WSPC03734

• 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: 6/15/1964
• 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 STATES
DEPARTMENT. OF THE INTERIOR
GEOLOOICAL SURVEY

PROVISIONAL RElEASE

COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBurARIES IN LOWER BASIN
,""y 1964

Colorado Colorado Colorado Diversions between Colorado Diversions at
Colorado Paria Little Colorado Virgin River Lake River HaWSll Hi vel' Parker and Blvthe River Imnerial Dam Colorado
Date River River Colorado River River lake Mead below Mohs. ve below Lake below Colo. R. Palo below All Gila Gila River Pilot
,""y lee, lee, River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Indian Verde Cibola American Gravity River below Knob
Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon :field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal Dome Y=a Return
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ofe de ofs cfe ds acre-ft d, acre-ft cfs a.cre-ft d, cfe cfs cf, de de d, cf, of,
1 17,000 23 153 18,900 199 14,569,000" 13,100 1,716,000 11,400 600,400 8,880 700 1,510 8,250 6,190 1,670 0.2 1,310
2 12,700 23 292 14,800 166 14,594,000 11,200 1,717,000 11,500 603,600 8,200 700 1,370 7,980 6,420 1,410 .2 1,220
3 12,500 13 212 12,700 123 14,621,000 3,510 1,708,000 7,330 602,000 9,100 695 1,350 8,520 6,310 1,140 .2 1,590
4 13,000 8.8 250 12,500 79 14,615,000 15,800 1,713,000 13,000 596,600 9,940 693 1,480 8,120 6,420 1,350 .2 1,750
5 13,900 7.8 168 12,800 79 14,609,000 16,300 1,717,000 13,200 595,200 8,860 696 1,350 8,420 6,070 1,590 .2 1,720
6 13,000 7,0 110 13,400 93 14,601,000 15,&>0 1,725,000 13,100 598,800 8,'910 690 1,390 8,750 6,060 1,540 .2 1,720
7 12,&:l0 21 80 12,200 160 14,600,000 14,700 1,731,000 11,200 603,600 7,920 694 1,340 8,750 6,080 1,650 .2 1,360
8 12,500 33 69 12,300 260 14,601,000 12,800 1,735,000 11,000 607,400 7,820 694 l,2&:l 8,200 6,000 1,630 .2 1,41'0 N
9 12,500 23 60 12,300 225 14,609,000 9,310 1,729,000 11,000 610,600 7,830 695 1,280 7,710 6,090 1,410 .2 1,570
10 12,500 35 50 12,300 215 14,624,000 5,380 1,724,000 7,380 612,600 7,880 695 1,150 7,950 5,700 1,130 .2 1,330 0
11 8,100 28 40 12,300 215 14,620,000 16,100 1,735,000 11,100 608,000 9,310 696 1,370 7,980 5,670 1,540 .2 1,280
12 1,060 22 30 6,740 310 14,611,000 16,500 1,743,000 10,900 604,800 9,820 700 1,390 7,950 5,860 1,660 .2 1,150
13 1,020 '9 20 1,850 434 14,602,000 16,800 1,752,000 11,100 603,400 9,320 705 1,560 8,500 6,190 1,630 .2 1,170
,4 1,000 16 10 1,500 356 14,581,000 17,200 1,758,000 13,800 604,600 8,270 710 1,660 8,950 6,610 1,570 .2 1,140 F
15 990 13 5 1,460 328 14,553,000 17,000 1,763,000 14,400 604,600 10,900 68<) 1,540 8,250 6,650 1,770 .2 1,090
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,6 990 6.6 3 1,430 321 14,532,000 11,200 1,755,000 14,400 606,200 10,200 742 1,490 8,120 6,310 1,660 .2 1,080
17 990 5.4 1 1,400 293 14,525,000 6,230 1,753,000 7,110 608,800 10,400 732 1,420 9,1&'J 6,160 1,240 .2 1,050 0
,8 990 5.8 0 1,380 274 14,494,000 18,200 1,766,000 11,300 604,200 10,200 743 1,560 9,450 6,370 1,840 .2 1,020
19 1,000 6.2 0 1,360 218 14,459,000 19,300 1,776,000 13,400 602,600 10,100 742 1,570 9,380 6,490 1,790 .1 1,070 W
20 1,000 5.0 0 1,340 202 14,423,000 17,600 1,783,000 13,300 602,200 10,400 742 1,710 9,050 6,650 1,800 .1 1,080
21 1,010 4.2 0 1,340 176 14,392,000 17,000 1,788,000 14,300 603,600 9,7&J 750 1,700 9,080 6,690 1,740 .1 1,180
22 1,010 4.2 0 1,320 121 14,353,000 17,900 1,794,000 14,500 601,400 12,100 742 1,740 9,050 6,500 l,&:lO .1 1,160
23 1,020 4.2 0 1,310 94 14,336,000 10 , 300 1,787,000 14,200 600,800 11,600 740 1,690 8,750 6,740 1,760 .1 1,090
24 1,020 4.2 0 1,320 83 14,327,000 6,130 1,782,000 7,420 601,600 12,100 740 1,540 10,300 6,800 1,380 .1 1,130
25 1,030 4.2 0 1,340 75 14,298,000 17,300 1,787,000 14,500 594,200 12,800 737 1,660 10,400 7,240 1,750 .1 1,140
26 1,040 5.8 0 1,340 62 14,262,000 16,900 1,790,000 14,800 594,400 10,900 729 1,630 10,200 7,230 1,990 .1 1,150
27 1,040 7.0 0 1,330 67 14,230,000 15,800 1,792,000 15,000 597,200 10,700 726 1,610 10,500 7,090 1,8<)0 .1 1,200
28 1,030 8.6 0 1,330 69 14,199,000 16,700 1,798,000 13,500 603,600 8,670 729 1,690 9,300 7,060 1,840 .1 1,280
29 1,000 5.8 0 1,330 47 14,171,000 16,400 1,802,000 13,200 608,200 9,41<D 729 1,650 8,880 6,300 1,920 .1 1,780
30 1,010 5.0 0 1,300 45 14,156,000 7,970 1,791,000 13,300 612,600 9,300 729 1,490 7,900 6,400 1,790 .1 1,900
31 1,010 4.2 0 1,290 45 14,140,000 9,090 1,792,000 7,440 615,200 9,980 726 1,360 8,300 5,690 1,490 0 1,490
Mean 5,186 12.2 50.1 5,794 175 000 13,730 00 12,030 no >,uu 717 1,501 0,77" 6,388 1,625 0.15 1,312 0
Acre- 740,000 598,300
feet 318,900 752 3,080 356,100 10,780 000 844,000 no __0 44,090 92,290 539,700 392,800 99,910 9.5 80,670 0
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SEDIMENT !
Tons on on 000 11,450,000 I

* Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerp1ant records.
lake Mead evaporation by mass-transfer method during month was 47,800 acre-f'eet, equivalent to 5.56 inches.

t Combined flow of river, Yuma Main Canal wasteway and
Reservation Canal Main DraiE No.4.

H. M. BABCOCK, District Chief
Water Resources Division
Tucson, Arizona
June 15, 1964