WSPC05551

• 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: 11/12/1959
• 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
DEPARTMEN'i' OF THE INTERIOR I
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES IN LOWER BASIN
October 1959 I

PROVISIONAL RECORDS

Colorado Colorado Co lorado 01 versions between Colorado Diversions at
Colorado Paria Little Colorado Virgin River Lake River Havasu River Parker and Blvthe River Imoerlal Dam Colorado
Date Ri ver River Colorado River River Lake Mead below I'loha ve below Lake telo;..: "910. R. Palo below All Gila Gila River Pilot
Lees Lees River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Indian Verde C1bo18 American Gravity River below Knob
Oct. Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal Dome Yuma Return
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cfs cfs cfs cfs cfs acre-ft cfs acre-ft cfs acre-ft cfs efs cfs efs ef. efs efs efs efs
- 4,500 8,5 28 4,1840 56 20,019,000 11,700 1,387,000 11,000 557,700 9,570 541 1,110 9,460 7,620 1,250 0 2,000 0
2 4,930 18 36 4,900 64 20,004,000 10,900 1,386,)00 11,200 557,500 9,440 475 1,080 9,590 7,540 1,160 0 1,920 0
3 5,820 15 926 5,340 70 19,994,000 7.940 1,379,000 11 J 300 557,300 9,450 309 986 9,270 7,840 1,050 0 1,960 0
4 8,430 15 589 7, no 72 19,987,000 7,620 l,372,OCO 11,400 557,100 9,610 309 912 9,540 7 J 970 976 0 2,240 0
S 12,900 14 492 10,900 72 19,975,000 10,800 1.367,000 12,500 557,300 9,570 278 945 9,540 7,690 1,020 0 2,150 0
6 12,500 12 240 13,800 68 19,962,000 11,800 1,365,000 12,500 557,300 9,470 253 1,060 9,700 7,620 1,110 0 2,650 0
7 12,000 8,5 111 12,800 60 19,966,000 11,500 1,364,000 12,200 554,800 12.000 312 992 9,380 7,700 1,190 0 2,560 0
8 11,300 4,8 68 12,200 58 19,966,000 13,000 1,365,000 12,300 551,300 12~000 314 1,120 10,800 7,680 1.180 0 2,240 0
9 10,100 6,0 57 11,400 60 19.962.000 12,400 1,364.000 12,400 5'h8,500 12,100 312 1,090 11,400 7,420 1,070 0 2.480 0
Ie 9,270 5.6 39 10,400 68 19,969,000 8,980 1,358,000 12,300 547,700 11,300 385 965 11,500 7,450 1,050 0 3,820 0
11 8,650 5.2 26 9,460 64 19,975,000 8,060 1,353,000 11,200 551,700 8,840 422 946 11,400 7,480 1,030 0 4,360 0
,2 8,290 6.4 18 8,900 54 19,966,000 14, 500 1,365,000 9,830 555,000 9,220 425 1,140 9,730 7,170 1,090 0 4,470 0
13 7,940 5,6 10 8,610 53 19.948,000 14,800 1,372,000 9,390 554,600 9,040 422 1,050 9,010 7,150 1,100 0 4,460 0
14 7,800 5.2 6 8,340 54 19,938,000 14,100 1,380,000 9.620 556,000 8,690 422 1,120 8,930 7,160 1,110 0 2,960 0
15 7,550 4.8 3 8,230 56 19,928,000 13,600 1,387,000 9,810 556,500 8,530 425 1,050 8,580 7,100 1,140 0 2,330 0
16 7,410 4.8 1 8,000 51 19,919,000 12,500 1,393,000 9,640 555,800 9,150 429 1,050 8,320 6,780 1,010 10 2,280 0
17 7,280 4,8 .5 7,860 51 19,912.000 9,600 1,391,000 9,610 555,400 8,920 429 1,020 8,280 6,920 900 4,0 2,370 0
13 7,580 4,8 ,0 7,800 68 19,911,000 8,000 1,388,000 9,610 554,300 9,040 433 903 8,650 6,870 766 0 2,500 0
19 7,720 5,2 0 8,100 66 19,901,000 11, 900 1,390,000 10,400 553,500 8,610 435 955 8,600 6,640 990 0 2,720 0
20 7,760 4,8 0 8,240 56 19,892,000 12,000 1,393,000 10,000 553,300 8,640 436 873 8,620 6,470 957 0 2,850 0
21 7,800 6,0 0 8,280 68 19,883,000 11,700 1,398,000 9.990 553,500 8,290 436 961 8,320 6,490 1,060 0 2,800 0
22 7,860 6,0 0 8,340 70 19,877,000 12,000 1,402,000 9,940 555,400 7,690 437 1.020 8,280 6,630 1,110 0 2,420 0
23 7,800 6,0 0 8,370 66 19,866,000 13,000 1,407,000 9,880 554,600 8,450 433 943 8,OBO 6,550 1.120 0 2,210 0
24 7,660 6,4 0 8,260 62 19,862,000 10,200 1,405,000 9,990 555,000 8,300 436 932 7,700 6,490 1.030 0 2,300 0
25 7,550 6,4 0 8,180 58 19,866,000 5,730 1,398,000 9,800 555,800 8,060 433 943 8,110 6,400 915 3,1 2,170 0
26 7,380 6,4 0 8,020 60 19,857,000 13,000 1,404,000 9,230 556,400 8,200 439 1,110 8,060 6,380 934 18 2,370 0
27 7,310 6,4 0 7,880 72 19,844,000 13,400 1,414,000 8,960 556,000 8,060 439 1,2130 7,890 6.300 1.040 10 2,320 0
28 7,310 14 0 7,800 76 19,836,000 12,300 1,421,000 9,280 557,700 7,810 437 1,200 7,720 6,050 1,150 1.5 2,210 0
29 7,310 8,5 0 7,810 78 19,821,000 12,700 1,428,000 9,200 559,400 7,770 430 1,100 7,540 5,870 984 1.0 2,550 0
30 7,480 24 0 7,860 85 19,811,000 12,100 1,430,000 9,330 559,000 7,210 431 8~7 7,520 5,710 864 ,3 2,760 0
31 8,570 70 949 8,320 127 19,814,000 7,330 1,427,000 9,360 560,900 7,220 390 756 7,770 5,670 685 0 2,840 0
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Hean 8,186 10.3 116 8,592 65.9 n_ 11,260 --- 10,420 --- 9,0':1:0 403 1,014 8,944 6,929 1,034 1.55 2,654 0
Acre- 633 7,140 528,300 4,050 --- 692,500 641,000 555,900 24,810 62,380 550,000 426,100 63,550 95 163,200 0
feet 503,300 --- ---
SEDIMENT I,~\ ,S/.H \
Tons 3,063,000 5,950 --- 3,878,100 I
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* Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerplant records.

Lake Mead evaporation by mass-transfer method during month was 85,500 acre-feet,
equival~nt to 8.1 inches.

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tCornblned flow of river, Yuma Main Canal wasteway and
Reservation Canal Main Drain No.4.

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DOUGLAS D. LEWIS, District Engineer
Tucson. Arizona
Nov. 12, 1959