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<br />UNITED STATES
<br />DEPARTMENT OF THE INrE1UOr.
<br />GEOLOGICAL SURVl",'Y
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<br />PROVISIONAL RElEASE
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<br />COLORADO RIVER AND THIBurARms IN LOWER BASIN
<br />September 1963
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<br /> Colorado Colorado Colorado Diversions between Colorado Diversions at
<br /> Colorado Paria Little Colorado Virgin River Lake River HavlJ.su River Parker and Bl vthe River Imoerial Dam Colorado
<br />Date River River Colorado River River lake Mead below Moha ve below Lake below Colo. R. Palo below 'All Gila Gila River Pilot
<br />Sept. Ieee Ieee River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Indian Verde Cibola American Gravity River below Knob
<br /> Fe Try Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dan Contents ' Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal Dome Y=a Return
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<br /> de de de ofe efs dOr,,,,,,<.,,, de acre-ft de ac:re-f't , efs efe efs de ofe de ofe de ofe
<br />1 1,000 1,420 3,920 6,420 470 17,935,000 5,720 1,381,000 12,300 565,000 I 12,100 890 1,540 9,850 8,070 1,500 1.4 1,040 1,100
<br />2 1,000 74 2,450 6,320 190 17,930,000 6,290 1,369,000 13,:<'00 561,600 I 12,600 B51 1,580 10,300 7,980 1,610 2,] 1,070 1,140
<br />] 1,000 40 2,440 3,560 110 17,909,000 15,600 1,372,000 13,400 559,600 11,700 891 1,550 10,500 7,970 1,730 2.7 1,070 1,100
<br />4 1,000 )0 1,050 4,220 100 17,900,000 13,800 1,374,000 13,300 557,900 ! 12,500 888 1,530 10,400 8,220 1,700 2,4 1,100 1,200
<br />5 1,000 26 599 2,940 )40 17,881,000 14,500 1,374,000 14,400 559,600 10,500 891 1,500 10,300 8,510 1,620 ].) 1,080 1,500
<br />6 990 24 6)4 2,180 72 17,860,000 15,500 1,376,000 14,500 559, &:lo 12,000 894 1,640 9,5eo 8,300 1,650 ).2 1,120 1,410
<br />7 990 21 1,020 1,950 62 17,845,000 11 , 400 1,369,000 14,500 560,000 11 , 900 884 1,760 9,300 8,250 1,560 2,4 1,090 1,260
<br />8 1,000 20 752 1,900 6) 17,840,000 5,130 1,354,000 12,700 561,500 11,600 873 1,670 9,750 7,860 1,370 1.8 1,020 1,220
<br />9 1,000 25 238 2,100 50 17,823,000 15,000 1,355,000 14,000 558,400 12,300 878 1,660 9,880 - 7,900 1,520 2,3 991 1,000
<br />10 1,010 161 221 1,700 52 17,798,000 16,400 1,360,000 14,200 557,500 12,700 876 1,700 10,000 8,150 1,620 ),0 980 1,000
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<br />II 1,020 51 292 1,570 6) 17,770,000 15,100 1,362,000 14,200 556,000 12,700 881 1,830 10,400 8,200 1,700 2,0 1,7&:l- )32
<br />12 1,020 24 1Jl 1,630 50 17,736,000 17,600 1,367,000 14,500 555,400 , 12,500 891 1,830 10,500 8,490 1,700 1.5 1,960 0
<br />1) 1,030 17 116 1,530 50 17,712,000 14,600 1,366,000 14,500 552,400 i 13,200 884 1,790 10,500 8,610 1,660 1.2 2,010 0
<br />14 1,030 14 177 1,460 1,200 17,694,000 10,200 1,358,000 14,700 552,100 12,900 884 1,740 10,800 8,5&:l 1,570 1.4 2,040 0
<br />15 1,030 14 174 1,460 390 17,687,000 5,450 1,342,000 13,600 550,800 13,000 878 1,630 11,200 8,830 1,298 1.4 2,030 0
<br />16 1,010 12 154 1,480 150 17,664,000 12,730 1,338,000 14,300 548,800 , 13,000 881 1,640 11,300 8,640 1,550 1.2 2,030 0
<br />17 1,000 II 97 1,490 80 17,63),000 12,600 1,340,000 13,900 552,800 11,400 878 1,510 11,300 8,600 1,600 5) 2,280 668
<br />18 1,000 552 112 1,470 1,100 17,623,000 13,800 1,348,000 9,330 565,900 6,190 876 855 12,500 11,400 922 2,310 4,190 7,060
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<br />19 1,000 784 75 1,420 850 17,599,000 12,600 1,358,000 6,490 572,&:l0 8,040 819 1,020 11,400 10,600 784 228 3,370 5,270
<br />20 1,000 72 77 2,030 250 17,579,000 11,400 1,365,000 7,060 571,600 .. 8,5&J 790 1,010 7,860 8,220 706 50 4,080 3,010
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<br />21 1,000 29 45 1,490 159 17,567,000 8,630 1,366,000 6,690 570,100 8,460 792 1,000 8,400 5,850 822 9,7 ),460 1,150
<br />22 1,000 18 )5 1,390 98 17,561,000 4,170 1,364,000 6,500 567,100 I 8,170 7BB 968 8,620 5,560 677 4,5 2,840 1,1l0
<br />2) 1,000 14 24 1,300 66 17,539,000 13,400 1,368,000 10,600 565,400 6,480 767 1,140 8,100 5,420 838 2.5 2,790 1,090
<br />24 1,000 II 14 1,250 55 17,512,000 14,700 1,378,000 9,420 568,000 6,440 736 1,090 7,980 5,420 1,220 2,0 2,940 1,100
<br />25 1,000 9,' )4 1,200 49 17,486,000 14,800 1,388,000 9,220 566,100 8,180 71B 1,170 6,880 5,590 1,360 1.7 1,940 714
<br />26 1,000 10 80 1,170 46 17,455,000 16,700 1,400,000 10,400 562,500 8,920 727 1,240 6,670 5,470 1,420 1.7 1,370 0
<br />27 1,010 10 65 1,190 45 17,426,000 16,200 1,409,000 10,400 556,900 10,300 729 1,260 7,830 5,500 1,450 1.7 1,210 0
<br />28 1,010 10 )8 1,220 46 17,408,000 10,800 1,408,000 10,000 553,000 10,500 726 1,200 8,300 6,140 1,3&> 1.7 1,210 0
<br />29 1,010 9, 26 1,200 46 17,397,000 6,710 1,402,000 9,880 548,&>0 10,500 724 1,1&> 9,420 6,810 1,220 1.7 1,210 0
<br />30 1,010 8, Jl 1,1&> 46 17,371,000 13,600 1,406,000 12,100 542,900 10,900 724 1,290 9,750 6,920 1,470 1.7 1,170 0
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<br />Mean 1,006 117 504 2,047 212 --- 12,170 --- 11,u.J.v --- I 10,000 0)0 1,'+17 9,002 7,071 l,3C(6 90.1 1,882 1,113
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<br />feet 59,&>0 6,990 29,990 121,&>0 12,590 --- 724,200 --- 702,500 --- 635,200 49,410 84,)40 574,900 456,400 81 , 8&> 5,360 112,OOO 66,240
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<br />Tons I --- I --- I --- 5,422,100
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<br />* Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerplant records.
<br />Lake Mead evaporation by mass-transfer method during month was 51,200 acre-feet, equivalent to 5.3 inches.
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<br />t Combined flow of river, Yuma Main Canal wasteway and
<br />Reservation Canal Main Drain No.4.
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<br />DOUGLAS D. LEWIS, District Engineer
<br />Tucson, Arizona
<br />Oct. 11, 1963
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