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TABLE LC-6 Lower Colorado River Basin Estimated Water Use by States. Major Tributaries. and Types of User 1978 (1,000 acre-feet) Agriculture Municipal and Industrial Exp ort Reservoir Stockpond Evap. Mineral Thermal Outside Inside State .Tributary Evaporation Irrigation and Livestock Total Resources Electric Power Other?/ Total System System Total Ariz. Little Colorado 37.0 79.9 12.5 92.4 3.6 6.5 14.7 24.8 0.0 16.3 170.5 Virgin 0.3 14.4 0.3 14.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 15.1 Bill Williams 23.9 29.1 1.3 30.4 2.3 0.0 0.7 3.0 0.0 0.0 57.3 Gila 239.3 3,175.9 32.5 3,208.4 68.3 16.6 288.8 373.7 0.0 (-13.9) 3,807.5 Remaining Area 1.7 138.3 10.4 148.7 1.2 0.0 6.4 7.6 0.0 0.0 158.0 Total 302.2 3,437.6 57.0 3,494.6 75.4 23.1 310.7 409.2 0.0 2.4 4,208.4 Nev. Muddy 5.7 32.5 0.8 33.3 0.6 4.4 0.2 5.2 0.0 0.0 44.2 Remaining Area 0.0 50.5 0.9 51.4 3.5 5.1 52.3 60.9 0.0 (-2.4) 109.9 Total 5.7 83.0 1.7 84.7 4.1 9.5 52.5 66.1 0.0 (-2.4 154.1 W ~ N. Mex. Little Colorado 4.4 7.9 2.1 10.0 0.6 0.0 2.5 3.1 0.0 0.0 17.5 Gila 0.5 9.9 1.7 11.6 0.03/ 0.0 6.1 6.1 0.0 0.0 18.2 Total 4.9 17.8 3.8 21.6 0.6 0.0 8.6 9.2 0.0 0.0 35.7 Utah Virgin 4.0 45.6 1.0 46.6 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.1 8.6 0.0 61.3 Remaining Area 0.1 5.6 0.1 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.9 Total 4.1 51.2 1.1 52.3 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.2 8.6 0.0 67.2 Lower Little Colorado 41.4 87.8 14.6 102.4 4.2 6.5 17.2 27.9 0.0 16.3 188.0 Basin Virgin 4.3 60.0 1.3 61.3 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.2 8.6 0.0 76.4 Muddy 5.7 32.5 0.8 33.3 0.6 4.4 0.2 5.2 0.0 0.0 44.2 Bill Williams 23.9 29.1 1.3 30.4 2.3 0.0 0.7 3.0 0.0 0.0 57.3 Gila 239.8 3,185.8 34.2 3,220.0 68.3 16.6 294.9 379.8 0.0 (-13.9) 3,825.7 Remaining Area 1.8 194.4 11.4 205.8 4.7 5.1 58.8 68.6 0.0 (-2.4) 273.8 Total 316.9 3,589.6 63.6 3,653.2 80.1 32.6 374.0 486.7 8.6 0.0 4,465.4 1/ Excludes Colorado River mains tream and flood plain. A portion of the consumptive uses shown herein are satisfied b y ground water overdraf t. 2/ Includes rural, urban, and ot her indus trial uses. 3/ This value is included in the "Other" Municipal and Ind ustrial Us es category, as found in the annual report by the New Mexico Intersta te Stream Commission as requir ed by the Supreme Court de cree in Ar izona vs. California.