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<br />YUMA MAIN CANAL WASTEWAY TO COLORADO RIVER AT YUMA, ARIZONA
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<br />DE:3CPIPJ'lotl:' Tn" va~t~ay r..,.,.!ves vat..r fl"~m the 'IUlllol Main Cana.l.t tn.. ~n~~~ stnl~tur" On tn" ~anul,
<br />1645 fel(501mJUp3lre"mfro[llth..il1lll.keofth..Col.:>Ml.dORiversiphvn. sn<:lj.2mll"s(5.1k.m)dov""lr..d!tl
<br />f~orn t"....Slpoon Drop Fuve, Pla"t. Th.1s \lll~t""D'/ d15cffirg..~ into tn.. Co1or~do Riv..r <:>" the CBlifonllB s1d..
<br />1,000 f....~ ()05 m) u....t.r""'" fro'" C.:>londD F<J.v..r be!O\l YUllIa ~in C"",,l WII~t""''':', &nd b.5 ",11"5 (10.5 k.m) up.-
<br />~tre"'" froll! t.h.. ""rtn..rly InteI'l.....tl0rlBl land baundan'.
<br />RE:'~ORffi: D1"Cffirg" IE COlllp.Jted. "5 t.h" differ..nce b..tveer, th.. lIl.."sur..d d1Echnrg.. of t.".. Yl1lllB Ma.1n CWVl.!
<br />at the Si"hon Drop pry"el' Pl&nt. up~tr""'" and that of the "WDe canal b..1D'-' th.. C"lornd" Plver ~lp:.on, v1th
<br />d..duct1or'\.5 fol' ~[!Illl I rr:l.!!bt10n d1vel'slor'\.5 from thP. cb,al betv....n th.. t'oIO g:I!p'ng ~tat~ons. f<,,:ol'd,-. obtuin,,<:t
<br />Bnaf\trll15hedbj'lJ S.GeolvgicelS"rvey. R"LOnio,bV"31lIlb1e: Aprl11<j1)throughlo7o.
<br />REWlI1Y.:c: Tne .....stevBJ ,tischE\rges t" tn" rl ver lh" flOll 1 n "XC..~E of lI-rlgat1on vot..r 1 n th.. ~wna. He.1n
<br />CBfllll. Thi.'l "XC...'IS flO\l, i.n BddJ t10n t.o th" 1rr1gatlon vllter. ve~ divert"" frorn tn.. A.ll_.....erl~Dn Car.a!
<br />into t.h.. Yw::Jl Maln Cllr",1 on" uttll~"" r.or 1'O'''er pnp:>se5 ~t th~ S1 ptJo" Drop Per"..,. Plbnt.
<br />e;xTREHE:s: Prlur to 10)5, "hen storase lJellhn In Lake M,,~a"; ~~"""':f." bJUllUll !l0\l, 2')7 ,8~ Bcr.._~eet,
<br />(]67 ,))].000 "')); lIIIUll1lUlll WUlUal flOv, 91].100 lI"re_leetf1.1.:7.iJI"Q,OCOIll ),19)2;1Il1n1raum ann"alrloll, jl.<;Ioo
<br />""r.._le,,t (141. 72d.000 111)), 1017. Since 1';;)5; Max1111lJl1] "''''''' daily d.1s~har!!e. 2,020 ~..can<:l_feet (57.2 "' Iree).
<br />De':ernb",. 2"-::''} , 194,'3; m1n1JDu.lll ,""lIn d,.,lly d.1scha"S'" n'~ floll on r.llllleroU~ "c~esl~ns.
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<br />Mean Daily Diachar&,e in Second-Feet 1976 - Annual and Period Summary
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<br />Doy Jin. Feb. MI.ch April M., June July AUI. Sept. 0" No.. D"
<br />, " ;12 " " " '3' 19 n ,10 3"' ,,' I'm
<br />2 105 "" " 2.') " '35 " " '0, 2:4 ',' 8S'2
<br />. "" 6):1 " 19 " '36 " n )01 211 3,' ''3
<br />. 5':'2 on " " " 51,3 " 10 '''" 06 " 635
<br />. 720 641 21 " 13 ,,,, " 10 181 142 132 7)')
<br />. 22 622 " " " "" " 18 '" lr,.t 128 "
<br />, " 2:2 " 18 12 442 " 19 )IB n' 127 15
<br />. " " " " 11 5" " 19 )6 '" 9' '5
<br />, " " " " 6"u 500 19 " 19 '10 111 15
<br />10 153 23 " " 3t'/. '0) 19 " 3" '" 121 "
<br />11 "3 26 " " 338 '''' 10 " 19 46.'3 1>6 "
<br />12 a<,1'; " " " )j~ 5>' 10 " I, '" 58 15
<br />" ,"" " " n 2~" 5'15 18 " 10 '0; 1,1, "
<br />" oil8 " " 18 '51 000 18 " OS '" 36 "
<br />.. 5" " " 15 153 ",' 10 " 224 "" " "
<br />.. 010 " " 15 '3' 5:4 18 " '" ,,0 3' "
<br />" 3d5 )65 " 15 225 IOcr; 13 " ," 53) J' "
<br />.. )52 119 " 1< 35' 611 lJ 2<' "" "0 13' "
<br />" 445 166 " 15 65' "3 1.'3 " )0' ,,, 3l' I"
<br />" 5" n, " " ", 631 13 " '" Co, 555 10
<br />21 '0< ''3 " 16 '" "'0 18 " '" 538 50 "
<br />" 405 646 " " 696 "" n " III 213 765 10
<br />" '}72 " " 15 503 59) " 'J '10 1.0 134 "
<br />.. 6)2 " " 15 353 oil. n 'J '" 11 846 "
<br />" ", " " " )61 620 " '3 1~0 " ';125 2~
<br />.. 690 " " 13 3" '" 18 '3 " '8 86> "
<br />" 662 " " " ))0 880 " " " 101 H3 'J
<br />.. HO " " II 309 058 " '3 18 98 " "
<br />" 685 " " II 346 no " '3 '" 103 " "
<br />" 680 20 II 01' 68 " '3 '68 11 '3' J'
<br />" m " ]Cll " )6 100 J6
<br />,.. 5,)7) 051 n 159 66> a,)lb.l) ',BOO
<br />15,174 655 9,~04 58' 4,91::9 , .420.2
<br /> Cu.r.nt Y,n 1976 Pe.iod 1q35_1976
<br /> hlrelll' Glle to! fetrllll,Slcond-FUI A".III' TOIII Acre-Fut
<br />Month F..t H'lh - Low Second-
<br /> Hilh Lw D., D., '.' Acr,-fllt A"'II' MUIII""" Minimum
<br />Jhn. 11 <;11) I " "', 30,0<l7 56.)52 llO.700 ),2)0
<br />f..b. 1 '" 12j " "" 16.60'3 ~<;I,2)4 80.140 2.356
<br />-, ., " '26 " 21.1 1,299 49,789 90.190 '59
<br />'F, , " 128 II 16.0 054 50,)00 36.580 9~4
<br />'" " ", , II JO) 18,05) .58.951 a8,280 5 ,~80
<br />,~. " 958 )0 68 ,,, )4.0)4 ~1,7M 86,~o 1.857
<br />M, , " ." " 13.9 1.164 49.285 91,220 '5'
<br />'''6' 31 '" . 1 " 21.4 1,)1] 49.a;.,'3 80.890 456
<br />s..pt. I 510 126 " 1<>< 9,7)7 52.786 83,660 9,1)7
<br />Oct. 19 ,,, 'J '" 20'3 16,495 49,715 90,050 2.116
<br />Nuv. " 925 . 1 '" '"' 14,718 49,759 101,500 ).850
<br />P..c. . I '" '6 15 155 9,521 54,771 1u8,800 918
<br /> c'58 ,,' ," 154.59) 622,531 1 ,0~2 .d~O 75.'150
<br />~~Dr\j Melel"-. Cublc t.leler~ p.r SeL~ ,d ThOlI6I1.1ldsarCllblclo\l!t"".
<br /> I 27.1 10.07 f 6.0t, 1<"l0,689 161.')55! 1,2d6.34'} 9),6e,.:.
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