9625

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9625
• Author: Friedel, M. J.
• Title: Probable Effects of the Proposed Sulphur Gulch Reservoir on Colorado River Quantity and Quality Near Grand Junction, Colorado.
• USFW Year: 2004.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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12. Stochastic simulation ofdissolved-solids at Concentration at Plateau Creek
near Camea ............................................................................... 17
13. Stochastic simulation ofdissolved-solids concentration in Colorado River
near Palisade .............................................................................. 17
14. Stochastic simulation ofdissolved-solids concentration in runoff at Dry Fork
at Upper Station near De Beque with measurements at mouth of Sulphur Gulch............ 18
15. Flow chart of the stochastic hydrology model. ................................................... 21
16. Flow chart of the stochastic water-quality model ................................................. 24
17-25. Graphs showing:
17. Mean standard error of median simulated daily streamflowvalues for Colorado River
near Cameo as function of Monte Carlo sampling ....................................... .... 26
18. Stochastic simulations of daily streamflow at Colorado River gage near Cameo ......... .... 27
19. Stochastic simulations of daily streamflow at Plateau Creek gage near Cameo ......... .... 28
20. Stochastic simulations of daily streamflow at Colorado River gage near Palisade ....... .... 28
21. Stochastic simulation ofdissolved-solids concentration Colorado River gage
near Palisade ........... . .............................................................. .... 38
22. Dissolved selenium concentrations measured at (a) Colorado River near Cameo,
Ib1 Dry Fork near De Beque, Ic1 Dry Fork at Upper Station near De Beque, and
(d) mouth of Sulphur Gulch near De Beque ............................................. .... 48
23. Selenium concentrations measured at Dry Fork at Upper Station near De Beque,
October 199x-September 2001 ......................................................... .... 49
24. Selenium concentrations measured at Colorado River near Cameo,April August2001. ....49
25. Probability distribution function frtto selenium concentrations measured at
Dry Fork at Upper Station near De Beque ............................................... .... 50
Tables
1. Correlation coefficient matrix of annual streamflow between wateryears 197494 at
the Cameo gaging station ........................................................................ ..8
2. Hydrologic condition by calendaryearfor measurements recorded atthe Cameo
gaging station during the period,19742001 ....................................................... 10
3. Summary of correlation coefficients between daily streamflow and diversions along
the Colorado River ............................................................................... 10
4. Summary of fitted probability distributionstodiversions .......................................... .12
5. Summary of predictive nonlinear equations and fitted-parameters ............................... 19
6. Summary of statistical parameters for streamflow, salinity, and evaporation residuals............ 20
7. Comparison of simulated and measured annual streamflow statistics ............................ 27
8. Comparison of simulated and measured daily streamflow statistics for Colorado River
near Cameo gage ..........................:..................................................... 29
9. Comparison of simulated and measured daily streamflow statisticsfor Plateau Creek
near Cameo gage ..........................:..................................................... 29
10. Comparison of simulated and measured daily streamflow statisticsfor Colorado River
near Palisade gage .............................................................................. 30
1. Reverse cumulative distribution of annual diuertible flows from the Colorado River
near Palisade ..............................:..................................................... 30
12. Reverse cumulativetlistributionofseasonalpumpableflowsfromtheColoradoRiver
near Palisade .................................................................................... 31
13. Reverse cumulative distributions of reservoir storage for selected dates following year
round pumping that begins on January 1 with a 150 cubic feet per second pump rate,
no releases ...................................................................................... 32