WSP11426

• File Number: 8230.200.20
• Description: UCRBRIP
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/1/1995
• Author: Leonard Rice
• Title: Colorado River Basin Physical Water Availability Study - Final Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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List of Tables

Stream Gage Stations used in Study Period Evaluation .............. 8
Summary of Reservoirs and Transbasin Exports included in Adjusted Gage

Flows ................................................ 9
. CRSS Flow Locations for Comparison to Stream Gage Stations ........ 10
Study Periods Statistically Evaluated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 12
Comparison of Drought Magnitudes in the 1950's and 1980's (Sum of
Annual Deficits from Long Term Mean in 1,000 AF) ............... 14
Yampa River Stream Gage Station Records Collected ............... 17
Depletions Associated with New Major Reservoirs in the Yampa River

Basin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 19
Yampa River Adjustments for Current Level of Depletions for the below

Craig Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22
Yampa River for Current Level of Depletions for the near Maybell

Gage .................................................. 23
Yampa River Adjustments for Current Level of Depletions at Deerlodge

Park Gage ............................................. 24
Summary ofYampa River Average Adjusted Daily Flows (cfs) for Current
Levels of Depletions ...................................... 25
Little Snake River Stream Gage Station Records Collected. . . . . . . . . . .. 29
Little Snake River Adjustments for Current Level of Depletions . . . . . . " 30
Estimated Current and Future Wyoming Depletions of the Little Snake

River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 32
Percentages of Little Snake River near Lily, CO Flows that Originate in

Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 33
Summary of L. Snake Average Adjusted Daily Flows (cfs) for Current
Levels of Depletions ...................................... 33
White River Stream Gage Station Records Collected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 36
White River near State Line Adjustments for Current Level of

Depletions ............................................. 38
Summary of White R. Average Adjusted Daily Flows (cfs) for Current
Levels of Depletions ...................................... 38
Colorado River Stream Gage Station Records Collected. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 42
Summary of Colorado River Transbasin Exports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 47
Colorado River Adjustments for Current Level of Depletions for gages
above Gunnison River Confluence ............................ 49
Colorado River Adjustments for Current Level of Depletions for Colorado
River at State Line Gage ............... ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 50
Summary of Colorado R. Average Adjusted Daily Flows for Current
Levels of Depletions ...................................... 52
Colorado River Stream Gage Station Records Collected. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 57
Summary of Redlands Canal Average Monthly Diversions for 1970-92

Study Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 58

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