WSPC02362

• 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: 4/12/1960
• 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
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES IN LOWER BASIN
Mar~h 19601

PROVISIONAL RECORDS

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APR 13 1960

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Colorado Colorado Colorado Diversions bet.....ee,. Cc::'crado Diversions at
Colorado Paria Little Co lorado Virgin River Lake River Havasu River Parker and Blvthe River I;;':'~rlal Dam Colorado
::late R:l.ver River Colorado River River Lake Mead below Hohave belol>, Lake belo\.; 1.;910. R. Pale belo.... A"' uHa Gila River Pilot
Lees Lees River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Ind Ian Verde Clbola American Gravity River below Knob
:';:.l'. Ferry Ferry Carneron Can::on ."leld Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal Dome Yuma Return
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cfs efs efs cfs cfs acre-ft cfs acre-ft cfs acre-ft cfs cfs cfs cfs cfs cfs cfs cfs cfs
- 5,090 36 97 5,500 175 19,108,000 14,300 1,734,000 10,400 554,100 9,040 518 1,060 7,890 6,720 997 11 1,970 1,200
2 5,110 32 68 5,660 184 19,097,000 12,900 1,738,000 10,500 556,000 8,730 514 1,170 7,990 6,650 988 14 1,940 1,170
3 5,060 28 57 5,620 153 19,086,000 10,700 1,739,000 10,600 558,400 8,690 512 1,230 8,060 5,580 882 14 2,250 64
4 5,060 25 57 5,610 153 19,077,000 10,400 1,740,000 10,700 566,300 6,590 520 1,310 7,560 5,820 878 14 2,380 0
" 5,170 38 57 5,600 137 19,080.000 5,940 1,730,000 10,600 567,500 9,340 516 1,340 7,340 5,870 932 14 2,270 0
6 5,250 88 57 5,740 145 19,078,000 5,380 1,727,000 7,220 566,100 10,300 506 1,220 6,320 6,030 906 15 2,210 0
7 5,360 96 67 5,840 150 19,066,000 10,400 1,724,000 11,200 562,200 10,900 496 1,360 8,450 5,910 62 40 2,100 0
9 5,330 107 197 5,960 179 19,060,000 11,000 1,724,000 11,200 559,200 10,900 536 1,530 8,910 6,520 1,080 18 2,060 0
9 6,100 91 1,220 6,200 221 19,048,000 11,200 1,724,000 11,300 5Q7,100 10,900 603 1,600 9,350 7~050 1,170 16 2,250 0
10 9,490 58 2,310 8,630 190 19,038,000 11,500 1,725,000 11,300 556,700 10,500 625 1,620 9,140 7,790 1,260 16 1,760 0
11 11,800 42 3,060 14,100 153 19,022.000 14,500 1,729,000 11,300 556,000 10,400 625 1,710 8,850 7,740 1,180 14 1,620 0
12 12,500 38 3,100 16,000 153 19,028,000 7,610 1,722,000 11,200 556,000 10,500 619 1,660 9,010 7,730 1,140 16 1,760 0
13 13,200 38 2,720 16,500 156 19,047,000 6,490 1,717,000 9,150 552,600 11,600 678 1,560 8,880 7,720 997 17 1,960 0
14 12,500 38 2,270 16,000 270 19,056,000 11,400 1,711,000 14,300 547,600 11,800 722 1,440 8,980 7,660 1,020 27 1,890 0
15 11,300 33 2,230 14,800 214 19,063,000 12,400 1,705,000 l4,800 545,000 12,800 749 1,580 10,100 7,640 1,070 30 1,950 0
16 11,100 20 2,250 13,900 145 19,066,000 12,800 1,703,000 14,700 541,400 13,400 757 1,560 10,100 7,620 1,110 17 2,460 0
17 11,800 19 1,850 13,800 140 19,069,000 13,500 1,699,000 15,000 537,500 13,900 753 1,S10 11,300 7,830 1,270 15 2,440 0
13 12,000 18 1,390 13,900 124 19,070,000 12,400 1,692,000 15,700 534,400 14,100 753 1,560 11,800 8,000 1,200 14 2,690 0
19 11,800 19 966 13,600 122 19,078,000 9,530 1,680,000 15,800 531,700 14,400 735 1,460 12,200 9,370 1,120 17 2,190 1,060
20 11,100 21 664 13,300 142 19,089,000 8,030 1,674,000 9,960 529,200 14,800 739 1,360 12,700 9,920 999 22 2,510 1,520
21 10,300 23 574 12,200 178 19,089,000 14,600 1,667,000 18,300 522,400 I 15,400 731 1,380 13,100 10,100 1,140 31 2,500 2,070
22 10,100 25 982 11,000 172 19,085,000 15,200 1,660,000 18,800 520,600 15,400 744 1,400 13,700 10 ,100 1,370 18 2,540 1,830
23 12,200 25 1,520 12,200 147 19,078,000 14, 900 1,650,000 18,800 520,400 I 15,500 757 1,340 13,900 10,100 1,420 18 2,790 1,810
24 13,700 23 1,870 11,600 140 19,074,000 12,800 1,640,000 18,600 522,900 14,900 757 1,160 14,100 10,800 1,400 17 2,660 2,460
25 14,400 22 1,920 16,400 140 19,075,000 13,700 1,629,000 18,600 527,900 ' 15,000 753 1,210 14,300 11,300 1,270 16 2,660 2,950
26 15,800 20 1,630 17,300 127 19,082,000 9,660 1.612,000 18,500 531,400 15,400 739 1,220 14,000 11,500 1,210 19 2,830 3,290
27 19,900 18 1,920 18,800 105 19,097,000 9,530 1,S08,000 11,700 532,600 15,800 735 1,150 14,200 11,500 1,070 48 2,900 3,680
25 23,600 18 1,850 24,600 112 19,109,000 12,100 1,596,000 18,400 533,000 15, 400 727 1,310 14,800 11,300 1,010 45 2,9S0 3,400
29 25,800 18 1,620 27,000 156 19,124,000 14,400 1,585,000 18,700 538,000 14,700 731 1.480 14,800 11,300 1,070 8.3 2.908 3,700
" 26,500 17 1,400 28,900 175 19,147,000 14,800 1,579,000 18, 300 544,500 14,600 735 1,500 13,900 11,700 1,170 10 2,950 3,650
31 26,500 14 1,200 28,800 142 19,171,000 13,900 1,568,000 18,200 547,000 15,300 ,760 1,210 13,400 11,300 1,190 12 3, :.kO 2,7.2,,0
:':ea:1 12,090 35.7 1,328 13,390 158 _u 11,550 --- 13,990 - - 12,610 666 1,397 10,940 8,586 1,083 19.~ 2,367 ':",181
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:~eet 743,600 2,200 81,670 823,300 9,720 _u 710,100 u_ 8S0,500 _u 775,500 40,950 85,880 672,700 527,900 66,600 1,200 145,0;:''-' 72,600
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Tons 7,660,000 57,720 u_ ~l,2:30,OOO

~ Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Recla~at1on, based on powerplant records.

Lake ;.;ead evaporation by mass-transfer method during month was 36,700 acre-feet,
eq~~valent to 3.6 inches.

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

DOUGLAS D. LEWIS, District Enginee~
Tucson, A.rizona
A.pr. 12, 1960