Analysis of Colorado-Big Thompson Project Operation With Respect to East Slope Diversions and Non-Charge Deliveries

• Description: For the River Colorado Water Conservancy District
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 10/1/2000
• Author: Helton & Williamsen, P.C.
• Title: Analysis of Colorado-Big Thompson Project Operation with Respect to East Slope Diversions and Non-charge Deliveries
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

TABLE 3 -A
END -OF -MONTH CONTENTS -- CARTER LAKE
Units of 1000 AC -FT
Water
Year Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
CARTER LAKE RESERVOIR
1951
1952
1953
1954
21.0
41.9
56.5
42.0
32.4
14.2
5.4
6.8
1955
27.0
35.6
45.9
54.0
68.2
65.8
52.6
47.4
31.1
24.5
10.5
14.4
1956
19.9
28.9
37.6
48.0
56.3
61.3
57.0
51.7
30.2
22.5
16.5
21.6
1957
30.3
40.8
53.6
65.9
74.9
80.1
83.7
93.8
89.5
80.7
63.9
60.2
1958
70.0
76.9
87.6
93.6
103.8
103.5
103.8
96.7
63.7
29.0
20.7
29.3
1959
43.8
55.6
62.5
75.7
84.8
86.3
89.1
86.1
71.1
45.1
28.7
27.1
1960
40.0
55.5
69.6
76.9
83.5
84.6
80.2
75.1
60.6
33.9
20.4
29.9
1961
44.0
55.3
66.5
77.4
88.9
97.7
100.4
109.4
92.6
71.0
57.7
63.4
1962
69.9
75.8
83.9
95.8
105.8
110.6
108.7
112.1
77.2
43.6
36.9
30.2
1963
45.6
59.7
74.0
89.8
97.7
107.3
90.7
81.9
60.5
46.7
33.5
27.1
1964
44.0
56.6
70.5
82.2
94.2
103.7
92.1
86.0
63.7
39.1
24.3
33.9
1965
49.9
62.5
73.8
84.9
96.9
98.7
96.2
99.4
90.4
75.6
63.1
68.8
1966
83.2
98.3
109.6
111.4
111.0
110.6
102.3
89.9
61.1
33.5
24.2
25.9
1967
41.1
56.0
69.7
81.1
92.8
98.8
103.3
103.2
109.5
79.9
69.2
59.7
1968
68.7
76.6
88.0
95.8
102.4
102.1
101.7
99.7
77.5
62.9
52.9
48.1
1969
62.4
72.5
82.8
93.6
95.1
94.1
94.0
99.9
87.8
62.4
46.6
44.4
1970
59.2
71.0
84.5
94.9
104.0
107.8
111.6
111.1
103.6
87.2
75.5
76.4
1971
85.3
92.7
96.9
103.4
109.7
112.4
111.9
110.0
87.2
65.6
57.8
59.7
1972
69.6
80.5
91.5
100.8
110.8
110.5
108.5
102.3
79.9
58.8
51.2
52.0
1973
63.7
76.3
87.0
98.4
103.4
106.0
108.9
110.5
103.2
82.6
57.1
54.7
1974
61.8
73.0
86.2
94.6
104.0
110.3
107.9
109.4
91.0
61.2
49.7
61.3
1975
72.2
79.7
88.7
103.0
109.8
111.9
107.9
109.8
96.0
68.7
50.9
57.6
1976
67.5
77.2
95.0
94.9
105.1
109.4
106.6
87.0
59.3
41.0
27.8
42.4
1977
53.3
52.7
66.8
82.2
97.3
109.7
99.9
74.6
50.2
31.7
20.9
16.5
1978
33.8
48.2
57.4
75.6
92.4
98.9
96.5
92.9
83.0
57.7
43.8
52.6
1979
71.9
84.9
93.7
102.3
102.1
108.9
111.8
111.4
89.3
74.9
66.8
63.3
1980
74.2
81.8
92.7
104.5
109.2
110.2
111.2
107.8
97.0
74.0
62.6
57.9
1981
63.8
74.2
80.7
88.8
96.7
101.0
108.6
104.4
74.7
45.2
37.2
31.7
1982
48.6
61.3
71.0
82.7
96.1
100.1
109.4
106.4
87.7
75.3
65.2
65.9
1983
71.3
78.5
84.0
91.0
101.9
107.6
107.0
105.3
95.4
73.9
63.2
56.0
1984
64.9
82.3
87.6
97.1
106.2
107.3
107.7
112.1
95.6
96.5
90.9
93.9
1985
99.8
97.7
96.9
103.7
106.6
101.5
110.8
96.2
79.7
56.0
44.4
46.5
1986
58.7
72.0
82.4
91.5
101.9
107.0
103.3
110.9
91.7
68.9
61.3
61.3
1987
75.8
94.0
110.4
111.2
110.6
110.2
110.8
102.3
80.4
66.3
55.5
60.6
1988
70.2
75.9
87.6
89.0
106.2
112.0
99.1
99.3
93.4
76.6
84.3
89.1
1989
104.0
112.0
111.3
110.8
110.1
106.0
87.9
79.6
54.3
34.1
36.4
32.7
1990
47.8
62.1
75.1
89.6
97.0
96.0
93.2
88.8
78.5
63.2
54.1
62.7
1991
61.9
73.7
86.7
99.7
107.3
108.5
102.3
98.6
75.6
63.2
58.4
57.7
1992
73.4
90.1
103.5
111.9
112.2
111.3
101.8
94.1
71.7
53.8
47.8
44.7
1993
55.2
74.0
93.0
108.6
107.4
106.2
98.4
91.7
69.7
53.0
54.6
65.1
1994
65.2
84.9
101.5
106.2
110.4
109.5
101.0
81.6
57.8
43.3
48.5
68.4
1995
83.1
82.1
81.2
93.8
110.3
105.9
107.9
111.1
103.3
86.3
74.5
79.8
1996
80.4
84.0
83.4
82.8
81.9
80.2
73.0
70.3
63.0
45.5
48.3
45.7
1997
61.3
70.8
85.5
101.0
108.7
111.4
108.3
109.8
89.6
79.4
65.5
62.1
1998
65.7
61.4
85.0
72.3
100.4
82.7
111.4
92.1
110.8
97.9
109.2
100.8
106.1
98.5
99.4
94.7
73.1
77.2
69.7
58.2
64.0
48.7
58.0
50.4
Average
Maximum
104.0
112.0
111.3
111.9
112.2
112.4
111.9
112.1
109.5
96.5
90.9
93.9
Minimum
19.9
28.9
37.6
48.0
21.0
41.9
52.6
42.0
30.2
14.2
5.4
6.8
Avg 55 -82 55.9 66.4 77.4 87.6 96.3 100.1 98.4 95.4 77.4 56.2 44.1 45.6
Avg 83 -981 71.2 82.4 91.9 100.0 105.6 105.6 101.2 96.9 79.6 64.4 59.5 61.5
Note: Data for October 1957 through September 1996 were obtained from the USBR Annual Operating Plans.
The remaining data were obtained from USGS Records.
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