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<br />UNITED STATES
<br />DEPARTMEID OF THE INTERIOR I
<br />GEOLOGICAL SUR\l'EY
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<br />COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES IN LOWER BASIN
<br />December 1960
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<br />PROVISIONAL RECORDS
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<br /> Colorado Colorado ICOlorado Diversions between Colorado . Diversions at
<br /> Colorado PariS Little Colorado Virgin River Lake Ri vel' Hav<:lsu River Parker and Blvthe River Ir.merlal Dam Colorado
<br />Date River Rlvel' Colorado River River Lake Mead below Moha ve below Lake . belol'.' C~l~. H. :.a10 below Am:~lcan ,UU, Gna River Pilot
<br /> Leea Lee. River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable. Parker Indian Verde Clbola Gravity River below Knob.
<br />Dee~ Perry Perry C~on Canyon f'1eld Contents Dem Contents Dem Contents Dam Res. Canal Valley' Canal Canal Dome Yuma Return
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<br /> cf. cf. cf. cfa cf. acre-f't cf. acre-ft cf. acre-rt cf. cf. cr. cr. cfs cr. cr. cra cfa
<br />1 1,520 17 0.9 5,,040 152 19,578,000 _ 7,050 1,402,000 12,000 549,200 10.600 "0 884 10,200 7,800 545 28 3,450 2,810
<br />2 1,420 IS .9 2,030 158 19,575,000 6,420 1,392,000 12,100 552,100 10,300 333 836 .9,920 7,900 490 26 3;530 2,570
<br />3 1,84.0 IS .3 1,590 152 19,575,000 4,940 1,378,000 11,900 556,000 10,100 332 ass 9,760 7,890 . 476 24 3,650 2,400
<br />4 2.990 20 1.9 1,710 149 19,573,000 4,800 1,370,000 9,020 558,600 10,300 332 85. 9,400 7,610 490 26 3,830 2,380
<br />5 3,970 IS 3.7 3,010 143 19,555,000 10,700 1,381,000 5,540 564,000 7,510 332 75S 9,270 7.470 S34 28 3,750 3,120
<br />6. 4-,550 9.7 1.2 4,200 . 143 19,527,000 12,900 1,393,000 5,540 566'7001 5,370 330 S33 9,140 5,960 828 34 3,020 2,340
<br />7 <1,930 11 1.2 4,950 156 19,501,000 13,600 1,406,000 5,540 569,200 4,650 329 821 6,950 5,140 796 70 3,030 2,140
<br />8 5,220' 8.2 .9 5,480 160 19,"'83,000 14,200 1,425,000 5,560 573,200 4,190 329 803 5,540 6,290 550 105 1,120 3,070
<br />9 5,410 10 .7 5,740 IS6 19,471,000 12,900 1,440,000 ~,450 571,600 5,650 532 796 4,800 4,600 615 85 1,040 1,240
<br />10 5.610 .17 .6 5,930 158 19,4-61,000 9,810 1,447,000 6,000 569,400 5,370 "2 756 4,190 3,470 .94 80 1;060 74
<br />11 5,790 22 23 6.070 128 19,460,000 6,960 1,453,000 _'4,190 568,400 5,180 330 705 5,440 2,840 274 79 1,350 0
<br />.12 5,700 22 8.9 6,240 128 19,446,000 12,200 1,468,000 5,480 569,000 4,550 "2 726 5,060 4,010 417 70 1,700 918
<br />13 5,640 20 7.5 6,060 130 19,436,000 9,820 1,.479,000 3,.340 570,500 4,350 336 686 4,720 4,470 500 70 1,170 1,570
<br />14 5,200 17 6.2 5,.960 127 19,'-26,.000 10,700 1,492,000 3,410 589,700 4,190 ,,7 828 4,110 3,490 545 7' 1,.320 78
<br />'5 5,010 IS 4.7 5,740 125 19,4J.5~OOO il,700 1~507,OOO 3,4.:50 566,300 4,090 336 859 3,870 3,570 ."" 76 1,200 0
<br />16 ',BBO ,6 1.9 5,540 120 19,4OS,.OOO 10,800 1,52.1,.000 5,430 561,600 4,600 270 806 5,620 5,340 502 90 908 0
<br />17 4,780 15 .9 5.430 114 19,.399,.000 9,140 1,530,000 3,4400 559,.000 4,300 25S 674 3,640 3,410 <01 8. .45 0
<br />18 4,780 14 1.4 5,340 120 19,394,000 7,120 1,559,000 3,420 556,700 4,.350 332 593 4,080 3,320 280 91 1,050 0
<br />19 4,720 13 .1 - 5,310 125 1'3,387,000 11,300 1,551,000 .4,150 554,.300 4,'2:50 570 652 4,130 :5,:590 576 97 1,270 0
<br />20 ',680 ,3 .5 5,260 -122 19,371,000 11,000 1,562,000 4,190 552,400 3,820 397 747 4,040 5,.580 -752 100 1~510 0
<br />21 4,600 .12 .1 5,170 122 19,361,.000 10,700 1,.574,000 4,.270 552,800 3,270 422 739 4,oaO 3~470 662 101 1,200 0
<br />22 4~500 12 0 5,120 116 19,350,000 9,790 1,.584,000 4,190 555,000 2,230 419 70s 3,770 3,340 643 101 74. 0
<br />23 4~350 13 0 5,000 115 19,345,000 8,.400 1,591,000 4,liO 555,000 3,770 36. 725 3,420 3,200 327 100 770 0
<br />2. 4,.230 15 0 4,.840 116 19,.344,000 6,110 1,.5.92,000 4,.810 553,000 4,450 306 505 3,100 2,680 144 99 773 0
<br />25 4~ 280 13 0 4,730 122 19,345,.000 3,950 1,589,000 5,490 552,400 4,450 304 482 4,060 2,620 152 99 835 0
<br />26 4,380 14 0 4,760 122 19,:s.c;,ooo 4,.340 1.585,000 5,400 552,800 4,450 306 S42 4,250 3,360 260 99 1,620 0
<br />27 4.,500 ,5 0 4,8S0 11< 19,336,000 8,620 1,592,000 5,.460 553,700 3,980 379 631 4,570 3,990 772 97 1,360 0
<br />28 4,.600 19 0 4,.990 11' 19,326,000 9,420 1,600,000 5,260 553,300 4,990 416 800 4,280 3,790 948 10' 812 0
<br />2. 4.,680 20 0 5,060 112 19,.312,.000 10,.400 1,607,000 .5,5BC 553,900 4,190 422 769 5,SBO 3,660 961 105 77" 0
<br />30 4.-,800 9.6 0 5,170 107 19,.303,000 9,790 1,. 614, 000 5,.420 551,900 5,090 416 770 4,460 3,350 770 104 780 0
<br />31 4,850 5.9 0 5,260 109 19,294,000 8.400 1,62.0,000 5,430 549,900 5,230 419 696 4,lSO 3~390 472 98 773 0
<br />-Mean 4,458 14.8 2.18 4,891 130 --- 9,296 - 5,460 - 5,285 348 740 5,352 4,400 5'0 79.0 1,624 791
<br />Acre- 274,100 907 134 500,700 8,.020 -- 571,600 --- 335,900 -- 324,900 21,380 45,500 329,100 270,500 53,190 4,B60 99,830 48,610
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<br /> SEDIMENT I
<br />Tons 293,700 - - I 57,400 .
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<br />. Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerplant records.
<br />Lake Mead evaporation by mass-transfer method d~g month was 59,300 acre-feet,
<br />equivalent to 5.7 inches.
<br />Note: Lake Mead. evaporation for November 1960 1s corrected to 5.9 inches,
<br />----- 61,000 acre-feet.
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<br />tCombined 1'10w of river, Yuma Main Canal wasteway and
<br />Re~ervation Canal Main Drain No.4.
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<br />DOUGLAS D. LEWIS, Distr1ct Engineer
<br />Tucson, Arizona
<br />Jan. 12, 1961
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