WSPC05139

• File Number: 8200.200.50
• Description: Colorado River-Colo. River Basin-Colorado River Basin Hydrology-Lower Colo. River Accounting ‎(LCRAC)‎
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 6/21/1968
• Author: H M Babcock
• Title: Lower Colorado River Basin Storage - Diversions and Returns - Colorado River and Tributaries in Lower Basin - Provisional Release
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Data

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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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PROVISIONAL RELEASE

COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES IN LOWER BASIN
May 1968

Colorado Colorado Colorado Diversions between Colorado Diversions at
Colorado Faria Little Colorado Virgin River Lake River Havasu River Parker and Bl"the River Im"''''rial Dar.; Colorado
Date River River Colorado River River lake Mead below Moha ve below Lake below Colo. R. Palo below All Gila Gila Ei'.'>;!T Pilot
May Le" Lee, River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Indian Verde Cibola American Gravity fo.i'vel' belo"" Kr,ob
1968 Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal Dorr,e Yuma Fet'..lrn
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or, or, ef, ef, efs acre-ft or, acre-ft ef, acre-f't ef, ef, ef, efs efs' efs efs ef, efs
1 16,200 8.3 692 17,700 266 14,786,000 14,000 1,696,000 13,400 598,000 10,700 774 1,690 8,970 7,400 1,870 0.77 932
2 15,800 7.2 602 17,400 304 14,791,000 15,700 1,695,000 14,400 601,400 9,360 7&> 1,720 8,910 7,440 1,740 .73 910
3 16,000 5.8 578 17,200 332 14,797,000 14,800 1,699,000 14,100 604, &>0 10,600 772 1,710 8,860 7,309 1,630 .8 962
4 16,200 5.0 535 17,800 3&> 14,805,000 12,300 1,697 ,000 13,300 606,400 10,500 770 1,490 8,200 7,02.0 1,510 .7 985
5 13,700 5.5 490 17,Boo 405 14,815,000 9,300 1,689,000 13,600 607,600 10,600 767 1,320 8,6&l 6,72.0 1,330 .7 1,000
6 17,100 4.5 420 15,400 465 14,824,000 14,100 1,693,000 12,900 609,400 10,400 767 1,400 9,030 6,51,0 1,550 .6 1,000
7 17,400 11 385 18,100 425 14,828,000 14,200 1,698,000 11,900 612,800 8,7Bo 762 1,400 8,850 6,52.0 1,640 .6 985
8 17,Eoo 14 360 19,000 3&> 14,832,000 14,500 1,706,000 10 , 200 615,600 8,180 757 1,470 8,690 6,52'0 1,820 .6 1,000
9 12,400 16 385 16,700 365 14,831,000 15,000 1,719,000 8,250 616,200 7,640 787 1,500 7,630 6,670 1,700 .5 997
10 11,800 ,4 356 12,800 346 14,838,000 14, Boo 1,728,000 9,860 609,200 10,200 819 1,410 6,720 6,450 1,5Bo .5 932
11 11,600 ,4 292 12,200 318 14,842,000 9,790 1,719,000 14,300 602,200 10,800 794 1,310 7,120 6,560 1,240 .5 883
12 10,200 19 230 12,000 327 14,854,000 7,220 1,706,000 13,500 602,000 10,900 797 1,270 8,970 6,15'0 996 .4 931
13 13,000 33 160 10,300 370 14,848,000 13,300 1,708,000 12,700 604,800 9,740 793 1,330 9,110 6,030 1,560 .4 911
14 13,100 51 145 12,800 3&> 14,842,000 16,500 1,718,000 11,900 608,000 8,830 760 1,380 9,140 6,470 1,770 .4 942
15 13,600 37 130 13,100 336 14,833,000 16,300 1,728,000 11,200 611,400 7,910 726 1,430 8,140 6,5&") 1,720 .4 964
16 14,500 29 110 13,400 318 14,829,000 15,700 1,741,000 9,090 614,&>0 7,380 736 1,400 7,560 6,630 1,810 .3 955
17 17,100 20 &> 14,600 304 14,822,000 16,900 1,752,000 10,200 609,800 9,550 730 1,3Bo 7,010 6,2Cb 1,720 .3 968
18 16,200 16 75 17,000 274 14,822,000 14,100 1,756,000 12,200 603,800 10,800 732 1,440 6,690 6,350 1,310 .3 935
19 11,900 11 69 15,500 266 14,832,000 11,100 1,750,000 13,200 599,800 11,600 730 1,400 8,3&J 6,170 1,140 .2 943
20 14:, 600 6.9 60 11,400 266 14,834,000 15,400 1,752,000 14,900 5Cff,800 11,500 764 1,400 9,120 6,5&> 1,630 .20 925
6.2 40 15, Boo 14,824,000 I
21 16,700 246 16,200 1,755,000 14,800 599,600 11,100 776 1,430 9,5&> 6,400 1,860 .22 920
22 16,700 4.5 20 17,600 238 14,814,000 17,400 1,761,000 14,200 603,600 10,300 770 1,540 9,290 6,9~0 1,830 .22 924
23 16,200 4.2 5 17,200 227 14,815,000 16,700 1,769,000 13,200 605,400 10,200 778 1,550 9,090 7,050 1,690 .23 915
24 18,200 4.8 0 17,500 183 14,816,000 16,100 1,774,000 12,700 606,600 10,500 770 1,540 8,610 6,960 1,620 .23 906
25 18,100 4.5 0 19,000 164 14,828,000 10,500 1,770,000 13,100 607,400 10,600 776 1,400 8,740 6,850 1,550 .23 909
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26 17,700 4.0 0 18,600 150 14,849,000 7,600 1,759,000 13,BoO 608,000 10,600 784 1,270 8,970 6,730 1,450 .23 926
27 19,000 3.8 0 17,900 130 14,856,000 15,300 1,764,000 13,200 607,400 11,100 &>2 1,420 9,220 6,590 1,730 .23 884
28 17,900 3.2 0 19,100 130 14 J 862,000 14,500 1,766,000 13,100 606,000 11,100 832 1,500 y,190 6,890 1,910 .22 896
29 17, Boo 2.8 0 17,300 140 14,867,000 14,800 1,770,000 12,900 604,000 11,500 820 1,600 9,260 7,240 1,740 .21 933
30 13,200 2.8 0 17,200 160 14,881,000 9,900 1,760,000 15,500 603,600 10,900 841 1,620 9,180 7,5&> 1,920 .19 904
31 13,BoO 2.5 0 12,500 180 14,887,000 15,900 1,762,000 15,100 606,000 11,700 8'74 1,610 9,410 7,630 1,930 .19 998
Mean 14,810 12.0 201 15,8'70 283 -- 13,870 -- 12,Boo -- 10,100 779 1,4b2 ti,591 0,7 9 1,b29 0.397 9{" 0
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Acre- 415,060 57,870
feet 910,600 737 12,340 975,700 17,400 -- 852,700 -- 786,&>0 -- 625,900 47,880 89,910 528,200 100,200 24 0

* Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerp1ant records.
lake Mead evaporation by nass-transfer method during month was 48,500 acre-feet, equivalent to 5.61 inches.

H. M. Babcock, District Chief
Water Resources Division
Tucson, Arizona
J"Wle 21, 1968