WSPC00193

• 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: 5/11/1961
• 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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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMEN'l' OF THE INTERIOR
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES IN LOWER BASIN
April 1961

PROVISIONAL RECORDS

Colorado Colorado Colorado Diversions between Colorado Diversions at
CO.lol'<.do Paria Little Colorado Virgin River Lake River Havasu River Parker and Blvthe River Irnuerial Darn Colorado
Date River River Colorado River River Lake ilJead below Mohave below Lake below Colo. R. Palo below Am;~~can _ \.i1.La Gl1a Ri ver Pilot
Apr. Lees Lees River Grand LHtle- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Indian Verde Clbola Gravity River below Knob
Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Conte:Jts Dam Contents Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal Dome Yuma Return
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ef, ef, efs cf~ efs acre-ft ef, ecre-ft ef, acre-ft ef' ef, ef, ef, ef, efs ef, ef, ef,
1 8,000 23 101 8,390 62 18,200,000 14,200 1,680,000 16,400 578,100 11,900 746 1,170 11,200 10,500 1,060 6.8 2,620 2,200
, 8,210 21 119 8,150 65 18,198,000 12,100 1,673,000 12,600 581,900 12,500 746 1,090 11,200 9,730 921 6.4 2.930 2,140
3 8,54-0 '8 138 8,470 72 18,173,000 19,800 1,684,000 16,900 580,800 13,800 741 1,260 11,800 S,170 1,100 5,' 2,950 1,760
. 8,500 18 11' 8,660 85 18,151,000 19,200 1,694,000 16,100 580,200 13,800 755 1,400 12,400 9,160 1,290 4.8 2,690 1,300
5 8,360 15 163 8,660 102 18,132,000 18,700 1,695,000 15,800 581,300 13,600 760 1,520 12,600 9.710 1,320 4,2 2,530 },470
6 8,]80 14 510 8,710 10' 18,112,ODO 18,100 1,697,000 16,100 581, IDa 13,800 765 1,480 12,300 10,100 1,400 6.0 2,270 1,550
7 7,830 13 85< 8,880 76 18,100,000 16,900 1,701,000 16,100 581,500 14,000 765 1,540 12,000 10,300 1,230 5,8 2,370 1,600
8 9,230 48 836 8,960 139 18,0'96,000 12,000 1,692,000 16,100 581,900 13,400 751 1,360 12,200 10,200 1,080 5.2 2,400 1,470
9 11,100 36 686 10,900 108 18,089,000 12,300 1,694,000 10,800 580,800 13,500 761 1,260 12,500 10,200 1,050 4,8 2,520 1,470
10 10,300 18 620 11,900 72 18,075,000 16,300 1,695,000 15,300 578,700 13,700 755 1,300 12,400 10,000 1,280 6,0 2,380 1,530
11 10,700 15 386 11,000 76 18,067,000 16,600 1,698,000 15,300 576,200 13,900 765 1,370 12,400 10,100 1,450 6.0 2,370 1,630
12 11,600 14 510 11,900 89 .18,038,000 18,000 1,700,000 15,400 574 ,500 13,800 765 1,440 12,500 10,200 1,450 6.0 2.,350 1,640
13 10,700 11 266 11,900 83 18,038,000 16,700 1,704,000 15,200 574,700 12,900 751 1,440 12,400 10,300 1,410 5.0 2,370 1,580
14 10,300 8,9 195 11,100 91 18,032,000 16,600 1,706,000 15,300 576,400 12,500 755 1,410 11,800 10,100 1,400 4.8 2.,440 1,430
15 9,950 8.2 160 10,700 78 18,030,000 11,600 1,698,000 15,300 578,100 12,300 760 1,420 11,600 10,100 1,400. 4,5 2,580 1,320
16 9,610 8.9 133 10.400 60 18,032,000 10,700 1,698,000 10,500 579,200 12,500 735 1,280 11,300 9,570 1,290 4,2 2,630 1,140
17 9,490 9.6 10' 9,910 58 18,020,000 16,200 1,700,000 14, '200 577,500 12,400 698 1,340 11,SOO 9,4-2.0 1,340 4.2 2,400 1,090
18 9,160 9.3 es 9,800 58 18,009,000 14,500 1,701,000 14, 300 577.000 12,500 674 1,460 11,500 8,330 1,400 4,0 2,970 0
19 8,320 '.6 70 9,220 65 18,000,000 15,200 1,702,000 14,100 577,300 11,900 665 1,550 11,200 8,480 1,400 3.8 2.920 0
20 1,830 7,8 40 8,440 69 11,987,000 16,400 1,108,000 14,100 580,000 10,800 665 1.530 10,800 8,370 1,430 3.8 2,560 0
21 7,690 5.4 25 8,000 67 11,973,000 15,200 1,708,000 14,100 581,900 11,000 659 1,520 10,400 8,380 1,480 4,0 2,3'20 0
22 8,'220 6.0 15 7,990 62 17,961,000 12,500 1,707,000 13,400 585, 100 10,900 600 1,480 9,840 8,330 1,420 4.2 2,070 0
23 8,540 5.4 6 8,400 62 11,953,000 9,630 1,704,000 10,400 586,300 11,800 547 1,420 10,000 8,070 1,350 4,5 1,980 0
24 8,830 6.0 .2 8,640 62 17,943,000 15,700 1,708,000 12.,700 584,800 11,400 549 1,340 10,200 7,760 1,480 4.6 1,850 0
25 9,720 5,0 0 9,080 62 17,9'29,000 16,300 1,714,000 12,700 584,000 11,600 .. 607 1.420 10,500 7,590 1,530 5.0 1,670 0
26 10,900 6,0 0 10,300 62 17,916,000 15,000 1,718,000 1'2,800 583,400 11,600 J b,'1 626 1,380 S,810 8,220 1,600 5.0 1,690 0
27 12,000 4.5 0 11,700 62 17,901,000 17,500 1,727.000 12,700 584,200 11,000 .'J: 623 1,420 10,400 8,250 1,610 4.e 1.550 0
28 12,000 4.5 0 12,400 62 17,890,000 16,400 1,736,000 12,800 585,500 10,900 617 1,460 10,000 8,070 1,420 14 1,370 0
29 11,300 4.5 0 12,200 62 17,882,000 13,900 1,736,000 12,600 584,600 11,600 It..' 609 1,380 9,690 8,120 1,310 5.0 1,410 0
30 10,700 3.8 0 11,600 62 17,885,000 11,700 1,734,000 12,800 583,800 11,500 /1).'/ 609 1,270 9,630 7,840 1,240 4.0 1,660 0
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Mean 9,527 12.4 195 9.880 H,t -- 15,200 .-- 14,100 --- 12,A:3if 693 1,390 11,270 9,156 IJ 338 5.08 2,294 877
cre- 566,900 741 11,620 587,800 838,800 --- 41,260 82,730 544,800 79,620 302
feet 4,440 --. 904.300 _u 739,600 670,600 136,500 52,200
SEDIMENT ,/:' "
Tons 2,221,000 --- I --- 1,809,000

* Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, ba~ed on powerplant records.
Lake Mead ev~poratlon by mass-transfer method during month was 58,900 acre-feet,
equivalent to 6.0 inches.

tCombined flow of river, Yuma Main Canal wasteway and
Reservation Canal Main Drain No.4.

DOUGLAS D. LEWIS, District Engineer
Tucson, Ari:::ona
May 11, 1961