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<br /> Little Lake Mead Colorado
<br /> Colorado R. -Lees Ferry Paria Colorado River-Grand Canyon Virgin River
<br /> River Colorado River below
<br /> River Little- Usable
<br /> Suspended Lees Ferry Cameron Suspended field Contents Evaporation !I Hoover
<br /> Runoff Sediment Runoff Sediment end of mo_ Dam
<br />1967 Acre-feet Tons Acre-feet Acre-feet Acre-feet Tons Acre-feet Acre-feet Inches Acre-feet Acre-feet
<br />Oct. 414 I 700 ;~ bgb 45 >,,,"U 7,200 1 ,219,000 5.24 70,000 515,r:QO
<br />Nov, 451,900 0 -495,1.00 , 6.:170 14,122,000 3.89 32,300 556,)00
<br />Dec. 552,100 1,230 121 597 ,100 12,590 14,338,000 7.90 66,800 355,600
<br />1968
<br />Jan. 633,700 1,630 3,070 658,300 12,230 14,566,000 3.90 32,700 395,800
<br />Feb, 464,400 3,600 38,580 533,500 15,700 14,614,000 1.72 14,700 495,600
<br />Mar. 848 , 600 1,890 44,830 goo, 200 12,410 14,640,000 4.31 37,000 050,000
<br />Apr. 968.700 997 57,880 1,078,000 13,920 14.7&:1,000 5.36 46, 100 8Bj,300
<br />May 910,6::>0 737 12,340 975 , 700 17,400 14,887 ,000 5.61 48.500 852,700
<br />June 1394,500 176 0 925. 200 4,840 14.996,000 7.37 63,900 752,100
<br />July 827. Boo 5,060 4,330 864,100 3,370 15,052,000 7.31 63,500 757,100
<br />Aug. 685,200 7,250 33.990 775,300 14,510 15,065,000 7.34 63,900 6Y2,700
<br />Sept. 634,900 248 2.2 674,600 3,410 15,018,000 7.95 69,300 663,300
<br />Total 8,294,000 24,100 195,&:lO 8,936,000 124,600 +643,000 70.9 608,100 7,830,000
<br /> Colorado Diversions between Diversions at
<br /> Lake Colorado Havasu Parker and Blythe Colorado Imperial Dam Colorado Pilot
<br /> Mohave River Lake River River Gila River Knob
<br /> Usable below Usable below Colo. R. Palo below All Gila River below Return
<br /> Contents Davis Contents Parker Indian Verde Cibola American Gravity Dome Ywrno ~
<br /> end of mo. Dam end of mo. Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal '21
<br />a-6f~ Acre-feet Acre-feet Acre-feet Acre-feet Acre-feet Acre-feet Acre-feet Acre-feet Acre-feet Acre-feet Acre-feet Acre feet
<br />1,~39,OOO 531,400 5117,000 434,600 36,040 ~~..?~O 426,800 325,000 00,350 3.0 40 ,090 0
<br />Nov. 1,628,000 349,700 547,400 247,100 24.350 !jo,!joo 269,100 211,600 36,8&J 12 39,900 6,Ely:)
<br />Dec. 1,734,000 224,300 544,500 169,800 17,71).., 28,2&:1 178,000 142,600 23,500 39 47,810 13,750
<br />1968
<br />Jan. 1,691,000 438,400 550,800 350,100 15,630 37,7&l 3!jo,ZOO 291,400 37,820 25 37,160 65 ,leG
<br />Feb. 1,637,000 561,600 541,300 449.700 29,900 60,370 376,900 304,800 47,350 41 38,0&:J 32,260
<br />Mar, 1,669,000 827,400 554,800 679,900 51.840 79,240 565,eoo 472,500 73.000 66 37,890 119,000
<br />Apr. 1,694,000 873,100 597,!joO 699.500 43,530 86,820 604,!joo 512,100 88,580 67 47,750 138,900
<br />May 1,762,000 786,800 606,000 625,900 47,880 89,910 528,200 415,000 100 , 200 24 57,870 0
<br />June 1,652,000 879,500 611,600 122,300 56.290 95,960 593,100 455,600 106,200 52 48,300 45,960
<br />July 1,556.000 868,000 585.300 119,!joO 63,3&:1 102.400 631,200 488 , 800 100,400 257 55,140 113,f:\Qo
<br />Aug, 1.429.000 835,600 566.300 724,&:>0 64,760 101,400 614,600 48<),400 92,760 eo 41,300 111,000
<br />Sept. 1,393,000 691.600 556,400 582,700 46,700 86.360 512,500 390,400 85 , 690 32 43,180 24,340
<br />Total -9,000 1,867,000 -3,!joO 6,466,000 498,000 863,500 5,641,000 4,499,000 Q~ ,^^ 69B 540,500 671,900
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<br />DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
<br />GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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<br />COLORADO RIVER AND TRffiUTARIES IN LOWER BASIN
<br />Annual Summary for Water Year ending Sept. 30,1968
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<br />PROVISIONAL RECORDS
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<br />Lake Mead evaporation computed by maaa-transfer method. Figures of acre-feet
<br />determined from surface area of lake corresponding to average water surface
<br />elevation during month.
<br />Includes Yuma Main Canal wasteway and Reservation Canal Main Drain No.4.
<br />Includes flow through wasteway and powerplant returned to Colorado River.
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<br />H.M. BABCOCK, District
<br />Tucson, Arizona
<br />November 20,1968
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