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<br />')'\- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR .;>' ; ":I ")~
<br />'\-' GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
<br />~~ fER PROVISIONA.L RECORDS St'J' - 'C~9
<br /> COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES IN LO BASIN ~ '.: ~.J)
<br /> August 1959 en.. ,,, .,
<br /> Colorado Colorado Colorado Diversions between Colorado Diversions at :eJI. St"-'. .. l' ..
<br /> Colorado Pari a Little Co lorado Virgin River Lake River Hav8su River Parker and Blythe River Imnerlal Dam Colorado
<br />Date River River Colorado River River Lake Mead below Mohave below Lake below . COlO. R. Palo below All alla Gila River Pilot
<br />Aug. Lees Lees River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker "Indian Verde Clbola American Grav! ty River below Knob
<br /> Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal .., Dome Yuma lJeturn
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<br /> cf. cf. cfs cfs cfs acre-ft cfs acre-ft cfs acre-ft cfs cfs cfs cfs cf. cf. cf.
<br />1 4,700 89 89 4,930 127 21,087,000 12,200 1,390,000 18,000 570,500 16,600 812 1,510 13,500 10,800 1,630 0.4 2,780 2,720
<br />2 4,800 155 256 5,020 402 21,075,000 7,280 1,379,000 14,500 571,600 16,300 662 634 17,300 11, 000 1,340 7.7 3,460 2,830
<br />3 4,650 552 419 5,420 158 21,062,000 12,900 1,370,000 17,800 570,300 16,100 591 1,200 16,900 10,800 1,570 21 4,430 2,940
<br />4 5,250 255 994 5,800 444 21,038,000 13,600 1,362,000 18,000 571,300 15,800 684 1,150 15,800 11,800 1,560 28 4,320 3,690
<br />5 5,030 72 1,300 6,910 244 21,020,000 15,000 1,355,000 18,100 570,500 16,300 803 1,250 15,300 12,800 1,670 4.0 3,520 4,660
<br />6 5,030 44 179 6,320 102 20,997,000 17,300 1,357,000 16,000 569,200 16,100 793 1,240 15,000 12,400 1,610 2.2 2,830 4,310
<br />7 S,2BD 43 1,180 5,190 70 20,975,000 17,600 1,360,00'0 16,000 570,900 15,500 734 1,370 15,000 12,200 1,270 6i~ 2,990 4,040
<br />8 5,790 184 2,670 7,990 60 20,959,000 13,000 1,356,000 16,000 570,100 15,300 665 1,340 14,400 12,700 763 3,490 4,480
<br />9 8,040 33 1,540 8,280 82 20,942,000 12,000 1,352,000 13,400 570,100 14,500 670 1,360 14,300 12,100 1,170 171 3,660 4,000
<br />10 9,910 35 599 10,400 70 20,927,000 17,600 1,356,000 16,100 569,000 15,100 681 1,480 14,200 11,600 1,250 88 3,480 3,450
<br />11 8,720 10 1,040 11,100 60 20,910,000 14,800 1,354,000 16,200 568,200 14,800 681 1,620 13,800 11,400 1,370 36 3,170 3,200
<br />12 8,140 7.6 479 9,900 1,010 20,89&,000 16,600 1,359,000 14,300 570,700 13,500 681 1,690 13,700 11, 600 1,320 28 2,760 3,330
<br />13 8,220 515 562 9,240 199 20,885,000 15,800 1,361,000 13,800 572,200 1.3, 200 675 1,710 13,100 11,100 1,440 19 2,530 2,910
<br />14 8,500 53 462 9,630 85 20,872,000 14,200 1,362,000 14,000 571,400 13,600 676 1,380 11,600 10,700 1,360 67 2,460 2,750
<br />15 B,150 57 366 9,740 58 20,864,000 11,800 1, :Z;jB, 000 14,000 570,100 14,500 683 1,690 12,100 10,100 1,340 10 2,600 2,060
<br />16 8,360 41 871 9,880 54 20,860,000 9,770 1,357,000 10,600 568,400 14,100 678 1,590 13,100 10,200 1,350 9.0 2,600 2,000
<br />17 7,140 14 273 9,690 51 20,847,000 14,800 1,356,000 14,200 565,800 14,200 674 1,600 12,600 10,100 1,230 12 2,230 2,130
<br />18 6,570 24 143 7,930 51 20,837,000 15,900 1,361,000 14,200 564,200 14,200 675 1,670 12,500 10,100 1,390 7.6 2,460 2,180
<br />19 6,250 391 125 7,220 1,250 20,813,000 16,200 1,364,000 14,400 562,900 14,200 670 1,680 12,600 10> 100 1,390 6.6 2,550 2,140
<br />20 6,320 620 438 7,280 663 20,795,000 lS,400 1,367,000 14,400 562,400 13,100 667 1,640 12,800 9,630 1,310 22 2,480 1,850
<br />21 7,180 41 1,390 7,940 276 20,770,000 17,700 1,374,000 14,200 558,400 14,500 662 1,610 11,700 9,680 1,210 12 2,7S0 2,100
<br />22 6,440 13 559 8,640 137 20,758,000 13 , 400 1,371,000 14,200 556,000 14,500 653 1,520 12,600 9,3BO 1,140 5.5 2,920 2,180
<br />23 6,540 6.8 619 7,480 72 20,753,000 9,920 1,369,000 10,700 553,300 14,200 653 1,450 13,100 9,670 1,030 20 2,960 2,230
<br />24 7,760 4.8 291 7,680 74 20,736,000 lS,SOO 1,372,000 14,500 549,000 13,800 626 1,330 13,000 9,990 1,270 31 2,760 2,850
<br />25 7,900 3.9 158 8,600 126 20,717,000 lS,OOO 1,376,000 14,700 546,500 13,800 614 1,540 12,600 9,790 1,430 5.4 2,790 2,870
<br />26 7,940 33 607 8,560 124 20,699,000 16,500 1,378,000 14,600 546,800 12,700 610 1,770 12,200 10,100 1,390 5.8 2,750 3,020
<br />27 6,870 30 507 8,900 78 20,679,000 17,400 1,382,000 14,700 547,000 12,600 605 1,650 12,000 9,500 1,450 5.2 2,640 2,440
<br />28 6,970 13 214 7,720 62 20,660,000 17 , 000 1,386,000 14, SOD 548,100 12,300 611 1,590 11,300 9,220 1,530 6.0 2,930 2,180
<br />29 6,770 8.0 142 7,640 62 20,648,000 13,100 1,383,000 14,500 548,800 12,500 606 l,S30 11,100 8,980 1,510 6.6 3,110 1,990
<br />30 6,190 5.2 74 7,340 64 20,639,000 11,500 1,385,000 11,000 550,100 12,600 589 1,540 11,200 8,760 1,360 9.1 3,060 1,970
<br />31 5,820 4.2 60 6,800 66 20,617,000 16,600 1,388,000 14 , 300 549,000 12,400 608 1,540 11,300 8,810 1,380 26 2,660 2,060
<br />Mean 6,833 108 600 7.,928 206 --- 14,530 - - 14,700 - H,"'O 667 1,483 13,280 10,550 1,356 43.3 2,972 2,825
<br />A C re"- 36,900 487,500 12,660 --- 893,500 n_ 904,500 _n 878,500 41,040 91,190 816,600 648,800 83,370
<br />feet 420,200 6,660 2,6S0 182,800 173,700
<br /> SEDIMENT
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<br />Tons 4,879,000 _n 8,791,000 I
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<br />* Furnished by U. S. Bureau or Reclamation, based on powerplant reco~s.
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<br />Lake Ms.?o evaporatlo" by mass-transfer method during month was 130,800 acre-feet,
<br />equivalent to 12.0 inches.
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<br />tCombined flow pf river, Yuma Main Canal wasteway and
<br />Reservation Canal Main Drain No.4.
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<br />DOUGLAS D, LEWIS, District Engineer
<br />Tucson, Arizona
<br />Sept. 10, 1959
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