WSP00960

• File Number: 8276.150
• Description: Grand Valley Unit-Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/1974
• Title: A Look At Salt Pick Up from Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Lands with Special Emphasis on the Effect of On-Farm Water Management Measures in Reducing Salinity of the Colorado River
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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TABLE 8 (continued)

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SALT YIELDS AND LOADS FROM IRRIGATION
IN UPPER ~AIN STEM SUBBASIN

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Area

Main Stem above Hot Sulphur Springs
Main Stem, Hot Sulphur Springs to Kremmling
Muddy Creek Drainage Area
Brush Creek

Roaring Fork River

Colorado River Valley, Glenwood Springs
to Silt

Colorado River, Silt to Cameo

Grand Valley
P~a-reau Creek

Gunnison River above Gunnison

--Tomichi Creek above Parlin
,
Tomichi Creek, Parlin to mouth

Uncompahgre above Dallas Creek

Lower Gunnison

Naturita Creek near Norwood

Total

Percent of Upper Coloraao River
Subbasin Salt Load

Percent Total of Upper Basin Salt Load.

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Average Average
Salt Load Salt Yield
(tn/day) (tn/ac/yr)
15 0.3
61 0.9
46 2.4
10 0.7
200 3.5
100 2.3
30 3.5
1,925 8.0
75 0.9
9 0.3
6 / , 0.3
6 0.3
74 4.5
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3,000 6.7
46 2.8
5,603
44.5
21.5