WSPC05633

• 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: 4/24/1967
• 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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
\ PROVISIONAL RE "ASE
COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBtrrARIES IN LOWER BASIN
, March 1967
, Colorado Colorado Colorado Diversions between Colorado iversions at
Colorado Paria Little Colorado Virgin River Lake River Havasu River Parker and Blythe River rial Dam Colorado
Date River River Colorado River River lake Mead below Moho. ve below Lake below Colo. R. Palo below " 1 Gila Gila River Pilot
Mar. lee, lee, River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Indian Verde Cibola Ame iean Gravity River below Knob
1967 Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents D~ Res. Canal Valley Calal Canal Dome Yuma Return
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or, ef, ef, efe efe acre-ft cf, acre-ft ef, acre-ft ef, ef, or, or, e, ef, or, or, ef,
1 9,28J 20 6,220 143 15,610,000 10,300 1,657,000 12,000 531,500 9,970 794 1,320 7,150 6 350 1,1eD .9 415 1,420
2 9,8eD 21 10,400 152 15,602,000 10,600 1,655,000 11,800 535,300 8,930 793 1,380 7,900 6.380 1,200 1.0 577 1,200
3 10,600 19 10,600 158 15,592,000 11,200 1,650,000 13,700 536,800 10,200 791 1,440 7,990 6~, 290 1,150 1.0 686 1,040
4 10,800 18 11,500 156 15,599,000 7,450 1,640,000 13,200 540,700 10,700 792 1,49) 8,000 r 1,070 1.0 501 1,300
5 9,920 18 10, &JO 175 15,608,000 5,98:) 1,634,000 9,110 540,700 11,000 792 1,470 8,680 480 867 .9 474 1,340
6 13,600 19 11,200 164 15,605,000 12,400 1,632,000 13,400 534,200 11,700 787 1,470 9,340 720 1,260 .9 497 1,270
7 12,400 17 13,400 170 15,596,000 14,500 1,632,000 14,800 535,300 10,800 786 1,410 10,400 7290 1,360 .9 530 1,310
8 12,500 16 13,400 170 15,586,000 16,700 1,644,000 10,800 536,900 11,100 795 1,530 8,910 7 740 1,390 .9 478 1,370
9 14,700 16 13,400 170 15,579,000 16,300 1,653,000 10,700 536,800 9,520 796 1,58:> 9,460 210 1,240 .9 461 1,360
10 13,200 16 14,800 173 15,571,000 15,800 1,662,000 11,100 532,400 11,100 794 1,470 9,120 l730 1,200 .9 470 1,400
11 12,100 16 N 13,500 175 15,575,000 12,500 1,665,000 10,900 528,100 11,100 794 1,280 8,530 &700 973 .9 489 1,650
12 10,600 16 12,500 181 15,580,000 10,300 1,663,000 11,900 523,800 11,400 794 1,110 9,610 7',320 800 .9 515 1,630
13 13,200 16 0 10,900 177 15,575,000 15,000 1,664,000 15,200 521,100 11,000 789 1,150 9,920 7 670 1,300 .9 523 1,570
14 13,400 16 14,400 177 15,566,000 15,800 1,670,000 14,100 525,200 10,100 794 1,080 11,100 7 640 1,360 .9 501 1,600
15 13,000 15 13,800 179 15,560,000 15,800 1,674,000 13,9)0 530,600 9,510 797 1,020 8,740 ,900 1,470 .9 487 1,630
16 l1,eoO 16 F 14,000 181 15,557,000 15,200 1,677,000 14,400 536,200 8,460 734 986 9,540 ~ 090 1,390 .9 461 1,660
17 11,700 15 12,000 175 15,559,000 12,600 1,675,000 14,600 538,700 10,300 748 1,060 8,860 ,090 1,240 1.0 474 1,910
18 10,200 15 L 12,200 181 15,567,000 8,710 1,662,000 15,100 537,700 11,700 752 1,140 8,430 E 160 1,110 1.1 564 2,120
19 11,200 16 10,700 175 15,578,000 5,330 1,651,000 12,200 536,800 12,400 752 1,130 9.650 7 980 727 1.1 636 2,090
20 12,200 16 0 12,000 173 15,581,000 10,900 1,642,000 15,400 532,300 12,600 738 1,120 10,600 7 790 1,280 1.0 960 1,790
21 11,800 16 w 12,600 164 15,574,000 14,100 1,640,000 16,800 532,100 12,300 735 1,190 11,200 E 290 1,480 .9 884 1,9&:>
22 9,920 14 11,900 168 15,567,000 16,300 1,640,000 16,300 534,400 12,600 734 1,290 11,000 9 150 1,650 1.0 666 2,520
23 9,880 13 10,100 145 15,558,000 16,500 1,639,000 17,100 539,300 11,000 759 1,210 10,900 9 600 1,510 1.0 616 2,810
24 9,280 13 10,200 149 15,551,000 14,200 1,636,000 17,200 542,300 12,400 777 1,290 10,700 9;,670 1,290 1.0 666 2,780
25 8,780 13 9,660 166 15,549,000 11,200 1,625,000 17,200 543,200 13,200 774 1,240 10,100 r80 720 .9 689 2,680
26 7,800 8.6 8,960 149 15,548,000 7,520 1,612,000 14,800 543,400 13,500 771 1,150 11,300 ,960 610 .8 699 2,700
27 8,820 6.6 8,040 160 15,536,000 17,200 1,613,000 17,200 542,500 13,000 746 1,200 11,900 ,920 1,260 .7 714 2,620
28 8,790 9.8 9,310 252 15,512,000 21,600 1,620,000 17,100 546,800 12,200 732 1,140 11,800 ,160 1,410 .8 684 2,650
29 11,300 10 9,390 166 15,489,000 22,800 1,647,000 11,200 555,800 9,780 729 761 11,400 ,260 1,570 .9 691 2,700
30 11,300 10 11,300 175 15,461,000 21,100 1,667,000 9,820 557,300 7,910 726 637 10,600 ,190 1,400 .9 662 2,660
Jl 9,390 18 11,700 180 tI5,438,000 20,300 1,677,000 15,100 553,100 10,000 724 713 9,220 ,830 1,220 1.1 794 2,670
Mean 11,100 15.1 0 11,450 170 n_ 13,770 n_ 13,tUO _n 11,020 700 1,20tl 9,744 ,022 1,21b .93 596 1,917
Acre-
feet 682,600 930 0 703, goo 10,470 _n 846,900 _n 849,200 n_ 677,300 47,240 74,290 599,100 49 ,200 74,750 57 36,620 117,900

* Furnished by U. s. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerp1ant records.
t Contents on Mar. 31 from capacity table put into use April 1967 'Was 14,523,000 acre-feet.
lake Mead evaporation by mass-transfer nethod during month 'Was 52,500 acre-feet, equivalent to 6.12 inches.

H M. BABCOCK, District Chief
W ter Resources Division

T cson, Arizona
A ril 24, 1967