WSPC01530

• 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: 7/18/1968
• Author: H M Babcock
• 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 srATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GEOLOOICAL SURVEY

PROVISIONAL RELEASE

COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBl1I'ARIES ill" LOWER BASIN
June 1968

Colorado Colorado Colorado Diversions between Colorado D1 vers ions at
Colorado Paria Little Colorado Virgin River Lake River Havasu River Parker and Blvthe River Imuerial Dam Colorado
Date River River Colorado River River lake Mead below Mohave below Lake below Colo. R. Palo below All Gila Gila River Pilot
June lees lees River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Indian Verde Cibola American Gravi ty River below Knob
1968 Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Da. Contents "'"' Contents "'"' Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal Dome y- Return
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of, of, of, of' ofs acre-ft of, acre-ft of, acre-ft of, of, of, of, of' of, of, of, of,
1 11,300 2.8 0 13,700 63 14,891,000 11,800 1,754,000 14,100 606,800 12,000 866 l,toO 9,360 7,290 1,750 .19 902 0
2 10,600 3.0 0 10,500 63 14,902,000 6,800 1,741,000 14,300 606,600 11,900 859 1,540 9,660 6,940 1,490 .24 902 0
3 14,800 3.2 0 11,000 61 14,899,000 15,100 1,742,000 14,800 605,600 12,000 880 1,550 9,970 7,100 1,680 .50 896 0
4 16,100 3.0 0 15,500 68 14,689,000 14,700 1,743,000 14,300 605,400 11,600 946 1,560 9,860 7,240 1,940 .26 936 0
5 14,600 2.8 0 16,400 18 14,882,000 14,200 1,744,000 13,900 607,200 10,700 946 1,610 9,860 7,490 1,900 .28 939 0
6 13,700 3.5 0 14,400 95 14,881,000 15,000 1,749,000 12,400 612,200' 9,040 940 1,560 8,900 7,530 1,720 .29 980 0
1 12 , 800 3.2 0 13,900 120 14,883,000 13,400 1,749,000 12,700 612,200 10,700 932 1,440 8,950 7,240 1,930 .39 1,020 0
8 9,540 5.0 0 12,800 132 14,889,000 10,900 1,746,000 13,400 612,800 10,700 944 1,380 7,900 6,930 1,570 .40 963 0
9 9,060 5.8 0 9,880 216 14,902,000 6,860 1,733,000 13,600 612,600 10,600 948 1,280 9,070 6,620 1,470 .41 1,030 0
10 13,000 5.8 0 9,180 213 14,8981000 13,900 1,732,000 14,600 613,000 11,000 952 1,260 9,450 6,700 1,710 .86 1,390 0
11 15,600 4.0 0 13,700 128 14,890,000 13,400 1,730,000 14,800 616,000 10,300 952 1,360 9,270 6,660 1,750 1.0 1,200 0
12 17,400 3.5 0 16,200 99 14,881,000 14,200 1,733,000 12,200 618,600 10,800 934 1,4eo 9,0&1 6,950 1,870 .18 1,260 0
13 18,400 3.2 0 17,900 13 14,880,000 14,800 1,740,000 11,700 617, Boo 10,500 918 1,540 8,600 7,180 1,820 .93 1,130 0
14 17,900 2.8 0 19,000 63 14,882,000 14,700 1,743,000 13,000 613,200 12,200 902 1,630 9,000 7,490 1,830 1.0 559 1,030
15 15,500 2.8 0 18,300 62 14,894,000 11,400 1,737,000 15,300 609,200 12,500 894 1,620 8,740 7,560 1,580 1.0 556 1,010
16 14,200 2.8 0 16,000 60 14,912,000 8,210 1,723,000 15,700 608, 000 13,100 894 1,660 9,930 7,150 1,420 .98 552 1,020
11 16.400 2.8 0 14,500 (J) 14,916,000 14,900 1,721,000 16,700 605,400 14,300 898 1,740 10,400 7,310 1,870 .93 5'n 1,160
18 17,600 2.1 0 17,300 (J) 14,915,000 14,300 1,720,000 13,900 604,000 13,900 920 1,760 10,900 7,570 1,9&1 .86 193 1,000
19 17.700 2.1 0 17,800 60 14,915,000 14,600 1,717,000 17,500 603,400 13,300 910 1,740 11,600 7,990 2,000 .9 921 1,060
20 19,.100 2.5 0 19,200 60 14,919,000 15,300 1,716,000 16,100 605,600 12,900 988 1,760 11,300 8,480 2,110 .9 114 1,310
21 17,000 2.3 0 19,300 (J) 14,922,000 15,600 1,718,000 16,400 606,600 12,900 1,020 1,750 10, Boo 8,660 2,140 .9 630 1,540
22 17,500 2.3 0 18,300 (J) 14,938,000 9,950 1,706,000 16,000 607,400 13,100 1,030 1,760 10,600 8,390 1,840 2.0 622 1,480
23 15,000 2.0 0 17,600 (J) 14,955,000 7,180 1,690,000 16,400 605,Boo I 13,700 1,020 1,840 10,600 8,130 1,410 1.5 620 1,540
24 16,600 2.0 0 15,200 (J) 14,967,000 12,600 1,683,000 16,500 604,800 14,400 1,010 1,870 10,000 8,280 1,900 1.0 (J)e 1,520
25 17,000 2.0 0 17,000 60 14,970,000 13,400 1,678,000 16,500 605,200 13,900 964 1,850 11,400 8,260 1,960 .90 625 1,470
26 16,900 2.2 0 18,100 (J) 14,971,000 14,600 1,678,000 14,900 607,600 12,700 992 1,710 11,600 8,240 1,780 .18 630 1,490
21 17,000 2.3 0 17,400 60 14,972,000 14,200 1,676,000 15,500 610,600 11,500 992 1,610 11,100 8,560 1,820 .13 609 1,550
28 15, eGo 2.0 0 17,600 60 14,975,000 14,500 1,675,000 15,200 610,000 12,600 988 1,620 10,300 8,750 1,880 1.4 586 1,590
29 12,100 2.0 0 16,100 (J) 14,983,000 10,200 1,668,000 15,900 610,200 12,900 'nO 1,630 9,800 8,650 1,790 1.9 552 1,680
30 10,800 1.8 0 12,100 60 14,996,000 8,490 1,652,000 15,100 611,600 12,700 912 1,610 10,500 8,370 1,650 2.0 510 1,720
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Mean 15,030 2.96 0 15,550 81.3 -- 12,640 -- 14,780 -- 12,140 946 1,613 9,977 1,651' 1,785 .87 812 210
Acre- 894,500 116 0 925,200 4,840 -- 752,100 -- 819,500 -- 722,300 56,290 95,960 593,700 455,600 106,200 52 48,300 45,960
feet

* Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on poverp1ant records.
Lake Mead evaporation by mass-transfer method during month was 63,900 acre-feet, equivalent to 1.37 inches.

H. M. Babcock, District Chief
Water .Resources Division
Tucson, Arizona
JuJ.y 18, 1968