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<br />COLORADO RIVER AlID TRISUTMUIS IN LC\i''ER BASIN
<br />May 1960
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<br />UNITED STATES
<br />DEPARTMENT OF THE ImERrOR
<br />GEOI..OGICAL SURVEY
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<br /> Colorado Colorado Colorado Dlver81on~ between Colorado Diversions at
<br /> Ccloradc. Par.1a Little Colorado Virgin R1 ver Lake River Havasu River Parker and Bl~~he River ltl:lJ:erlal Dar.:. Colorado
<br />Date River R1~r Colorado River River Lake Mead belOli Mohave below Lake belolo; I {;~;~1~' ::a"? below "." _u1...,;; Gila River Pilot
<br />lla, l.ees Lee. River Grand Little- Usable "Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Verde Clbola American Grav1";.~' Rl ver be20w Knot
<br /> Ferr;r Ferry Cameron Canyon field Content5 Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Cana~ Dome Yuma Ret'Jrn
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<br /> 'efe cr. cr. cr. cr. scre_ft cr. acre-ft cr. acre-f't cr. cr. era cr. efs cf. cr. cr. cf.
<br />1 2.3,BO~ Z5 5.13 24,600 IH 19,912,000 8,270 1,554,000 13,700 584,200 '10,800 542 1,050 10,300 7,490 1,070 18 3,820 0
<br />2 2J.,SOO 15 3.4 22,800 110 19,934,000 12,700 1,551,000 13,600 566,100 IU,IOO. 542 1,210 10,500 7,600 1,18:; 17 3,300 0
<br />3 :9,900 12 2.8 20,700 105 19,952,000 15,BOO 1,5.c.'3,OOO 13,600 588,400 11 J 600 547 1,310 9,950 7,770 1,23) 18 2,940 0
<br />. 16,100 1.2 .2 19,100 100 19,973,000 13,300 1}550,OOO 1:3,500 590,100 In,700 538 1,320 10,300 7,970 l,41'2l 18 2,500 0
<br />5 17,500 10 0 18,000 136 19.977,000 14,400 Ij549.000 13,500 592,600 r10,9oo 438 1,400 11,100 8,040 1,470 18 1,830 0
<br />6 J.E,900 1< 0 17 ,000 147 19,985,000 14,200 1,548,000 13,600 595,200 11,400 366 1,510 10,000 8,WO 1,550 19 1,eoc 0
<br />7 1'::,800 12 0 16,200 12' 19,999,000 10,700 1~54a,aoo 15,600 591,400 111,300 384 1,490 10,500 8,560 1,350 15 2}100 0
<br />5 15,200 9.3 0 15,600 102 20,015,000 7,490 1}530,OOO 13,400 599,200 11,400 384 1,350 10,600 8,450 1.170 l' 1,S80 0
<br />9 ,1'.400 7.5 0 15,100 102 20,016.000 15,000 1,534,000 12,700 6'01,000 1l~400 466 1,4,SQ 10,800 8,580 1,350 1. 1,620 .
<br />10 2.4~400 5.5' 0 14,700 98 20,01&,000 15,900 1}540,000 12.600 602.400 11,'-00 "9 1,610 10,500 8,64-0 1,4.50 18 J.,890 0
<br />11 l4,4:lJ 5.7 0 14,700 70 20,015,000 14,500 1,540,000 13.000 604,800 11,500 505 1,840 10,300 8,580 1,600 18 1,720 0
<br />12 1~,400 5.2 0 14.,100 "8 '2'21,014,000 16,000 1,545,000 13,000 604,400 11,800 494 1,740 9,7:50 8,420 1,600 18 1,1340 0
<br />13 15.200 ...5 0 H~600 68 20,009.000 16,000 1,549,000 12,400 602,800 12,:500 526 1.770 9,620 8,120 1,590 18 1,628 0
<br />14 17~800 4.2 0 15,600 62 20,009.000 1.2,400 1,548,000 11,900 599,000 ' 12,700 516 1,790 10,300 7,950 1,570 19 1,690 0
<br />15 .n.GOo 4.5 0 l8,800 56 20,019,000 8,540 1,542,000 11,900 595,600 12,700 516 1,810 10,800 8,220 1,~50 20 1,890 C
<br />'6 29.600 4.2 0 L.::...-OD/ 55 20,021,000 13,800 1,543,000 13,200 592,000 12,400 5U. 1,670 11,200 8,570 1,640 20 1,760 0
<br />17 35,100 4.5 0 3.3: 'LOO 53 20,043,000 15,100 1,544,000 13,200 589,700 12,600 541 1,530 11,300 8,690 1,680 20 1,660 0
<br />18 I 39,200 4.2 0 39,400 53 20,082,000 15,700 1,553,000 13.100 589,500 ~lZ,lOO 542 1,570 11,500 8,610 1,660 20 1,720 0
<br />19 4:,600 3.' 0 42,20CJ 55 20,118,000 14,800 1,549,000 13,100 589,700 110,600 5<5 1,580 11,100 8,270 1,140 27 1,910 0
<br />20 35,800 '.2 0 -'2..200 54 20,166,000 16,100 1,552,000 13,100 589,500 .11,000 535 1,810 11,100 8,110 l,Ese ,8 1,920 0
<br />21 :5-:-,4-00 4.5 0 40,800 53 20,213,000 13,800 1,552,000 13,200 589,500 111,200 535 1,610 9,890 8,220 1,320 '6 2,580 0 !
<br />22 .35,600 4.2 0 39,100 53 20,259,000 10,600 1,546,000 13,200 589,700 ,11,500 52, l,t.8D 10,200 8,020 l,19C 16 2,950 C ,
<br />23 33,500 3.8 0 36,800 53 20,305,000 15,900 1,547,000 14,800 589,500 11,600 542 1,610 10,200 7,540 1,340 26 2,130 0
<br />2. :31,100 4.0 0 34,000 53 20.344,000 16,000 1,548,000 14,700 588,400 ~:12,500 552 1,610 10,600 7,440 1,380 17 2,600 0
<br />25 29,200 4.0 0 31,500 51 20,375,000 16,700 1,551,000 14,,800 590,400 12,100 582 1,620 10,900 7,520 1,490 14 2,450 0
<br /> 28,400 29,600 53 20,402,000 17,800 1,557,000 . 14,700 590,800 I 600 1,640 11,100 7,120 1,510 12 2,440 0
<br />26 ...0 0 .12,200
<br />27 29,200 ~.6 0 29,000 53 20,425,000 11,000 1,560,000 14,BOO 588,400 14,100 611 1,720 10,900 8,050 1,580 12 2,490 0
<br />'8 29,500 3.8 0 29,900 53 20,451,000 14,600 1,559,000 14,800 586,100 14,300 610 1,720 I&!!, 000 B,160 1,580 12 2,550 0
<br />29 28.000 3.8 0 29,700 53 20,487,000 11,300 1,550,000 14,800 584,800 114,000 591 1,680 12,500 8,260 1,350 22 2,880 0
<br />30 27~600 3,6 0 28,500 5. 20,520,000 11,400 1,540,000 16,000 583,400 13,800 606 1,650 12,500 9.430 1,310 26 2,400 1,110
<br />31 26,400 4.0 0 28,300 54 20,537.000 17,600 1,540,000 16,800 582,100 14.,400 619 1,760 12,400 9,610 l,5SC 12 2,130 1,280
<br />~an 2::,320 6.74- 0.39 25,850 74.5 --- 13,9i':O --- 13,690 -..- 12,080 527 1,565 10,796 8,225 1,458 18.2 2,228 77 .1
<br />~cre- 1,557,000 414 ,. 1, 590, OOD 4,580 - 855, iOO --- 841,600 --- 14.2,600 32,380 96,220 663,800 505,600 89,630 1,120 137,000 4,740
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<br /> SEDIMENT
<br />Tons , 2,765,000 2.65C- I - 12,915,500
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<br />... li'urn1shed by U. S. Bureau or Reclamation. based on powerplant recoreI'..
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<br />Lake ~ad evaporation by mass-tr-ansfer method during month was 86,300 acre-feet,
<br />equ1v~1ent ~~ a.1 1nches.
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<br />tComb1ned flow of .dver, YU:U8 Ma1.l' ,-",),,,, '1aste~ay and
<br />Reservaticn ClO.."'-;~ ~.; l... Drl"in No.4.
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<br />DOUGLAS D. LEWIS, District Engineer
<br />Tucson!. Arizona
<br />June l.}, 1960
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