WSP01943

• File Number: 8054
• Description: Water Salvage
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 8/10/1956
• Author: R M Gildersleeve
• Title: Salvage Attributable to Transmountain Diversions at Selected Stations on the Upper Colorado River Above Cameo - Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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First, however', nn "tte1npt wnn )Jl.'ldo to rind the relClti.onflhip hetween

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diversior\5, S:1.1var~';', and sLrna;:l 1'101(j hy an analY1>is 01' l.hu pur'iad lYJ{)-)~,.

by months. SeflflraLe plots were !lKlde or the Six "tn don Supply Index versus

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April, \!1y, June, and July, f.,I,mUw wh"n JlvDl's.ionR were InI'r~l' were labeled

>' and th~ diJ'f~.I''.'''ce in the orJ'U('.t to tile lr:rL of Lh" !'o.se Iln~ dr."vm 1!.hrO'.l,-;\1

points .01.' low c1bGrsions ."nd the [Ict'.ln.l diversions 1.9b1318>1 on tho point

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apparent, con~)i~'Lcnt rOflulLs cou.It.! not be obtAined.

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Jln nnaly.sis Vias (llso nk1.(il~ on an annual kLflis 1'01' tho yeo.r.Cj lY'lt~( Llll'a

i/ 1955 b'ellow sheets). These indicated that there was salvage but individual years
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were highly vcll'ial,l" in t11t.lir ]:'osull,a. 'J'1)" 13s t Ix,/.:0 or tlle analysis gives tIle

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apparent slllvaee for. the years of this period.

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In an attempt to maim th" results more consistent the Index station of

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the Colorado Hivor ne"r (\J'"nd L1ke WI'" repl.1ced \,y the ':olol'a<1o ltiver neilI'

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:lI'Mby. 1'l1is c,1used the depletions to be m\lcl1 larger aince the Colorado-

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fiig Tho:npsen project was now ahove the Index stations. The results are

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surrunElrizc'j in ~ Lud~y B..

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