WSP00719

• File Number: 8200.200.50
• Description: Colorado River Basin Hydrology - Lower Colorado River Accounting-LCRAC
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 3/27/1996
• Author: Unknown
• Title: Estimate of 1996 Colorado River Water Use
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Data

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03/19/96

u.s. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
LOWER COLORADO REGION

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ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, MEXICO
FORECAST OF END OF YEAR 1996 CONSUMPTIVE USE
BASED ON RECORDS FOR JANUARY THROUGH FEBRUARY, 1996 1/

WATER USE SUMMARY

HIST.
CYl994

ACRE-FEET
HIST. FORECAST
CY1995 CY1996

ARIZONA 2152410 2182555 2348691 ."
CALIFORNIA 5234089 4922530 5107475 'I'
NEVADA 227542 217464 238084 j.
SUBTOTAL 7614041 7322549 7694249 ..

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MEXICO IN SATISFACTION OF TREATY 1500000 1500000 1500000 ~
MEXICO IN EXCESS OF TREATY 3/ 4/ 255)0 212t02 0
BYPASS PURSUANT TO MINUTE 242 3/ 124434 115253 2~209
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TOTAL LOWER BASIN & MEXICO USE

9010197 8884591

8929660

1/ Incorporates most recent USGS data which may be revised after
provisional data reports are distributed by the USGS.
2/ Unmeasured returns based on estimated counsumptive use/diversion ratios
by user from studies provided by Arizona Dept. of Water Resources,
Colorado River Board of California, and Reclamation.
3/ Mexican excess and bypass to date, not annual projection.
4/ Mexican monthly water orders for 1996 are not available.