7142

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7142
• Author: Joseph, T. W., et al.
• Title: Evaluation of the Status, Life History, and Habitat Requirements of Endangered and Threatened Fishes of the Upper Colorado River System.
• USFW Year: 1977.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

Table 1.3 Main stem reservoirs of the Upper Colorado River Basin and
their initial storage dates, contents for September, 1975
and annual evaporative losses for 1975 (U.S. Department of
Interior, 1977; U.S. Geological Survey, 1975).
RESERVOIR STORAGE BEGAN CONTENT (9/75) ANNUAL EVAPORATION
(acre-feet) (acre-feet)
Blue Mesa 10/26/65 695,000 7,000
Flaming Gorge 11/ 1/62 3,650,000 79,000
Fontenelle 4/ 1/64 329,000 20,000
Lake Powell 3/13/63 20,452,000 519,000
Morrow Point 1/24/68 116,000 2,000
Navajo 6/27/62 1,392,000 30,000
657,000

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