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

Water Pollution Serveillance System and other sources

are presented below:

Locat ion

Total coliform
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Colo. 75
3,000 ,I
570
190
190
260
820
540

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Co1orado River at Lorna, Colo.
Eas~ Fork Dolores Ri~er below Rico,
An~as River at Bondad, Colo.
FIGrida River at Bondad, Colo.
La Plata River belo~ Red Mesa, Colo.
Los Pinos below Bayfield, Colo.
San Juan below Pa?osa Springs
Eiedra River at Orboles, Colo.
Navaj9 River at Archuleta, New ,1ex. . ,.
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(c) Sediment - Both sediment concentrations and sediment

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l<Jcl..ci. aL'~ 01.'": irr,portallce to .tlQ.~t::', l'CSOl.u.'I.;~ p':a.:".~ill~~. ::;~iic:i"Q.:

sediment studies have been made through the Colorado River

Basin for existing and planned stora~e reservoirs.

Concentrations provide the better measure of in-stream

water quality. However, sediment loads and delta depo-

sition are of importance.for design and allocation of

storage facilities. Iii ~hin the ColOl'ado River Basin a wide

range of conc~~tration occur., E~tremes ran~e from less
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t.ba:n 10 ppmf~'oC~~;ertha~' 10 ;Crao ppm.

Tabulated data belo:l are selected sites within the

basin where sediment studies or sa~plin~ have taken ~acc.

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