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<br />001796
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<br />UNITED STATES
<br />DEPARTMEN'l' OF THE INTERIOR
<br />GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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<br />COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES IN LOWER BASIN
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<br />January 1959
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<br />PROVISIONAL RECORDS
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<br /> Colorado Colorado Colorado Diversions between Colorado Diversions at
<br /> Co lOrado Paria Little Colorado Virgin Rl?er Lake River Havasu River Parker and Blvthe River Imnerlal Dam Colorado
<br />Date River River Colorado River River Lake Mead below Mohave below Lake below . Colo, R. Palo below Am;~~can Gila Gila Pilot River
<br /> Lees Lees Rl vel' Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Indian Verde Cibola Gravity' River Knob be low
<br />Jan Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Res. Canal Vallcy Canal Canal Dome Return Yuma
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<br /> cf. cf. cfs cfs ::fs acre-ft cf. acre-ft cf. acre-ft cfs cfs cfs cfs cfs cfs cfs cf. of.
<br />1 6,130 8.5 0 6,490 16' 21,975,000 7,420 1,644,000 9,820 547,600 10,600 434 '11 10,300 8,440 451 0 4,320 3,600
<br />2 5,820 31 0,2 6,310 16' 21,964,000 12,800 1,646,000 12 J 200 547,600 10,600 439 861 10,300 8,440 472 0 4,000 3,620
<br />3 5,500 17 ,5 5,280 164 21,949,000 12,400 1,645,000 12,000 548,100 10,600 427 878 10,300 8,320 721 0 3,510 3,530
<br />4 5,250 6,0 ,3 5,130 142 21,937,000 11,300 1,647,000 9,760 548,100 10,500 426 ,98 10,300 8,320 645 0 3,770 3,130
<br />5 4,800 15 0 5,090 156 21,918,000 14,900 1,649,000 12,500 545,900 10,800 416 814 10,400 8,460 514 0 4,760 2,280
<br />6 4,130 19 0 4,750 178 21,911,000 13,600 1,653,000 12,300 545,800 10,900 353 893 10,500 5,780 448 0 2,700 4,940
<br />7 3,550 12 0 3,920 202 21,890,000 13,800 1,657,000 11, 900 547,200 10,800 328 910 10,800 8,300 404 ,1 5,700 1,840
<br />8 3,280 7.2 0 3,670 211 21,875,000 12 J 600 1,656,000 13,400 547,900 10,800 331 803 10,800 8,830 358 ,1 5,530 2,510
<br />9 3,260 6,0 0 3,680 211 21,856,000 13,600 1,659,000 12,400 548,500 11,000 333 820 10,500 8,680 412 ,1 4,920 3,650
<br />10 3,460 15 1.7 3,730 184 21,841,000 11,400 1,657,000 12,200 548,800 10,900 325 822 10,900 8,590 414 ,1 4,460 3,320
<br />11 3,740 20 4,4 4,020 18' 21,831.. 000 8,600 1,651,000 10,800 549,000 10,800 325 '88 10,900 8,850 358 ,1 4,650 3,290
<br />12 4,350 26 4,7 4,500 187 21,808,000 17,000 1,659,000 12,700 547,400 11, 600 324 864 11,000 8,830 504 ,1 4,210 3,750
<br />13 5,090 22 3,2 5,340 18' 21,786,000 12,200 1,659,000 12,800 546,500 11, 500 317 945 11,300 6,840 579 ,1 2,500 5,140
<br />14 5,730 " 3,8 6,040 199 21,771,000 14,400 1,660,000 12,800 545,800 11,500 310 965 11,400 8,560 574 ,1 3,880 3,300
<br />15 5,610 30 4.0 5,800 187 21,750,000 14,700 1,665,000 12,700 545,400 11,300 312 877 11, 400 9,110 527 ,1 4,240 3,380
<br />16 5,550 22 3,8 5,380 153 21,733,000 13,300 1,664,000 12,800 545,200 11,400 314 928 10,900 9,200 446 ,1 4,310 3,450
<br />17 5,220 22 3,0 5,300 145 21,724,000 12,300 1,663,000 12,800 544,900 11,500 311 932 11,300 8,890 548 ,1 3,920 3.420
<br />18 5,410 26 1.9 5,560 142 21,721,000 10,100 1,662,000 10,200 544,100 11,500 314 1,010 11,500 9,010 565 .1 4,090 3,350
<br />19 5,610 28 1.6 5,780 156 21,690,000 14,400 1,669,000 12,600 543,200 10,600 316 1,030 11,600 9,010 57..1 ,1 3,970 3,640
<br />20 5,820 24 1.9 5,830 153 21,678,000 12,500 1,664,000 12,500 544,900 10,300 319 1,050 11,500 6,810 634 ,1 2,230 5,840
<br />21 5,850 14 " 5,800 161 21,664,000 12,400 1,663,000 12,500 545,400 10,400 327 985 10,500 8,300 910 ,1 3,110 3,160
<br />22 5,820 7,6 ,6 5,990 147 21,651,000 14,300 1,666,000 12,500 546,100 10,500 330 958 10,500 8,330 780 ,1 2,870 3,170
<br />23 5,760 4,8 ,2 5,880 137 21,633,000 14,900 1,669,000 12,500 547,000 10,400 334 1,010 10,400 8,230 715 ,1 2,580 3,120
<br />24 5,610 22 ,6 5,700 14' 21,618..000 11,900 1,666,000 12,500 547,900 10,500 341 959 10,400 8,380 622 .1 2,740 3,090
<br />25 5,500 22 2,2 5,650 158 21,608,000 10,300 1,666,000 10,800 548,500 10,600 341 891 10,600 8,510 605 ,1 2,960 3,150
<br />26 5,470 27 3,2 5,710 178 21,595,000 13,900 1,669,000 12,400 548,500 10,900 342 841 10,700 8,670 664 ,1 2,820 2,940
<br />27 5,300 27 2.8 5,970 170 21,579,000 13,800 1,670,000 12,600 546,300 10,900 342 923 10,800 6,640 636 ,1 1,720 5,210
<br />28 5,330 20 2,8 6,080 175 21,558,000 14,700 1,674,000 12,600 548,300 10,900 349 933 10,800 7,900 838 .1 2,140 2,130
<br />29 5,470 17 1.3 6,010 In 21,542,000 15,100 1,678,000 12,500 547,700 10,900 345 1,050 10,700 8,720 669 ,1 2,870 3,070
<br />30 5,820 14 1.3 5,710 170 21,523,000 15,500 1,684,000 12,500 547,700 11,200 346 1,110 10,700 8,530 736 .1 2,490 2,950
<br />31 5,910 15 1.3 5,910 184 21,515,000 10,600 1,680,000 12,400 547,700 11,000 346 1,080 10,700 8,730 584 ,1 2,860 3,020
<br />Meen 5 134 18.5 1.68 5 355 170 - 12,930 --- 12,160 --- 10,890 346 920 10 800 8 329 578 ,08 3 575 3 419
<br />Acre-i 103 329,300 10,500 794,800 747,700 669,800 21,300 56,540 663,900 512,200 35,520 5,0 219,800
<br />feet 315,700 1 HO --- --- --- 210,200
<br /> SEDIMENT
<br />Tong 652,900 743 --- 225,400
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<br />. Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerp1ant records.
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<br />Lake Mead evaporation by mass-transfer method during month was 50,000 acre-feet,
<br />equivalent to 4.4 inches.
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<br />Includes 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 />February 13, 1959
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