WSPC03437

• 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: 8/25/1967
• 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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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

PROVISIONAL REIEASE

COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBtJrARIES IN LOWER BASIN
July 1967

Colorado Colorado Colorado Diversions between Colorado Diversions at
Colorado Paria Little Colorado Virgin River lake River Ha:vasu River Parker and B1vthe River Ixnperial Dam Colorado
Date River River Colorado River River lake Mead below Mohave be low Lake below Colo. R. Palo below .ill Gila Gila River Pilot
July Iaes Iae, River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Indian Verde Cibola American Gravity River below Knob
1967 Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal Dome Yuma Return
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cfs cfs cfs cf, cf, acre-ft cfs acre-ft cf, acre-ft cf, cf, cf, cf, cff3 cr, cf, cf, cf,
1 11,900 2.8 4.7 13,900 52 14,397,000 10,200 1,660,000 16,100 611,800 14,200 919 1,920 10,400 8,740 1,560 580 1,590
2 11,700 2.2 3.1 11,900 53 14,412,000 6,140 1,650,000 11,700 609,200 14,400 918 1.7&J 11.200 8,330 1.350 602 1,550
3 11 ,000 2,3 2,2 11,100 55 14,406,000 14,400 1,644,000 16,300 601,800 14,800 990 1,710 12,000 81670 1,8&:> 587 1,540
4 10,500 2,3 L2 11,300 58 14,412,000 6,940 1.627,000 16,200 600,200 14.000 990 1,640 11,700 8,600 1,870 900 1,300
5 12,100 LR .7 10,&JO 60 14,405,000 16,400 1.630,000 16,400 600.200 14,000 990 1,630 11,400 8{490 1,900 872 1,240
6 13.&Jo II 3 12,500 63 14,401,000 15,100 1,635,000 14,500 605,000 11,500 998 1,710 11,700 9,090 1,850 642 1,450
7 1l,600 5,8 .2 13,&:>0 67 14,385,000 15,300 1,633,000 15,200 603,800 13,300 994 1,7&J 10,&JO 8,940 1,760 580 1,560
8 10,300 4,8 37 11,700 66 14,386,000 10,300 1,624,000 15,200 602,200 13,900 998 1.820 10,300 8,870 1,610 583 1,580
9 9,230 4,2 20 10,700 66 14,399,000 6,460 1,613,000 12,000 599,400 14,000 994 1,760 11,100 8,440 1,430 593 1,540
10 10,900 6.2 14 9,590 66 14,389,000 15,900 1,618,000 14,900 595,200 14,000 993 1,840 11,400 81320 1,730 617 1,560
II 1l,8o0 14 310 11,300 66 14,388,000 15,900 1,621,000 14,700 593,200 13,300 983 1,810 11,300 8~370 1,740 N 592 1,580
12 10,400 18 49 12.400 67 14,363,000 15,500 1,622,000 14,900 592,000 12,900 985 1,820 11,300 8~430 1,840 585 1,620
'3 10,300 25 12 10,700 72 14,357,000 14,000 1,621,000 15,500 593,400 12,200 982 1,850 11,000 91000 l,7&J 0 612 1,900
,4 11,200 51 24 10,800 86 14,353,000 14,500 1,616,000 15,700 591,&:>0 12,500 915 1,760 10,800 91030 1,690 602 1,920
15 9,360 20 655 11,700 102 14,352,000 11,800 1,612,000 15,500 595,000 12,800 993 1,700 10,200 8;930 1,410 "'J'"< 1,840
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,6 9,260 127 380 10,600 86 14,360,000 5,840 1,600,000 12,000 593,200 13,500 993 1,690 10,500 8,560 1,170 F 660 1,860
17 10,200 128 578 10,300 84 14,354,000 14,200 1,597 ,000 16,200 587,800 13,600 955 1,740 11,000 8,600 1,540 605 1,880
18 11,000 58 790 11,600 82 14,341,000 15,800 1,601,000 16,600 586,800 13,800 951 1,720 11,200 8,580 1,730 L 1,040 1,600
19 11,000 24 819 12,400 80 14,328,000 17,100 1,604,000 16,400 588,900 13,000 946 1,770 11,200 8;880 1,670 954 1,610
20 10,300 14 486 12,400 78 14,314,000 17,900 1,612,000 14,100 592,200 11,900 920 1,770 11,100 9,070 1,720 0 698 1,830
21 10,300 9.8 206 10,900 76 14,303,000 17,400 1,617,000 14,200 588,200 13,800 951 1,770 10,600- 9,220 1,740 W 665 2,060
22 8,750 8.0 189 10,900 74 14,296,000 12,400 1,613,000 15,300 583,200 15,100 940 1,760 . 10,&JO 9,270 1,770 693 2,070
23 8,030 5.0 168 9,840 70 14,305,000 6,780 1,599,000 14,200 580,000 14,700 935 1,770 11.900 8,950 1,440 667 2,080
24 8,910 25 5.0 8,840 68 14,297,000 17,600 1,604,000 15,200 576,600 13,900 930 1,780 12,400 9,040 1,780 669 2,080
25 8,870 70 50 9,360 64 14,283,000 17,900 1,609,000 16,000 572,&:>0 13,600 940 1,660 11,900 9,260 1,920 683 2,030
26 11,100 20 698 9,700 64 14,268,000 18,200 1,612,000 .L6,500 573,000 13,800 943 1.,710 11,500 9;240 1,760 642 2,010
27 7,250 168 1,840 13,100 63 14,251,000 18,400 1,-614,000 17,300 575,800 12,300 948 1,780 11,700 9;290 1,870 652 2,050
28 11,000 30 1,200 9,540 62 14,236,000 16,300 1,614,000 17,000 579,4<>0 13,300 951 1,890 11,400 9,030 1,770 648 2,050
29 9,870 15 400 12,600 62 14,232,000 12,200 1,607,000 16,900 579,800 13,700 948 1,860 11,000 9,170 1,500 672 2,040
30 10,400 9.8 200 11,400 62 14,242,000 7,270 1,596,000 13,000 577,700 14,300 946 1,880 11,600 9,160 1,300 601 2,310
31 9,000 8.0 100 11,800 62 14,233,000 15,500 1,592,000 19,500 571,300 15,000 951 1,920 12,100 8;900 1,7ttJ 649 2,200
Mean 10,300 20,7 292 11,270 70.9 _n .j,JjV n_ 15,230 n_ 13,5t1O 967 1,770 11,240 8,854 1,b70 0 0(_ ., ".
Acre- 17,940 692,800 4,360 831,900 936,600 835,200 59,44€>
feet 637,000 ,770 _n _n --- 109,100 691,200 544,400 102,700 0 41,430 110,100

* Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerp1ant records.
Lake Mead evaporation by IlIB.ss-transfer uethod dur.1ng month vas 75,300 acre-.feet, equivalent to 8.92 inches.

H. M. Babcock, District Chief
Water Resources Division

Tucson, Arizona
Aug_ 25, 1967