WSPC05196

• 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: 7/15/1966
• 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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COLORADO RIVER MID TRIBtrrARIES IN LO~R BASIN
June 1966

PROVISIONAL FELEASE

Colorado Colorado Icolorado Diversions between Colorado Dive-:"siorl5 9.:
Colorado Paria Little Colorado Virgin River Lake River Havasu River Parker and Blv~h~ Eiver IrnnPria' Dar-. ':olo:!"ado
Date River River Colorado R:\'ey' R:,-er rake Mead below Mohave below Lake be low Colo. R. POlIo below All G:.2.a G:.la .-'-- Pilot
June teea teea River Gr:tr.'S. Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable , Parker Indian Verde Cibola Merica:: Gravity ;::. \"e~' 'ce::'o'~' Kr.o::
1966 Ferry Ferry Cameron C~yon field Contents Dam Contents D= Contents I Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Cana: DOF..e Y',.;..o;.a ::e'::";:T.
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da ofa ofa cils ofa acre-ft ofa acre-ft ofa acre-ft ofa ofa ofa c:'s :-fs ::fs ~fs :fs :fs
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16,500 , 926
1 3,0 16/600 51 15,595,000 13,000 1,741,000 16,100 604,400 I 1l,toO 807 1,630 10,600 7,910 2,010 0,7 D
2 16,000 3,2 16,1400 50 15,594,000 15,500 1,742,000 15,200 610,200 I 11,000 792 1,7tIJ 10,100 7,740 2,040 ,7 919 0
3 16,700 3,2 16,1200 54 15,594,000 15,400 1,742,000 14,900 612,000 .12,200 788 1,700 9,970 7,430 1,930 ,6 861 0
4 17,000 3,2 16/600 54 15,596,000 12,eoO 1,739,000 14,900 611,800 \ 13,000 779 1,6eo 9,460 7,370 1,720 ,5 850 0
5 17,000 3,2 17,200 55 15,614,000 8,290 1,735,000 10,100 &:>8,800 13,200 779 1,730 10,600 7,090 1,430 ,5 870 0
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6 17,000 3,8 16 }900 56 15,612,000 16,100 1,736,000 16,400 598,200 I 14,000 785 1,700 11,100 7,590 1,830 ,5 1,160 0
7 14,200 3,8 17,000 58 15,613,000 16,500 1,732,000 17,400 596,200 I 13,800 780 1,620 11,900 7,850 2,060 ,5 1,130 302
8 7,920 4,0 12,300 56 15,613,000 16,300 1,731,000 18,900 600, eoo I 12,900 Boo 1,670 11,900 8,3eo 2,070 ,5 631 1:,320
9 14,600 4.2 9,390 56 15,615,000 14,100 1,724,000 17,400 tlJ7,4oo 12,300 800 1,690 11 ,400 8,480 2,020 ,5 806 1,130
10 14,600 4,2 14,200 56 15,602,000 14,800 1,723,000 16,400 611,eoO I 12,400 799 1,6eo 11,200 8,550 1,810 3,2 653 1,260
11 14,000 3.5 14,eoo 58 15,598,000 1l,200 1,716,000 15,300 614,000 12,800 799 1,530 10,700 8,570 1,650 8,7 638 1,3W
12 14,200 3,2 14,300 56 15,609,000 8,430 1,713,000 10,100 612,800 13,700 799 1,470 11,000 8,000 1,450 8,6 644 1,390
13 13,Boo 3,0 14,200 56 15,608,000 15,500 1,7ll,000 17,400 &:>4,800 I 13,700 783 1,540 1l,8o0 8,010 1,670 8,4 607 1,420
14 13,900 3,2 14,'000 58 15,608,000 14,200 1,706,000 17,600 &:>5,400 , 13,100 782 1,560 1l,800 8,490 1,9Eo 8,1 626 1,570
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15 12,200 3,5 13 ]600 56 15,605,000 14,600 1,702,000 17,200 608,000 , 13,500 805 1,620 11,700 8,530 1,960 8,0 669 1,520
16 13,500 3.5 12,'600 56 15,606,000 13,700 1,700,000 14, Boo 611,400 I 12,500 815 1,670 11,500 9,040 2,030 8,0 668 1,500
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17 15,300 3,8 13;600 55 15,601,000 14,200 1,699,000 15,100 609,800 I 14,000 819 1,710 11,200 8,940 2,020 8,1 666 1,520
18 13,900 3.5 16,200 55 15,606\000 9,510 1,688,000 15,000 606,600 14,200 819 1,710 10,900 9,110 1,750 8,0 655 1,5Eo
19 10,700 3.5 13,'500 56 15,619,000 5,510 1,672,000 13,000 601,000 14,900 812 1,590 11,700 8,870 1,450 8.0 656 1,540
20 12,000 3,5 10,900 58 15,622,000 13,500 1,666,000 17,700 595,400 14,300 827 1,650 12,300 8,890 1,720 8,1 650 1,540
21 10,100 3.5 12)400 58 15,610,000 14,100 1,660,000 17,600 595,600 14,000 856 1,650 12,400 9,090 1,870 8,0 652 1,560
22 10,000 3.5 10;400 58 15,608,000 14,400 1,656,000 17,600 597,800 I 13,800 857 1,740 11,900 9,390 1,790 8.0 670 1,560
23 10, &:>0 3.2 - 10,600 58 15,&>1,000 13,600 1,650,000 16,400 602,400 12,200 861 1,800 11, Boo 9,430 1,800 7.9 673 1,600
24 10,100 3.5 11,000 58 15,592,000 13,600 1,645,000 16,300 604,400 13,100 866 1,830 10,900 9,160 1,720 7,8 689 1,500
25 10,400 ..2 9,040 56 15,592,000 10,200 1,632,000 16,300 606,400 I 12 , 600 866 1,860 10,800 8,850 1,450 7,9 671 1,490
26 7,010 3.2 10,800 58 15,592,000 9,700 1,626,000 13,900 608,200 12,600 866 1,870 11,000 8,2&:l 1,320 7,8 642 1,4&:l
27 10,400 3-5 7,590 59 15,581,000 15,000 1,624,000 16,300 6::>5,400 I 13,300 856 1,830 10,900 8,130 1,750 7.9 641 1,510
28 11,500 3-5 10,900 59 15,572,000 13,700 1,618,000 17,300 602,600 14,300 861 1,830 11,100 8,470 1,970 7.9 665 1,491
29 12,000 ,3-5 12,000 58 15,558,000 14,000 1,613,000 18,700 6::>2,200 II 14,6::>0 853 1,8&:> 11,600 8,380 1,950 7,9 920 1,230
30 11,500 3.5 12,700 58 15,552,000 13,600 1,605,000 18,500 604,400 14,900 833 1,930 12,100 8,740 1,840 7.6 884 1,240
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Mean 12,960 3.47 0 13,260 56,3 n_ 13,170 n_ 15,990 n_ 13,280 818 1,704 11,240 8,425 1,802 5,63 746 1,120
Acre- I
feet 77l,200 206 0 789;300 3,350 _n 783,600 _n 951,700 --- I 790,400 48,680 101,400 669,100 501,300 107,200 335 44,410 66,630

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1lFurnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerplant records.
rake Mead evapo"!"6tiofi by mass-transfer method during month vas 73,600 acre-feet, equivalent to 8.22 inches.

H. M. BABCOCK, District Chief
Water Resources Division

l'ucson, Arizor.a
July 15, 1966