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<br />UNITED srATES 1
<br />DEPARTMENI' OF THE INI'ERIOR.
<br />GEOLCGICAL SURVEY I
<br />COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBurARIES IN LOWER BASDi
<br />June 1962
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<br />PROVISIONAL REIEASE
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<br /> Colorado Colorado I Colorado Diversions between Colorado Diversions at
<br /> Colorado Paria Little Colorado Virgin River lake River Havasu River Parker and Bl he River Im......rial Darn Colorado
<br />Date River River Colorado River River take Mead below Mohave below rake below Colo. R. Palo below All Gila Gila River Pilot
<br />J=e . lee, lee' River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker. Indian Verde CiboIa American Gravity River below Knob
<br /> Ferry Ferry Carneron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Re,. C=al Valley Canal Canal Dome YWM Return
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<br /> or, or, of, of, or, acre-ft or, acre-ft or, acre-ft or, or, ef, ef, of, or, of, ef, or,
<br />1 39,700 4.0 38,900 52 21,964,000 16,900 1,746,000 14,200 599,000 , 1l.7oo 766 1,790 10,400 8,410 1,1&J 3.5 940 1,200
<br />2 38,400 4.2 37,900 52 22,012,000 11, 600 1,738,000 14,200 599,E!OO 12,000 768 1,Slo 9,930 8,290 1,690 3.4 933 l,llO
<br />3 36,600 3.8 36,400 ~1 22,062,000 6,620 1,721,000 14,300 598,800 ' 12,300 672 1,760 10.200 8,38:> 1,470 3.3 993 1,100
<br />4 36,100 3.6 35,000 52 22,106,000 13,000 1,718,000 15,200 598,200 I 12,200 683 1,840 10,400 8,390 1,660 3.5 967 1,150
<br />5 37,400 3.6 35,300 54 22,143,000 14,100 1,716,000 15,100 597,600 12, 700 766 1,840 10,400 8,320 1,690 3-5 1,030 1,200
<br />6 39,200 3.4 36,tbO 55 22,177,000 14,800 1,714,000 15,100 598,000 I 12,700 768 1,750 10 J 600 8,420 1,720 3.4 1,020 1,250
<br />7 41,600 3.2 36,900 55 22,219,000 15,300 1,716,000 15,000 598,000 11,500 766 1,730 10,&:>0 8,550 1,700 3.4 930 1,260
<br />8 44,000 3.4 41,600 55 22,259,000 15,000 1,714,000 14,600 601,400 ' 12,500 762 1,760 10,500 8,430 l,azO 3.4 99;) 1,270
<br />9 46,500 3.8 !j.4,lOO 55 22,313,000 11,300 1,706,000 14,700 601,400 , 12,500 759 l,1tI:J 10,400 6,430 1,850 3.3 926 1,300
<br />10 49,100 3.4 46 , 900 56 22,375,000 8,510 1,698,000 11,700 602,009 12,600 756 1,770 10,700 8,340 1,570 3.2 1,060 1,310
<br />11 49,600 3.8 . 48,400 60 22,433,000 15,400 1,700,000 15,400 6C)l,a>O 13,000 756 1,790 10,700 8,390 1,720 3.2 1,060 1,260
<br />12 48,600 3.4 46 J 100 60 22,489,000 15,200 1,698,000 15,300 597,200 I 13,000 756 1,880 10,000 8,3&:> 1,760 3.2 1,010 1,270
<br />'3 49,100 3.2 0 48,800 59 22,544,000 14,600 1,695,000 15,200 595,400 13,300 756 1,930 10,700 8,470 1,7W 3.0 955 1,360
<br />14 49, 600 3.0 48,&:>0 58 22,599,000 14,100 1,693,000 15,400 597,400 12,500 820 1,930 10,000 8,680 1,730 3.2 945 1,560
<br />15 51,200 3.4 50,200 56 22,657,000 13,800 1,689,000 15,300 598,400 12,100 849 1,910 10,600 8,560 1,910 3.7 1,000 1,600
<br />,6 53,300 4.0 F 52,100 56 22,131,000 9,8:JO 1,679,000 15,300 6OO,8:JO 12,400 750 1,8:JO 9,9')0 8,4eo 1,900 3.7 1,060 1,940
<br />17 55,400 4.2 :>4,300 58 22,808,000 1,500 1,666,000 12,200 602,000 12,700 743 1,620 10,300 8,440 1,490 3.4 1,100 2,300
<br />,8 56,400 4.0 L ~~l~~ PI; 55 22,eeo,OOO 14,700 1,666,000 15,500 600 , 200 13,100 822 1,590 10,100 1,810 1,610 3.3 1,290 Z,020
<br />19 55,400 3.4 5 ,100 55 22,913,000 14,200 1,662,000 15,700 598,&:10 13,400 846 1,130 11,000 8,000 1,130 3.0 1,340 1,900
<br />20 53,300 3.8 0 54,300 55 23,043,000 15,8:>0 1,662,000 15,100 591,400 13,600 846 1,840 1I,100 8,670 1,740 3.2 1,350 1,640
<br />21 49,600 3.2 w 51,300 58 23,1I0,OOO 15,300 1,6((),000 15,900 591 ,400 13,100 &;4 1,8:JO 1I,3oo 9,080 1,18:> 3.4 1,370 1,510
<br />22 41,000 3.4 48,400 58 23,176,000 14,500 1,656,000 15,8:)0 595,600 15,000 857 1,1350 11,000 9,040 1,1g:) 3.3 1,510 1,470
<br />23 48,000 3.4 41,9::10 56 23,242,000 11,300 1,646,000 15,900 595,200 14,000 869 1,810 1I,1oo 9,090 1,140 3.2 1,360 1,500
<br />24 51,200 2.8 49,400 58 23,307,000 8,1&::1 1,637,000 12,100 593,600 14,500 869 1,5Eb 12,000 9,180 1,530 3.0 1,390 1,500
<br />25 52,200 3.4 51,600 58 23,311,000 15,200 1,635,000 16,100 590,300 14,500 869 1,690 1I,100 9,260 1,78) 3.0 1,310 1,560
<br />26 53,300 3.4 53,000 58 23,431,000 15,100 1,633,000 16,200 586,600 14,900 869 1,870 11,8:JO 9,030 1,7~ 2.9 1,3-70 1,5Cb
<br />27 53,300 3.6 53,300 58 23,497,000 15,500 1,632,000 16,500 585,900 14,600 869 1,9Eb 12 ,000 9,230 1,860 2.9 1,360 1,660
<br />28 52,200 3.8 53,000 58 23,563,000 16,400 1,632,000 16,200 588,700 13,400 8<)8 1,9&::1 12 , 000 9,310 1,860 3.3 1,360 1,600
<br />29 51,200 60 52,500 60 23,628,000 15,a:IO 1,630,000 16,300 5:;{,700 13,300 913 1,860 11,400 9,360 1,850 5.9 1,360 1,660
<br />30 51,200 31 50,400 99 23,696,000 13,lioO 1,623,000 16,300 59 ,000,' 13,400 923 1,860 11,400 9,190 1,850 3.5 1,350 1,710
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<br />Mean 41,990 6.35 0 47,350 57.7 n_ 13,430 --- 15,100 --- 13,oeo 9;)9 1,804 10,910 8,6.56 1,131 3.37 1,156 1,492
<br />Acre- 2,856,000
<br />feet 378 0 2,817,000 3,430 m 199,200 --- 89B,500 --- 178,500 48,HiO 101,300 649,200 515.000 103.300 201 68 8:JO 88,760
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<br /> SEDIME:NT - ~,'ICO I
<br />Tons I 3,652,000 --- I m 5,612,000 - 117O()'D
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<br />* Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerp1a.nt records.
<br />Take Mead evaporation by Jll!I.Bs-transfer mthod during mntb vas 86,700 acre-feet, equivalent to 7.5 inches.
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<br />t Combined flow of river, Yuma Main Canal vastevay and
<br />Reservation Canal Main Drain No.4.
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<br />DOUGLAS D. LEWIS, District Engineer
<br />Tucson, Arizona
<br />July 1I, 1962
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