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<br />DEPARTMENl' OF THE INTERIOR
<br />GEOLOGICAL SURVEY I
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<br />COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUI'ARIES IN ~R BASIN
<br />October 1963
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<br />PROVISIONAL RELEASE
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<br /> Colorado Colorado Colorado Diversions between Colorado Diversions at
<br /> Colorado Paria Lit tle Colorado Virgin River Lake River Havasu 1 River Parker and Blvthe River Imperial Dam Colorado
<br />Date River River Colorado River River lake Mead below Mohave below Lake , below Colo. R. Palo below 'All Gila Gila River Pilot
<br />Oct. lee, lee, River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Indian Verde Cibola American Gravity River below Knob
<br /> Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal Dome y~ Return
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<br /> of, cf, cf, cf, cfs ...as'i'iJ-Jt~r cf, acre-ft cf, acre-ft cf, cf, cf, cf, cf, cf, cf, cf, cf,
<br />1 1,000 B.9 32 1,180 51 17,354,000 10,000 1,401,000 12,300 539,600 , 9,820 726 1,260 9,820 7,080 1,700 1.7 776 0
<br />2 1,000 6.8 20 1,190 51 11,337,000 10,000 1,396,000 12,200 540,200 J 9,190 727 1,2&J 10,200 7,490 1,100 1.7 835 0
<br />3 1,000 5.9 14 1,190 52 17,320,000 10,100 1,393,000 12,000 541,600 . 8,570 732 1,260 9,850 1,180 1,720 1.7 794 0
<br />4 1,000 5.2 10 1J190 52 17J304,000 9,010 1,387 JOOO 12,400 544,500 8,020 732 1,300 8J900 7'OlO 1,630 1.5 986 0
<br />5 1,000 4.7 6.6 1,200 54 11,289,000 (,160 1,378,000 12,200 548,fIJO . (,850 732 1J180 8J220 6,90 1,540 1.4 1,240 0
<br />6 1,000 5.0 4.4 1,200 55 17,286,000 2,140 1,363,000 10,500 550,300 8,510 733 1,070 1,930 6,6'10 1,090 1.2 1,240 0
<br />7 1,000 4.2 2.0 1,210 54 17,268,000 10,600 1,361,000 10,900 551,500 . 8J610 732 1,130 1,420 6,Oro 1,290 1.2 1,160 0
<br />8 1,000 4.6 1.2 1,220 55 17,248JOOO 10,600 1,360,000 11,100 551,700 8J820 74<0 1J170 8,450 5,90 1,620 1.1 782 0
<br />9 1,000 5.7 .5 1,230 56 11 J 227 JOOO 10,200 1,359,000 11,300 552,800 8,350 739 1,150 B,22<l 6,000 1,590 .9 674 0
<br />10 1,000 6.4 .2 1,240 58 17J211,000 10,300 1,359,000 11 J 400 555,000 , 7,120 703 1,150 8,300 6,160 1,600 .8 668 0
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<br />11 1,000 7.5 0 1,240 62 17,189,000 9,700 1,356JOOO 11,200 555,600 I 8J390 6B5 1,120 7J 710 6,140 1,530 .8 686 0
<br />12 1,000 6.8 0 1,250 65 17,179JOOO 6,540 1,347,000 11,400 556,900 8,450 683 1,170 7,590 5,950 1,190 .7 698 0
<br />1) 1,000 6.2 0 1,260 66 17,173,000 3,790 1,336,000 10,000 551,100 8,080 679 1,190 1,810 5,960 944 .7 821 0
<br />14 1,000 6.2 0 1,260 67 17, 156}000 10,000 1,339,000 8,700 551,900 8,080 678 1,170 8,000 5,700 1,050 .6 1,140 0
<br />15 1,000 6.2 0 1,270 69 11,136,000 11,900 1,344,000 8,150 556,900 8,060 681 1,080 7,620 5,920 1,260 .6 1,240 0
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<br />16 1,000 6.4 0 1,260 67 17,118,000 10,900 1,351,000 8,420 556,000 1 6,990 683 1,070 7,830 5,820 1,310 .6 961 0
<br />17 1,000 6.8 0 IJ260 69 17,090,000 9,820 1,354,000 8,440 556,400 6,670 642 1,010 7,420 6,290 1,330 .6 800 0
<br />18 1,000 37 0 1J26o 72 17,Oeo,ooo 9,670 1,359,000 6,940 561,100 5,190 533 704 7,230 5,940 684 .6 1,500 0
<br />19 1,000 15 580 1,320 315 17,071,000 6,190 1,359,000 6,850 564,800 , 4,140 488 615 1,500 6,770 377 .6 1,670 1,460
<br />20 1,000 325 77 1,600 235 17J067,000 3,290 1J353,000 7,050 564,000 5,590 488 665 6,070 6,570 369 .6 1,360 2,040
<br />21 1,000 63 145 1,520 189 17,052,000 9,220 1,353,000 8,460 56'2,400 \ 6J320 488 599 5,400 5J040 420 .6 1,300 IJ460
<br />22 1,000 25 20 1,440 140 17,034,000 9,470 1,358,000 6,930 563,800 I 5,460 491 570 6,420 4,070 387 .6 1,220 1,040
<br />23 1,000 16 6.6 1,290 115 17,020,000 8,850 1,362,000 6,820 563,800 5J320 491 570 6,560 4,620 464 .6 1,460 1,110
<br />24 1,000 '3 2.2 IJ250 96 17,006,000 9,010 1,366,000 6,700 563,500 , 5,460 490 630 5,910 5,220 605 .5 1,660 1,020
<br />25 1,000 12 .7 1,220 91 16,991,000 9,700 1,371,000 6J630 562,000 5,760 492 671 5,940 4,010 708 .5 1,610 66
<br />26 1,000 12 .J 1,200 84 16,979,000 6,030 1J310,000 6,510 560,900 5,940 494 735 5,750 4,050 68] .5 IJ960 0
<br />27 1,000 '11 .J 1,200 93 16,977,000 3,210 1,366,000 5,430 557,300 5,790 495 734 6,070 4,190 575 .5 1,910 0
<br />28 1,000 10 5.4 1,200 79 16,959,000 10,300 1,371,000 7,090 553,900 6,020 494 810 6,070 4,040 904 .5 1,610 0
<br />29 1,000 10 2.0 1,200 75 16,945,000 8,610 1,373,000 7,150 550,600 6,560 493 780 5,&Jo 3,950 1,070 .5 1,530 0
<br />30 1,000 ,9.6 .4 1,210 70 16,927,000 9,360 1,377,000 (,270 549,400 , 5,610 4qo 92] 6,100 4,050 1,110 .5 1,410 0
<br />31 1,000 9.3 0 1,210 70 16,910,000 19,100 1,381,000 7,200 549,000 5,490 491 933 6,260 4,260 1,090 .5 1,300 0
<br />Mean 1,000 21.7 30.0 1,251 88 --- 8,883 --- 9,020 --- 7,040 611 960 7,)69 5,670 1,084 0.e2 1,194 264
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<br />feet 61,490 1,330 1,850 77,300 5J41O --- 546,200 , --- 554,700 --- : 432,900 37,580 59,030 453,100 348,600 66,640 50 73,390 16,260
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<br />* Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerplant records.
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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 />DOuqLAS D. LEWIS, District Engineer
<br />Tucson, Arizona
<br />Nov. 13, 1963
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