Colorado River Presented by CWCB and Colorado Attorney General's Office 2005

• Description: Colorado River Presented by CWCB and Colorado Attorney General's Office 2005
• State: CO
• Title: Colorado River Presented by CWCB and Colorado Attorney General's Office 2005
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

Flow Below Hoover Dam in Thousands of Acre -Feet per Year, Water Years 1907 to 2005
February 1935 — Lake Mead Storage Begins July 1941, Lake Mead Fills March 1963. Lake Powell Storage Begins June 1980. Lake Powell Fills
24000
21000
18000
m 15000
U.
m
c 12000
0
0
LL 9000
6000
3000
0
Ki f" 0 — (7
000;;y__ N N N N N L n O I D O W W m m O � ti r - r - M M M M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O O O O M O 0 0 O 0 0 0 O O 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O 0 0 a 0 a 0 00 0 0 O O O 0 a 0 S O O O m O O O O
_ _ — T — — — — — - . r — — — — — r - r r — — — —
— — — r N N N N
Water Year
Lower Basin releases have been around 9.3 to 9.4 MAF annually. (7.5
for Compact, 1.5 for Mexico and some additional releases to meet
Minute 242 Salinity Standard and system losses.