WSPC06029

• File Number: 8040.950
• Description: Section D General Studies - General Water Studies
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 9/1/1957
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Colorados Water Resources
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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coll8Ulllptl.... us... by lndustrT, an:! d1.....nODB out or the dra11>-

age bas:I.n or the Coloredo R1TOr". Th1. e_te, troJI the re-

port or Loedo, Il1ll an:! Jewtt, 18 b"""" on the e8UlOpt10D that

the tlov or the river lI1ll pl'OCIuce 7,$00,000 acre-teet tor the

tipper Basin o.tter prOlid1ng . oi "" lop mount tar the LoIrer Illls1n.

During the period 15'30 to 15'$2, lIIl ~lJ' dl')' per1od, the

tlov we reduced 80 llUeb tbat Colorado'. &hare ot depletiOD8

would _ counted to blt 3,100,000 acre-teet, ""ccrd1ng to

th18 ..... report. The.e CJl.IlJ1t1tles would be llTa1lable oDl,y 11:

~c .torage vare built to cU'17 vater aver !rem . _t period

to be uaed dur1nc . drT per:\.ocl, ._ tvent7 J'8VIl 111 the case or

the 3.lOO,tXX> ac:re-1'eet estbIate. 'l'h11!1 _anD laree storage reser-

voir. on the I!a1n S_ am .ajar tributar1e. or the Colorado, am

8lII4ll 0",," at h1.ghar altitude. to .erre the 1rrigation projeot..

State L1na ll1'8r8&W tlov tar the river an:! it. tributaries tar

the poriod 15'14-$5..... 9,622,000 acr-reet and 6,429,600 acre-

feat tor the period 15'34-55 (TablAl m).

Data i'urniabod by the l!ng1Daar1Ds Reaearch CoIaoittee

or the Colorado Water Conaervzt10D Board 1DdicGe. thet th.... 18

.- e dapletioD or 1,035,000 acre-teet on account or 1rriptiOD

agriculture CD the Weatarn Slops! the total _._ an:! ...thor-

1.eeI depletiOD, according to tile IlI.ll Report, 1. aR>lQ:dlIIltelJ'

1,650,000 acre-feet par ,.... r. _ tae1 that tin. quantity 18

not Loree enough beoau... 1 t 1. c~ th..... _ 80M pre..DtlT

irrigated acrea thin him! been I no'"",,,. Us1lJg tho quantitie.