WSPC06022

• File Number: 8283.200
• Description: Colorado River Basin-Colorado River Computer Models-Colorado River Decision Support System-RAY
• State: CO
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/3000
• Title: Hydrosphere-Colorado River Model-Colorado River Watershed Database and Colorado River Model Introduction Bulletin
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

The Colorado River Model

The Colorado River model is a sophisticated simulation model of the Colorado River
System. It emulates the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River Simulation Model
(CRSM) but with extensions that impro....e its power, flexibility and ease of use.

Capabilities

1h~ Colorado Ril'~r Medii has the following copabililiu:
. MOnJhJy sirnuwliOfI of Walt'f a/locatIOn wiIhin Iht Colorado
Riyu basIn according /0 the cwrrt1ll OptraJing CriJuUJ and
la..., of/he ri~'tr.
. FII.// impkmUllalion oflhi Colorcuro Ril'u Compact and the
Upptr ColorlJdo River Basin Compact.
. Ful/priorl/)' allocaticn alwaur lodmwndJ in ,hi Upper Basi"
Stales.
. MOnJhty simulaIion of Jrydropower gtlltraJlOlI
. MOllJhly siml.llation of salinir)' conantraIio1l5
. Uu diffutnJ streamflow tr/Uu. Nine .Sla/ll:klrd" uts aft!
sl4pplied or dtvelop )'ou" OW1l.
. USI diffut1l1 dtpfttion rsrimalts. Tht' current USBR dtpldio,.
tslitrul1tS art suppUtd. but dtlltlop )'our Ok'" if you wuh,

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Features

. Easy-to-u..lt me,.u-dri~e" opertuio"

. Runs or. intxptnsh,t PC hardware, MS DOS and Microsoft
Windows

. GIS inurface using ESR1.s..olrcVie....

. FuU compaIibilil)' k'l1h H)'drosphert's Colorado River
Waurshtd DatabtLu

. Creau. sa,.t and rt-USt sophisticated reports using MICrOSOft
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Simulations

. 14 reservoirs

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29 inflows

. 265 consumptl\e use palTllS
. 107 nil" rtachts
. 8 inslTewnjlo>.' reachts

Inflows

The Colorado Ri\,tr M.:xJtI i5 supplied with ni"e standard
inflow data Stls:
Hi.<lorica/-';8 )ears, as deru'ed~' tht USBR
Indo.td SeqJ.tlltial-Two sets, indexed at 5 and 10 ytars
Splthelic St<<ha.Jric-Two UIS of 1400 ytars tach. ....,Ith meall
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Tru Ri1l8 R,constrUClions-442 Ytars of data reconslTucud
from tue rings

Se~'trt and SltStailled Drought-J8 .~tarS reprl!Sl!ll/lng a j[(j-
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C/l/Ifate Change.' Two uls of 1400 years each, rtprtsenling
warming of2 degrtes and 4 J'8rus Ctlsius.

Depletions

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. Change a1l)' wilhdrawa/ or return )'UJ... pe"enlagt for a1l)
wattr llSer for a1l) )'ear ber....un 1982 and 20.:0.

. Change the priorirJ.' of an.~' waul' user rtlatille to orhers 11\
each stale and on tht ,rwill5/t1ll.

law of the River

Th, Colorado Rh,tr Model contains the mosr c01llpreh~nsl\;t
r~pr~stTllanon oftht Lak' oftht Ri~,tr available anywhere. We
supply you with G Stt of d~fault paramelers and prwriIies to
simula.te a/location of Walt I' wiIhlflthe basin, Bur you can chal/ge
rhest 10 suiI )'our Ok'n rtquir~ments.

For aampte:

. Change Ih~ deli}"T)' obligarion of the Colorado Rl\er
Compac1.

. AdjllSt the shortage, surplus andflood control rules atlAkt'
Mead

. Changt C.olP firm supply

. Change "f\ltV surplllS capacity

. Siml4latt milll/lfunljlow rtquiremenlS at eigm cruicul habitat
poim.

. Change rhe parame/trs u.sed to caJculau 6()2(O} slorugt'

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT HYDROSPHERE AT '-800-949-4937