WSPC06128

• 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: 5/17/1967
• 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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UNITED STATES
DEPARl'MENl' OF THE INTERIOR
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

PROVISIONAL RELEASE

COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBurARIES IN lOWER BASIN
April 1967

Colorado Colorado Colorado Diversions between Colorado Diversions at
Colorado Paria Little Colorado Virgin River Lake River Havasu River Parker and Bl"the River Im rial DalTo Colorado
Date River River Colorado River River lake Mead below Mohave below Lake be low Colo. R. Palo be low All Gila Gila River Pilot
Apr. LeO' Lee, River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Indian Verde Cibola American Grav i ty River below Knob
1967 Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal DorrIe Yuma Return
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cf, cf, cf, of, cf, acre-ft cf, acre-ft cf, acre-ft cf, of, of, cf, efs of, ers ers ers
1 11,400 16 0 9,450 222 14,522,000 12,300 1,675,000 14,9:)0 556,000 9,800 724 843 8,390 8,160 724 1.2 1,060 2,370
2 12,700 16 0 1l,500 241 14,523,000 9,910 1,673,000 12,300 559,200 9,940 722 704 9,530 7,330 49'7 1.2 928 2,450
3 15,500 16 0 13,000 192 14,512,000 16,000 1,679,000 13,300 557,700 10,600 722 916 9,230 7,990 1,110 1.2 872 2,380
4 16,200 13 0 15,800 191 14,497,000 18,100 1,689,000 13,100 559,200 9,860 722 1,040 9,480 7,790 1,410 1.2 642 2,620
5 17,400 14 0 16,400 192 14,496,000 15,400 1,694,000 14,300 559,600 9,960 725 1,190 9,520 8,150 1,350 1.2 559 2,7€O
6 16,200 13 0 17,000 195 14,501,000 13,100 1,691,000 14,&:10 562,700 9,230 720 1,410 9,170 8,4llo 1,330 ,9 559 2,690
7 15,000 12 0 16,000 200 14,505,000 12,500 1,683,000 17,500 563,500 11,100 724 1,420 8,480 8,590 1,170 .9 592 2,650
8 13,000 9.0 0 15,400 205 14,523,000 8,900 1,670,000 17,000 566,100 13,000 726 1,380 8,570 8,430 1,010 ,9 762 2,560
9 9,630 6.9 0 12,800 208 14,534,000 8,230 1,651,000 18,200 568,600 13,000 726 1,370 10,100 7,720 904 ,8 1,140 2,240
10 ll,400 5.4 0 9,840 212 14,537,000 12,300 1,641,000 17,900 571,400 13,200 731 1,370 10,900 8,090 1,460 .8 847 2,140
11 13,700 5.5 75 12,500 216 14,541,000 12,900 1,637,000 15,200 575,600 12, Boo 731 1,320 10,900 8,740 1,640 ,8 745 2,310
12 12,200 8.6 72 14,100 221 14,525,000 14,300 1,638,000 14,600 578,300 11,900 731 1,420 12,100 8,540 1,580 ,6 709 2,240
13 13,600 8,3 58 12,900 228 14,521,000 16,200 1,649,000 10,400 583,&Jo 8,920 724 1,380 10,400 8,920 1,470 ,5 692 2,310
14 13,800 11 46 14,100 236 14,517,000 17,500 1,661,000 10,300 583,200 9,090 724 1,300 9,660 8,630 1,490 .5 635 2,350
15 11,800 10 39 14,100 244 14,508,000 14,600 1,671,000 10,400 579,800 10,600 721 1,100 8,920 8,210 1,160 ,6 646 2,460
l6 1l,OOO 8,6 30 1l,900 230 14,512,000 13,200 1,676,000 10,200 576,000 9,750 718 956 8,760 I 7,320 1,050 .9 770 2,260
17 1l,600 6.6 23 11,000 225 14,507,000 15,100 1,680,000 ,13,000 571,100 10,400 720 1,090 9,630 ) 7,330 1,490 1.0 719 2,000
18 16,000 6.2 20 12,300 225 14,492,000 15,700 1,686,000 13,000 571,&JO 10,100 732 1,220 9,260 7,680 1,670 1.0 653 2,090
19 18,300 6.6 15 17,100 220 14,488,000 14,200 1,688,000 13,200 575,600 8,290 747 1,360 9,420 I 7,670 1,720 .9 679 2,040
20 17 ,500 7.2 9.9 18,300 200 14,490,000 13,800 1,690,000 13,100 582,100 7,740 741 1,460 8,540 j 7,770 1,510 .9 666 1,890
21 15,100 5.8 8,2 16,500 190 14,497,000 15,000 1,694,000 12,200 585,700 9,330 74<> 1,540 7,710 7,080 1,510 .8 1,030 1,420
22 11,600 6.9 8.6 14,600 175 14,510,000 11,900 1,693,000 12,100 587,000 10,400 735 1,480 7,320 I 6,550 1,220 .9 1,090 1,060
23 10,100 6.2 41 11,300 160 14,522,000 8,190 1,689,000 1l,100 588,000 9,760 735 1,420 8,210 6,330 1,000 .8 731 1,150
24 11,600 5.0 43 10,200 145 14,521,000 il,700 1,687,000 12,&J0 588,000 10,200 733 1,430 8,970 ) 6,290 1,430 ,8 648 1,050
25 12,300 5.5 37 12,100 129 14,522,000 12,300 1,686,000 12,700 590,100 9,520 743 1,470 8,510 I 6,6llo 1,660 .6 882 623
26 13,600 5.8 28 12,&J0 109 14,516,000 13,100 1,686,000 12,800 593,200 9,050 744 1,500 8,890 , 6,450 1,690 .5 1,050 0
27 13,300 5,8 30 14,300 105 14,515,000 lz,&:lo 1,686,000 12,800 597 ,200 8,040 742 1,460 8,450 I 6, &:)0 1,600 .5 1,050 0
28 13,300 5,8 30 13,300 105 14,508,000 13,400 1,687,000 12,900 597,000 10,400 734 1,390 7,810 6,860 1,540 .4 1,170 0
29 10,200 5.5 25 13,400 100 14,520,000 9,350 1,682,000 12, Boo 599,000 I 10,300 733 1,240 7,680 6,770 1,lBo .4 1,130 0
30 8,340 5.2 25 9,950 100 14,530,000 6,870 1,673,000 n,40o 598,600 , 10,400 729 1,230 8,650 I 6,390 1,020 .5 1,040 0
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31 I
Mean 13,250 8.58 2Z.1 13,460 187 n_ lZ,96o _n l3, 340 --- 10,220 730 1,2tlO 9,105 7,591 1,320 0,81 823 1,738
Acre-
feet 788,200 511 1 320 801 zoo 11,150 n_ 771,300 --- 794,000 _n 608,300 43,440 76,lllo 541, Boo 451,700 'i8, 54<> 48 48,9llo 103,400

* Fur~ished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerp1ant records.
lake Mead evaporation by mass-transfer method during roonth was 51,200 acre-feet, equivalent to 6.00 inches.

H. M. BABCOCK, District Chief
Water Resources Division

Tucson, Arizona
May 17, 1967