~lsse~, net It'S'; slight "nm~,1."il1rcd
<br />inflow (o;lorms, seeps, etc.) ............................. 1,610,000 8.5
<br />D. Colorad,) River flow at mouth in In Gulf (If California or ocean.. 7,100,000 37.6
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<br />Tolal ...................
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<br />. . . . . . 18,900,000
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