WSP00029

• File Number: 8271.300
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program - General Information and Publications-Reports
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 6/1/1976
• Title: Computer Simulation of Surface Water Hydrology and Salinity with and Application to Studies of Colorado River Management -- Part 2 of 2 -- Page 143 - end
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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TABLE 5.2(b)

Colorado River Basin Dissolved Solids
Balance for the Period 1963-1968

(6 year totals in MT)

Measured Modeled
Colorado River (1) 23 25 (2)
Green River (1) 15 15 (2)
San Juan River (1) 6 6 (2)
San Rafael River (1) 1 1 (2)
Side inflows (3) 1 1
TOTAL POWELL INFLOW 46 48
- llS Powell (4) -(10-11) - 12
Powell discharge by difference (35-36) 36
Powell discharge measured (1) 34
Side inflows (3) +( 7-12) + 12
TOTAL MEAD INFLOW (41-46) 48
- llS Mead (4) +( 6-10) 4
Mead discharge by difference +(47-56) 53
Mead discharge measured (1) 47

Notes:

(1) USGS Water Supply Papers.
(2) Modeled as a function of measured streamf10ws.
(3) From USBR estimates (USBR, 1971a; pp. 28-34, and Table 5).
(4) Ranges of change in total salt storage calculated total
water stored multiplied by max and min discharge concentration
observed over the preceeding year.