WSPC05270

• 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: 8/14/1959
• Author: Douglas D Lewis
• 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
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES IN LO~R BASIN
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Colorado Colorado Colorado Dl 'lersL:Jr,s ":::etv;een Colorado Diversions at
Co larado Paria Little Colorado Virgin River Lake River Havasu I River Parker and Blvthe River Imr:erial Dam Colorado
Date River River Colorado River River Lake Mead below lllohave below Lake be 10\" 1...010. R. pale be10'~: ~H _vua Glla River Pilot
Lees Lees River Grand Lit tle- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable I Parker Indian Verde Clbola American Gravity River below Knob
July Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents I Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal Dome Yuma Return
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cfs cf. cfs cf. cfs acre-ft cfs acre-ft cfs acre-:~t I cfs cf. cfs cfs cf. cfs cfs cf.
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1 24,900 3.1 0 25,600 60 21,195,000 12,900 1,594,000 18,600 584,800 15,400 848 1,860 13,500 10,100 1,780 0 2,170 1,820
2 24,100 3.4 0 24,400 60 21,213,000 13,400 1,583,000 18,500 586,500 ]5,000 860 1,920 13,600 10,000 1,720 6.6 2,490 1,700
3 23,900 3.1 0 24,000 60 21,235,000 10,400 1,567,000 18,600 590,]00 14,300 864 1,930 13,400 10,100 1,700 1.0 2,770 1,790
4 23,800 3.4 0 23,500 60 21,267,000 6,480 1,547,000 16,900 592,200 14,700 868 1,770 13,000 9,970 1,750 .1 3,030 1,800
0 23,400 3.4 0 23,000 58 21,295,000 5,860 1,530,000 16,700 593,200 14,500 847 1,800 13,000 9,750 1,600 0 3,480 1,940
6 22,900 3.9 .4 22,400 58 21,312,000 13,200 1,517,000 18,500 595,400 15,500 858 1,940 13,200 9,630 1,630 0 3,320 2,100
7 21,800 3.9 .8 21,700 58 21,326,000 13,800 1,509,000 18,500 596,200 15,300 840 2,120 13,100 9,830 1,630 0 2,870 1,990
8 20,000 3.6 .3 20,600 58 21,339,000 14, 000 1,500,000 18,600 598,400 ; 15,300 844 2,060 13,300 9,850 1,670 0 2,760 1,780
9 18,900 3.8 .1 19,200 56 21,347,000 14,800 1,494,000 16,700 600,000 15,000 824 1,930 13,400 9,870 1,780 0 2,710 1,700
10 17,200 3.9 .1 17,900 56 21,354,000 15, 400 1,493,000 16,600 601,000 15,,800 828 1,820 13, 000 10,000 1,770 0 2,670 1,720
11 15,400 4.2 0 16,200 58 21,363,000 11,600 1,479,000 18,400 601,000 15,700 816 1,790 14 , 000 10,200 1,720 0 2,750 1,770
12 14, 000 4.2 0 14,700 60 21,378,000 9,600 1,466,000 16,600 601,800 15,700 828 1,720 13,600 .10,100 1,680 0 2,920 1,800
13 12,900 3.9 0 1~,300 58 21,374,000 15,200 1,463,000 16,500 600,800 16,400 824 2,030 13,500 10,200 1,480 .1 2,800 1,890
14 11,900 4.2 22 12,200 56 21,364,000 15,500 1,460,000 16,700 599,400 16,300 820 1,800 14,100 10,200 1,550 .1 2,770 1,900
15 10,800 4.2 3.6 11,300 58 21,362,000 15,400 1,456,000 16,500 598,000 16,200 824 1,880 14, 000 ,10,200 1,560 0 2,570 1,890
16 9,990 4.8 0 10,400 56 21,352,000 15,300 1,454,000 16,700 598,000 15,000 806 2,060 13,900 10,300 1,470 0 2,540 2,020
17 9,120 4.2 0 9,630 58 21,336,000 15,300 1,452,000 16,200 595,800 16,500 792 1,850 13,100 11,200 999 21 2,710 2,790
13 8,720 3.9 0 9,000 58 21,314,000 11,600 1,441,000 16,500 593,000 16,200 787 1,800 13,800 10,400 1,830 .6 2,740 1,930
19 8,140 3.6 0 8,370 56 21,332,000 10,200 1,435,000 13,100 590,800 16,300 782 1,830 14,100 10,400 1,640 13 3,050 1,820
20 7,520 3.6 0 7,880 56 21,338,000 14,900 1,434,000 16,500 586,600 16,200 801 1,930 14,200 10,400 1,590 26 3,040 1,990
21 7,070 4.2 0 7,280 136 21,304,000 15,400 1,428,000 16,600 583,200 16,200 804 2,010 14,000 10,300 1,700 .5 2,860 2,070
22 6,800 47 0 7,010 123 21,280,090 15,600 1,425,000 16,500 582,700 15,600 790 2,020 14,100 10,400 1,740 .1 2,900 2,140
23 6,480 32 0 6,850 56 21,266,000 17,100 1,425,000 16,600 580,600 ]5,400 802 2,040 13,900 10,400 1,710 .1 2,820 2,130
24 6,220 8.5 0 6,490 58 21,246,000 IS, SOO 1,430,000 16,700 579,400 15,400 805 1,910 13,400 10,400 1,720 0 2,720 2,240
20 6,130 8.5 0 6,270 60 21,221,000 15,400 1,427,000 17,000 578,700 15,600 808 1,880 13,700 10,300 1,680 0 2,700 2,150
26 5,940 9.4 0 6,170 70 21,207,000 11,900 1,424,000 13,300 576,800 15,600 803 1,820 13,900 10,400 1,530 0 2,750 2,400
27 5,440 6.4 12 5,960 58 21,186,000 15,900 1,420,000 17 , 500 574,100 15,600 806 1,790 14,200 10,400 1,660 0 2,590 2,420
26 5,170 20 7.8 5,530 60 21,161,000 15,800 1,417,000 17,800 572,400 15,300 809 1,910 14,100 10,400 1,650 2.3 2,560 2,320
29 4,960 14 .3 5,300 58 21,138,000 14,800 1,411,000 17,800 570,500 15,800 805 1,930 13,800 10,900 1,590 2.1 2,540 2,690
30 4,880 6.4 0 5,120 60 21,120,000 15,600 1,405,000 17,800 571,100 15,800 797 1,900 14,200 10,600 1,720 .6 2,560 2,520
31 4,850 6.8 0 5,090 60 21,096,000 16,600 1,403,000 18,100 570,300 15,400 808 1,830 14,100 10,500 1,730 .1 2,590 2,490
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Mean ]2,700 7,73 1.53 12,980 63 -- 13,800 -- 17,020 15,580 819 1,899 13,680 10,250 1,644 2,40 2,760 2,055
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~cre- 780,800 475 94 798,000 3,880 _n 848,400 _n 1,046,000 n_ 958,000 50,400 116,800 841,400 630,100 101,100 147 170,100 126,400
feet
SEDIHENT
Tons 679,900 20,190 _n 684,700

* Furnished by U, S, Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerplant records,

Lake Mead evab0ration by mass-transfer method during month was 123,400 acre-feet,
equivalent to 1:,2 inches.

tCombined flow of river, Y,;:-::2 ;.12in CEnal w2ste',"ay and
Reser'/at'::'c;. Canal Main Drait', No, 4.

DOUGLAS D. LEWIS, District Engi~eer
T;.;cson, Arizona
Aug. 14, 1959