WSP01582

• File Number: 8281.300
• Description: Colorado River Studies and Investigations - Colorado River Consumptive Uses and Losses Report
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 10/1/2003
• Author: US DOI/BOR
• Title: Technical Memorandum - Upper Colorado River Basin Consumptive Uses and Losses Report 1996-2000 -- Part 2 of 4
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

C0962000out. txt

9/25/2003

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USES AND LOSSES 1996 TO 2000 WATERSHED 14080101 ARCHULETA
CONSUMPTIV~ USE ESTIMATED FROM PAGOSA SPRINGS 37 16' - TEMP AND PRECIP
USBR CROP DISTRIBUTION - PCT
PROJECT CROPPING OUTPUT ONLY
YEARS ANALYZED FROM 1996 THROUGH 2000
USES SCS EFFECTIVE PRECIPITATION METHOD

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NUMBER OF CROPS 7
CROP BEG END BEG END SEASON
CROP NAME NUMBER TEMP TEMP DATE DATE LENGTH
(F) (F) (m/d) (m/d) (DAYS)
ALFALFA 1 50 28 1/ 1 12/31 365
GRASS PASTURE 2 45 45 1/ 1 12/31 365
GRASS P SHORT 1996 2 45 45 1/ 1 5/22 365
GRASS P SHoRT 1997 2 45 45 1/ 1 9/23 365
GRASS P SHORT 1998 2 45 45 1/ 1 6/ 6 365
GRASS P SHORT 1999 2 45 45 1/ 1 6/29 365
GRASS P SHORT 2000 2 45 45 1/ 1 5/ 9 365
PERCENTAGE OF DAYLIGHT HOURS PER MONTH
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV
DEC
6.91 6.81 8.34 8.88 9.86 9.91 10.07 9.45 8.37 7.82 6.87
6.72

NUMBER OF TEMPERATURE STATIONS 1
NAME WEIGHT
PAGOSA 100%
, NUMBER OF PRECIPITATION STATIONS 1
NAME WEIGHT
PAGOSA C 100%

USES AND LOSSES 1996 TO 2000 WATERSHED 14080101 ARCHULETA
CONSUMPTIVE USE ESTIMATED FROM PAGOSA SPRINGS 37 16' - TEMP l\.ND PRECIP
USBR CROP DISTRIBUTION - PCT
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (DEGREES FAHRENHEIT)
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
ANN
1996 21. 40 30.00 34.10 41. 80 52.20 59.30 65.00 62.90 53.00 42.90 32.80 22070
43.18
1997 22.30 26.00 34.20 39.30 50.10 55.70 60080 61.40 57.20 43.00 31. 90 22.40
42.03
1998 23.60 25.10 33.30 39.30 50.70 56.40 67.50 65.70 60.50 45.60 34.80 22.40
43.74
1999 19.70 24.80 32.60 41. 50 49.20 57.30 64.20 62.60 55.40 45.00 32.70 24.60
42.47
2000 25.10 29.90 36.70 44.80 54.50 61. 40 66.00 65.20 58.80 44.20 28.00 24.80
44.95
Ave. 22.42 27.16 34.18 41. 34 51. 34 58.02 64.70 63.56 56.98 44.14 32.04 23.38
43.27

USES AND LOSSES 1996 TO 2000 WATERSHED 14080101 ARCHULETA
CONSUMPTIVE USE ESTIMATED FROM PAGOSA SPRINGS 37 16' - TEMP AND PRECIP
USBR CROP DISTRIBUTION - PCT
TOTAL PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
ANN.
1996 1.76 1038 1.07 0.93 0.09 2.08 1.28 2.02 2.00 2.92 2.83 1.16
19.52
1997 5.28 2.00 0.02 2.01 3.52 1.54 3.75 2.87 4.35 2.15 1.59 1.07

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