8013

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8013
• Author: Pontius, D. and I. SWCA.
• Title: Colorado River Basin Study.
• USFW Year: 1997.
• USFW - Doc Type: Tucson, Arizona.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Salinity Control .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 113
Indian Water Rights ....................................... 115

Conclusion ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 118

References .................................................. 119

Tables

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1 Major storage reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin. . . . . . . . . . . .. 9
2 Estimated evaporative losses (1,000 acre-feet) from the
Colorado River Basin (1981-1985) ......................... 10
3 Annual water use (1,000 af) in the Lower Basin, 1990-1996 . . . . .. 13
4 Annual water use (1,000 af) in the Upper Basin, 1981-1985, 1990. 14
5 Water allocations in the Colorado River Basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' 15
6 Colorado River main stem water use in the Lower Basin, 1996 .., 27
7 Priorities for Colorado River water in California . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 30
8 Salinity control projects in the Colorado River Basin. ........... 64
9 Summary of Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program
funding for BOR, USDA, and BLM by Federal fiscal year

since 1988 ............................................ 66

10 Settlements of tribal water rights in the Colorado River Basin .., 73
11 Outstanding Indian water rights Claims in the Colorado

River Basin ........................................... 74

Figures

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1 Colorado River Basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3
2 Reservation lands in the Colorado River Basin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4
3 Major tributaries and water developments in the Colorado

River Basin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7

4 Representative water developments in the Upper Colorado

River Basin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 11

5 Major out-of basin diversions in the Colorado River Basin ....... 12
6 Projected Colorado River water use in Arizona (Upper Basin) .... 16
7 Projected Colorado River water use in Colorado ............... 16
8 Projected Colorado River water use in New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . .. 17
9 Projected Colorado River water use in Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 17
10 Projected Colorado River water use in Wyoming ............... 18
11 Projected Colorado River water use in Arizona (Lower Basin) .... 28
12 Projected Colorado River water use in California .............. 28
13 Projected Colorado River water use in Nevada ................ 29
14 Salinity vs. flow at Imperial Dam. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 62
15 Dolores River watershed .................................. 83

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