WSPC00079

• File Number: 8200.200.50
• Description: Colorado River-Colo. River Basin-Colorado River Basin Hydrology-Lower Colo. River Accounting ‎(LCRAC)‎
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 5/13/1963
• Author: Douglas D Lewis
• Title: Lower Colorado River Basin Storage - Diversions and Returns - Colorado River and Tributaries in Lower Basin - Provisional Release
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Data

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DEPAR'1'J.1ENT OF THE IlITERIOF
GEOLOGICAL SlffiVEY

PROVISIONAL RELEASE

COLORADO RIVER Ai'JD TRIBurARIES IN
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Colorado Colorado ~ Colorado Diversions between Colorado Diversions at
Colorado Paria Lit tle Colorado Virgin River lbke River HavaGU ,River Parker and Bl vthe River Imperial Dar.J. Colorado
Date River River Colorado River River lake Mead below Mohave below Lake below Colo. R. Palo below All Gila Gila River Pilot
Apr. lee, lee, River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable I Pal'ker Indian Verde Cibola American Gravity River below Knob
Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal Dome y- Return
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cr, cr, cr, of, of, ~aor,rIJ.1t7 cr, acre-ft of, acre-l't ers of, of, cr, cr, cr, cr, of, of,
1 1,030 10 126 1,150 65 21,839,009;: 14; 700 1,700,000 17,000 553,000 14,400 836 1,260 12,400 9,600 1,390 4.6 1,110 2,320
2 1,030 7.5 88 1,200 63 21,Bo3,000 14,200 1,694,000 16,600 553,900 14,100 836 1,420 12,200 9,500 1,590 4.4 1,150 2,5Iw
3 1,030 7.1 126 1,1Bo 72 21,779,000 """1],900 1,690,000 16,Goo 556,500 13,900 837 1,460 3-3,4-00 10,000 1,510 4., 1,140 8,690
4 1,030 7.5 149 1,lBo 63 21,754,000 14,400 1,685,000 16,500 561,600 12, BoO 836 1,500 12,100 10, BoO 1,350 5.0 1,150 2,750
5 1,040 7.5 121 1,240 62 21,728,000 15,800 1,684,000 16,500 562,200 13,200 831 1,500 12,300 11,000 1,340 5.1 1,100 3,000
6 1,020 6.8 88 1,250 66 21,702,000 11,100 1,672,000 16,600 563,700 13,500 829 1,360 11,500 10,800 1,300 4.4 1,110 3,010
7 1,020 5.4 72 1,250 66 21,686,000 8,510 1,666,000 11,400 565,400 13,600 818 1,190 12,300 10,400 1,000 3.5 1,090 3,340
8 1,030 5.2 51 1,230 63 21,658,000 16,900 1,664,000 18,000 562,700 13,900 818 1,370 12 , 600 9,910 1,390 3.7 1,240 3,140
9 1,020 5.2 29 1,160 75 21,621,000 18,600 1,666,000 17,500 563,500 13,500 819 1,320 12,400 9,610 1,650 3.3 1,240 2,940
10 1,020 5.2 17 1,150 78 21,590,000 18,000 1,666,000 17,100 566,500 , 12,700 828 1,400 12,700 9,730 1,660 3.2 1,110 2,900
11 990 5.2 9.9 1,120 65 21,558,000 18,300 1,674,000 14,200 573,000 11,400 821 1,370 12.,400 9,530 2,100 4.4 1,080 2,550
12 990 5.2 4.7 1,110 62 21,528,000 16,400 1,678,000 13,900 577 ,500 12,200 818 1,340 11,700 10,400 1,550 7.7 1,140 3,040
13 1,010 5.4 1.6 1,080 63 21,503,000 14,800 1,618,000 14,000 582,300 11,000 201 1,220 10,900 10,300 1,290 4.3 1,140 3,460
,4 1,020 5.4 .4 1,080 63 21,483,000 8,140 1,680,000 7,510 584,600 11,000 794 1,150 11,400 9,6eo 1,020 4.3 1,070 3,310
'5 1,020 5.4 .2 1,060 65 21,452,000 17,600 1,685,000 13,800 584,000 10,400 785 1,320 10,800 9,030 1,550 4.1 1,140 2,8t50
16 1,010 5.2 0 1,060 75 21,416,000 17,500 1,693,000 12,800 584,400 10,500 "(53 1,480 10,200 8,690 1,560 4.1 1,100 2,58:)
17 9&> 5.4 0 1,120 70 21,380,000 18,900 1,704,000 12,600 588,700 9,730 725 1,410 9,630 8,190 1,600 4.0 1,430 1,980
18 990 6.2 0 1,130 6, 21,347,000 17,300 1,712,000 12,700 591,200 9,560 789 1,350 8,800 7,790 1,600 4.0 1,230 1,690
19 1,010 6.2 0 1,130 66 21,316,000 15,700 1,717,000 12,800 591,8:)0 10,500 787 1,290 8,910 7,390 1,430 4.4 1,130 1,310
20 1,010 5.9 0 1,170 66 21,291,000 13,100 1,716,000 12,8:)0 591,800 10,600 791 1,130 8,910 7,330 1,340 4.6 1,110 1,110
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21 1,010 5.7 0 1,220 66 21,275,000 8,700 1,715,000 9,260 593,000 10,700 779 1,110 9,960 7,260 1,270 4.3 1,120 1,090
22 1,020 6.8 0 1,240 66 21,250,000 14,600 1,718,000 12,400 592,400 , 9,840 7e11 1;260 10,500 1,350 1,4Eo 4.1 1,180 1,060
23 1,010 ,.j 0 1,220 66 21,223,000 14,600 1,721,000 12,100 592,800 10,400 796 1,370 9,290 7,720 1,550 4.6 1,390 1,200
24 1,020 7.5 0 1,310 66 21,195,000 14,200 1,724,000 12,200 593,400 10,500 &>9 1,380 9,340 7,940 1,550 4.4 1,570 661
25 1,020 6.4 0 1,330 66 21,166,000 14,600 1,726,000 12,400 591,400 I 10,700 &>7 1,450 9,520 8,130 1,400 4.0 1,98:) 0
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26 1,030 6.8 0 1,340 66 21,138,000 14,300 1,730,000 12,500 591,200 , 11,600 &>1 1,360 9,400 7,870 1,440 3.7 1,870 0
27 1,020 6.8 0 1,340 113 21,124,000 ,11,500 1,728,000 12,300 592,GoO 10,100 799 1,260 10,500 8,010 1,250 3.0 2,040 0
28 1,020 8.6 0 1,310 119 21,111,000 8,320 1,726,000 9,490 593,800 10,000 792 1,180 9,960 7,860 1,040 2., 2,000 0
29 1,030 10 0 1,290 91 21,083,000 15,100 1'131,000 12..500 592,800 I 10,400 &>3 1,210 9,870 7,690 1,620 2.7 2,090 0
30 1,020 7.5 0 1,300 ,2 21,054,000 15,500 1,734,000 12,500 592,200 11,300 &>9 1,340 9,630 7,48:) 1,690 2.6 1,960 0
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Mean 1,011 6.55 29.5 1,'200 70.9 --- 14-,530 _n ]3,620 _n 11,600 &>4 1,327 CD ~ 8,902 1,450 4.13 1,340 1,884
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ACl'e- 11,420
feet 60,500 390 1,750 4,220 _u 864,500 --- 810,500 u_ i, 690,300 47,860 78,9&> 645,700 529,100 86,260 246 79,1t50 112,100
SEDIMENT ,
Tons I u_ n_ _n I 23,840

* Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerp1ant records.
\ lake Mead evaporo.tion by mass-transfer rr:ethod during month was 73,600 a.cre-feet, equivalent to 6.6 inches.

t Combined flow of river, Yuma phin Canal wasteway and
Reservation Canal ~~in Drain No.4.

DOUqLAS D. LEWIS, District Engineer
Tucson, Arizona
May 13, 1963