WSP02970

• File Number: 8059
• Description: Section D General Studies-State Water Plan
• State: CO
• Date: 1/1/1969
• Title: Writing the Report 1969-Colorado River Basin Draft2
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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COLORADO RIVER BASIN

Wei~hted
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Site tration
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Tampa River near Maybell, Colo. 196 P[1!l-
White River at Buford, Colo. i02 ppm~
Gunnison River near Grand
Junction, Colo.
Colorado River near Cameo, Colo.
Colorado Ri~er near Cisco, Utah.
Dolores River near Cisco
Animas River at Teft diversion
La Plata Ri~er near State L~ne
San Juan at Rosa, New 1.lex.
McEl~o Creek near Cortez, Colo.
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b., Ground Water

B06 P"''''
IBO r-r)nl-
2,050 r-~;a.
3,370 pp.;1l-
130
2,15~
3,BOO P?"'"
2.600 p.7)i"J\.
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Dischar~e
1,000 Tons/
tons yr. mi2/yr.

30B 90
33.2 131
2,067 25B
19 216
1~,351 595
2,52~ 5~5
3&.1 104
&B.9 20B
~,IIOO 22
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Ground water is an important sou~ce of do~estic water supplies

fOt".farms and ranches within the Colorado River Basin. The ground

water supplies are in general inadequate to meet major irri~ation,

municipal and industrial requirements.

(1). Quantity
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Yields .lio- individual '.ells g;enerally range from 1 to 50 g.p.m.

(gallons per minute) over a major portion of the basin. Yields

of 50-500 g.p.m. can be expected from wells that tap alluvium

along some of the major ~treams. In a few local areas yields as

high as 500 g.p.m. are generally available, and yields of more

than 1,000 r;.p.m. are possible fro1.1 properly constructed large-

diameter wells.

Numerous springs and seeps are scattered through the basin.

They are most commonly discharged along faults, geologic c~ntacts,

or where stream channels intersect the water table.

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