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<br />COLORADO RIVER AND TRmurARIES IN IJ:1,YER BASIN
<br />April 1969
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<br /> Colorado Colorado Colorado Diversions between Colorado D:::::~1:I10ns at
<br /> Colorado Paria Little Colorado Virgin River Lake River Havasu River Parker and III the River 1m rial Dam Colorado
<br />Date River River Colorado River River lake Mead below Mohave below Leke below Colo. R. Palo belo.... All Gila Gila River Pilot
<br />,,>r. Lee. Lee. River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Indian Verde Cibola American Gravity River below Knob
<br />1969 Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal IX>~ y- Return
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<br /> or. of, of. or. or. a.cre-ft or. acre-ft or, acre-ft of, or, or, or. of. of, of. of, of,
<br />1 16,400 154 1,540 14,300 1,600 15,382,000 17.400 1,659,000 15.400 556,500 , 13,200 829 1,380 12,200 9,860 1,660 0.24 696 2,850
<br />2 15,600 167 1,800 18,700 1,730 15,374,000 16,900 1,663,000 15,300 559,200 12,000 835 1,420 12,200 9,690 1,650 .23 1,080 2,570
<br />3 15,100 147 1,950 17,300 1,800 15,375,000 19,100 1,672,000 14,400 564,800 10,900 771 1,470 11,200 9,430 1,730 .27 860 2,650
<br />4 14,800 90 2,030 17,200 1,650 15,317,000 19,400 1,680,000 15,400 566,700 11,700 710 1,490 10,800 9,160 1,720 .26 714 2,920
<br />5 13,800 50 1,780 16, 600 1,500 15,379,000 13,400 1,674,000 15,900 571,300 11,200 730 1,270 10,200 8,/390 1,030 .27 711 2,840
<br />6 11,200 75 1,390 15,400 1,350 15,400 ,000 9,550 1,665,000 16,500 575,100 12,500 720 l,leo 10,600 8,530 872 .26 676 2,850
<br />7 13,200 76 1,050 12,200 1,200 15,399,000 18,000 1,673,000 14,200 578,300 12,500 665 1,340 10, 400 8,430 1,420 .29 623 2,950
<br />8 12,800 70 99'T 14,500 1,060 15,398,QOO 15,200 1,673,000 15,400 579,000 12,700 623 1,420 11,200 8,780 1,700 .JO 645 3,060
<br />9 12,800 50 990 13,700 1,100 15,397 ,ClOO 15,700 1,675,000 15,700 581,000 12,600 653 1,490 11,000 9,050 1,6eo .JO 1,020 2.640
<br />10 14,600 45 836 13,900 1,160 15,391,000 17,000 1,680,000 14,100 585,900 11,300 669 1,450 11,100 9,240 1,560 1.J 1,100 2,390
<br />11 14,300 40 650 15,600 1,130 15,3B9,OOO 16,000 1,685,000 13,400 586,100 12,100 665 1,310 10,100 8,990 1,400 1.4 723 2.680
<br />,2 14,000 35 505 14,eoo 1,150 15,398,000 11,400 1,682,000 13,600 586,100 12,800 661 1,330 10,400 9,080 1,lEo .40 686 2,660
<br />'3 13,600 30 450 14,900 1,130 15,413,000 8,470 1,674,000 13,700 585,900 12,900 661 1,190 11,000 8,740 913 .JO 664 2,5Eo
<br />14 16,800 27 415 14,300 1,100 15,408,000 16,500 1,680,000 14,000 584,200 13,400 733 1,230 ll,400 8,430 1,580 .28 775 2,490
<br />15 16,600 26 m 17,500 1,100 15,407,000 '11,200 1,687,000 13,800 582,500 12,900 782 1,350 11,600 8,500 1,780 .27 941 2,540
<br />16 17,400 25 375 17,100 1,100 15,410,000 16,900 1,692,000 14,300 582,800 12,100 798 1,500 11,700 8,840 1,760 .25 953 2,620
<br />17 15,900 25 385 17,900 1,100 15,412,000 17,600 1,698,000 14,600 585,500 11,600 744 1,560 10,900 9,040 1,830 .23 806 2,650
<br />,8 17,000 25 , 324 16,600 1,100 15,419,000 14,200 1,699,000 14,700 586,100 12,700 717 1,660 10,400 8,950 1,740 .24 646 2,630
<br />'9 15,300 25 258 18,100 1,130 15,430,000 ll,400 1,695,000 13,000 586,600 13,000 710 1,590 10,300 8,830 1,460 .25 610 2,540
<br />20 13,200 25 I 198 15,600 1,160 15,449,000 9,020 1,686,000 14,600 587,000 12,100 693 1,470 11,000 8,350 1,210 .24 593 2,500
<br />21 16,600 25 162 13,600 1,450 15,456,000 13,600 1,684,000 14,700 585,300 13,400 751 l,6J.O 10,700 8,260 1,680 .25 841 2,290
<br />22 17,200 25 121 18,300 1,750 15,455,000 16,000 1,688,000 14,100 583,890 13,600 822 1,630 10, 400 8,430 1,760 .26 877 2,090
<br />23 15,100 25 90 17,500 2,020 15,456,000 14,100 1,690,000 14,200 583,4DO 12,800 903 1,670 11,800 8,440 1,710 .30 694 1,970
<br />24 16,300 25 60 16,500 1,850 15,469,000 15,200 1,692,000 14,800 586,800 11,600 903 1,540 10,500 8,870 1,790 .28 688 1,9&:1
<br />25 14,300 24 50 16,800 1,710 15,478,000 15,900 1,694,000 14,400 588,000 11,800 883 1,550 10,600 8,840 1,700 .27 642 1,970
<br />26 12,300 24 45 14,500 1,570 15,479,000 14,300 1,693,000 14,700 589,100 12,000 866 1,530 9,630 8,570 1,390 1.2 569 1,730
<br />27 10,100 18 40 12,600 1,430 15,490,000 10 ,400 1,684,000 15,100 591,000 11,500 869 l,4eo 10,200 8,080 1,240 1.1 600 1,420
<br />28 15,500 12 35 10,800 1,300 15,491,000 15,700 1,689,000 12,800 595,600 11,100 877 1,450 10,300 7,820 1,550 .41 721 1,140
<br />29 13,eoO 11 30 16,000 1,160 15,485,000 16,800 1,697,000 12,200 591 ,000 10,400 858 1,470 9,990 7,420 1,570 .34 1,510 0
<br />30 14,900 13 25 14,600 1,020 15,476,000 18,500 1,710,000 12,100 598,800 9,920 822 1,560 9,510 7,430 1,730 .31 1,200 0
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<br />Mean 14,700 47. 634 15,5&:1 1,354 -- 15,030 -- 14,370 -- 12,140 764 1,453 10 ;800 8,699 1,535 .41 795 2,273
<br />Acre- 874,900 80,550 894,200 855,100 722,600 45,470
<br />feet 2,790 37,,720 927,100 -- -- -- 86,460 642,500 517,600 91,350 24 47,330 35,300
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<br />* Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on poverp1ant records.
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<br />Lake It:ad evaporation by IIB8s-~ransrer method during IIlOnth vas 46,900 ac:re-teet, equivalent to 5.30 inches.
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<br />H. M. Babcock, District Chief
<br />Water ]lesources D1 vision
<br />Tucson, Arizona
<br />May 28, 1969
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