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COLORADO RIVER COMPACT WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTION <br />November 2, 1995 FINAL REPORT <br />Page 10 <br />Colorado River and its tributaries originating within the State of Colorado is approximately <br />10.8 MAF. <br />Table 1 <br />Natural F1ow2 Average Percent of <br />Colorado River Basin/ Annual Total <br />Tributaries Natural Natural <br />Flow Flow <br />~a fl ~%~ <br />Green River Basin <br />Little Snake River 220,400 2.04 <br />Yampa River 1,241,100 11.49 <br />White River 573,400 5.31 <br />Total 2,034,900 18.85 <br />Colorado River Basin <br />Colorado River Mainstem 3,602,400 33.36 <br />Gunnison River 2,378,700 22.03 <br />Dolores River 843.500 7.81 <br />Total 6,824,600 63.20 <br />San Juan River Basin <br />San Juan River 1,938,200 17.95 <br />STATE TOTAL 10,797,700 100.00 <br />Physical water availability refers to the actual flow of a river or stream which is <br />available for appropriation. In theory, when the flow measured at a gage is subtracted from <br />the natural flow for a given year the result indicates the depletion, resulting from either <br />consumptive uses or reservoir regulation, from the stream above that gage under present <br />conditions. The Technical Appendix contains a summary of the physical water availability at <br />various points throughout the Colorado River Basin. <br />z Bureau of Reclamation, 1906 - 1985 Natural Flow Data Base - CRSS. <br />