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<br />10 WESHRN BOUND"'~Y W^H~ BULLE1IN 1971 _ INll~NAlIONAL BOUNDA~Y AND W^ll~ COMMI'>SION
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<br />YUMA MAIN CANAL WASTEWAY TO COLORADO RIVER AT YUMA. ARIZONA
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<br />DESCRIPrIOtl: Th~ ""c.te"",y recei ve" "uter fl'Olll the "i"lll8 ""in CllrIlll pt t.he ~heck 6tr'\lct"r~ on the can&.l,
<br />1,D~5 feet. (501 Ill) uplt.rea;a fr'OlII t.r.: InUK.. "r the C.Jl~nIdc R.:v~r 51""01:1, and 3.2 11111.." (5.1 kill) do>mst.ru.lll
<br />from th~ Siphon lIrr,p f'Ner Pls.nt. This ....."t.....e:' d1sctuJ.ril~8 1nt." the C"lo:rado River 011 t.he C...U!'ornJ.n 'ide,
<br />1,000 feet (305 m) up'trea.m frum C~1~rI1do nv~r b~lov ~lJ,IDI; It'lln Chf\hll'~5t.e>lPI, and 6.5 lIl.11~B (l0.5 kIll) ur~
<br />~tre!l.lll !'rom Lh... ".".tlled, l"terna.t1'Jnsl 1..00 b:,,,ndarJ.
<br />1'.El:0RD3; Dl~cherge 1~ cOlIlpJted eB th., dJfferer,ce t~t"~~n t.h~ llleElSUr"d. .uscll&.J"Ee of t.1l.. ~'UIIIl Hn.1n GWlll.l
<br />pt. t.he SlInolt Drop F\:Ne. Plant. ~p'tl"e"" &00 that. of t.he EWll: corml b~lQ\l t"" Colorndo Rlver 'ip~on, lI1th
<br />deductioN; fa. ~anll irr1l>"tion d.l"~r,;l"'{1S fro:': tl:.. ~"r",l b~t....~~n th~ t..." 1IRg!.n& 'tl1tlon~. F<ecordJs obtained
<br />lUId. rurnl.h~d by U. S. Grol;Jglctol Slln"ey. R~c',rds o.~llnb1e' Apdl lQ1) through 1977.
<br />1(gM,:J1,l-:S: 111.. .....ct."""::. ,ll5..:here;~s t" tl:~ :rjY~:r the 1.!C1" 1n pxce55 of lrr1go.tion "ater In the Yums. ~ln.
<br />Com.1. Thi~ HeesE. fl(1'o1, in s.1l.d1t.1on to the l,':rlgu.tlor, vate:r, "as d1v~rt.ed !'r':>lIl th~ AlIMAlIle:rict-n Cr<nal
<br />int.o th~ l"L;lIlJt !-hin C"1Vl1 W1.~ ulJl1:z:~d fu:r fCVer pur,.c~"~ ..t t.he S1j:hon Drop Poller Phnt..
<br />~; Prior tD 1935, ...h~n ElOI"'ge be~n 1n u.r.e ~"d: Ave:rllbe W1.n.ual ~lov, 291,800 ac:reMf~et;
<br />(367,3)J,0<>.1 ..J); IIlIULmU!llII,ICt..to.l [1<7-', 91],7(10 pcre_fe~t (l,127.040,OOO Ill)), 19)2, mln.lll>.l.lllll.M'.lW. flr:rJ, 11~,900
<br />"~",Mfe~t(1~l,123,OOO1ll3). 1'1l1. S1ltce 1935' Mr~,""lll..dailidi"chs:rge, 2.,O'aJ:leL'OI"<i_lee't.{5~.2.,~I~",.),
<br />D~cember 2L25, 1946, m.1n!..alU.llllllelln dIll 1)' d.1s~hoq!ie, n" nOli on mJlller'OllS oc,;oBIO",.
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<br />Mean Daily Di.charee in Second-Feet 1977 - Annual and Period Summary
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<br />D.. J,n. Feb. M.rch April ...., JlIn. Jllt~ A., Sept. Ocl. No.. D.c.
<br />, )L )':11 " l) " 220 " LO '" ,,, ,'" ''0
<br />. " 3" " " 22 ~59 " " ~.~2 W "" ""
<br />. " J6J 22 " " 3.!..9 " ,~ 255 169 ~f. "
<br />. 9~ '" " '" " ,,, " " 216 95 " "
<br />. 51~ 3" " " " bO) '5 u '" m " ""
<br />. 48'~ 30) :20 " '" 635 " n '''' 99 " "
<br />7 J9~ 3':'.:1 - " 6}:' '" " W '" IUD 5.8 "
<br />, 2<:l1 'OJ " " ,,' 628 " >0 2)9 1); ~.9 n
<br />, '''' '06 " " 361 '" l) n "J '3' 4.9 "
<br />" '" 300 " " '3' 6~7 " " "5 13~ 9li '5
<br />n 9', ~72 l) " '" 664 " n 10" '" 2Q5 "
<br />" ll1":l ~59 'J " ,', "9 l) n " '" 199 "
<br />" 1~1. " " " a6 '8 " II " ," 1,0 16
<br />" 1~1, " l) " "J " " " " 101 202 "
<br />" >05 'J " " H3 22 " " " 00' 31) H
<br />" '"' " " " " " " n '93 '" 2n H
<br />" no " " " 232 22 " " 219 "3 3" "
<br />" 11-1 ~ .. ,i> J,~B 'J " " 2..'12 en ,'" "
<br />" 1~'2 " " '5 ,,' 22 '3 " '" 20d " "
<br />" >8, '" " " 565 " " " '" "3 9' "
<br />" ", '5 " " '35 " " " ," "5 J05 "
<br />" H3 :.2"- " '0 '" 22 " " "" 268 lJ6 "
<br />" 153 " " " m " '5 " 19) 2" JSo "
<br />.. 1~1 29 " " "3 '9 " '" 20' 35' 303 "
<br />.. "5 '5 'J '5 2'" " " " ,,~ ]e' ", "
<br />" ", " '3 " 2.' " '5 '5 233 )"' 2,3 "
<br />" '" 27 " " '" " 22 '5 '" "J '51 "
<br />.. 200 27 " " 2,J3 '9 " " '" 333 3t..2 "
<br />.. "" " " 2", " " 1;' 139 359 3~O H
<br />" '3' " " 2~4 '9 " " 1.d '" ~21 "
<br />" 351 " ''" " " 286 "
<br />S,. 5,2t.8 ~n 7,077 "" 6,82.4 1,92.2
<br />0,031 ':'9l 8, 3~7 ~5.', , .499 5.1,:,8.6
<br /> ell.,lnt Y.ar 1077 P.riod 193}.-1<;11
<br /> htr.m. G... ~ hlr..", Second.Fe'1 .....r... Tat.1 Acr.-Feet
<br />MOllttl Fit' Hilh f,- ..... Secolld-
<br /> H.,. l~ D., DOJ Fe,t Acrw-Fe.t A.'rll' M._lmlllll M;II;rn~'"
<br />Jpn. 5 5" 3 "ci l~ 11 ,9~4 55,):.20 110,700 ),2)0
<br />Feb. , '" "3 ~3 "" 10,4~9 ~8,)32 ~,140 2,1356
<br />.... , 27 '" " 1~.8 Q7:, 48,654 90,19'J ~69
<br />",.. " " , '3 15.7 9)1. ~0,161 56.5130 9]4
<br />'" " m . ) '5 '70 16,61(, 57,07 133,200 5,430
<br />,~ " 759 "3 " "" 1~J03~ 50,910 96,o;i,o 1,B57
<br />"," " 2) rl4 " ]I,.t. 90a 45,160 91,22J "52
<br />;"ug. '5 :.2t. ., " 1).5 '" 48,706 8?,8]0 ,jO
<br />Sept. , '52 ." " >8) 10,~O5 51,812 83,660 9,1)1
<br />O..:t.. 27 ~1) " " 221) 13,5)5 48,87) 90,050 2.17(,
<br />tloy. )0 '" , 2.9 ", 12,810 ~8,~OO 101,500 ),550
<br />r,,,o. , 8", , 3 " D2.0 3,812. 53,585 108,,;00 913
<br /> M6 2.9 131:> ';17,77) 6111,3~ 1,J~2,85<.i 15,~50
<br />Yeo..:r1:' Mete:rc, Cubl~ J.\et.er3 "",. Se~"nd Thou~snde r:Jf C..;l:J1.; ~Le:r3
<br /> T I 22.8 I I 0.031).85 12o,ttY.::1 752,900 1 1,8SO, )~~ I '1).684
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