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<br />WESTERN BOUNO,o,RY W,"'TER BULLETIN 1965 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AAD W,o,HR COMMISSION
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<br />YUMA MAIN CANAL WASTEWAY TO COLORADO RIVER AT YUMA. ARIZONA
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<br />DESCRIPTIO". Th", wJ.sleway rect!l\'es .....at", f'>lm me YL:ma Main Canal at lh" chec~ "tructure on the canal, t.645 reel up-
<br />5cream lrom tJ1" IDtJlke oi lhc Cllorado RIver ~1p/1on. and 3.2 Illlles do....n5ueOlm from me SIphon Drop Power Plllnt. llus
<br />Wd5WWJ.'r' <Il'ichurge~ InW Lhe Color;ldo RIVllf on the Cahfornla side, 1,000 teel Up~tream from Colorado Rwee be].)W
<br />Yuma Malll Can'! Wastl':"'JY. am.l 6.5 miles UpSlrl'J.m from th" n'HLherly intern.l.(.wnalland boundary.
<br />REC!JRD'> DlhhJ.Tt::c' IS Ct'mru1cd as th" dIfference ~rwec'n the measured dIscharge 01 the Yuma Malll CaIlal.lt me Slphon
<br />Dro,!" PUW"f PIJ.nt upSlrCal11 ;lnJ that 01 we sJ.nl'" e.mal bt-low lile Colo'fbdo RI\'cr ~jphon. wllh deductions [or 'illlall lrr,.
<br />gJllun J1VerSIOnS Ir<;Ol11lhe ~3null~lween tho t'ooo'o gaging slallon"" 1905 records good, excepl i.hose ~Io"'" 100 second-feel,
<br />"hlCll aft' puur. R~cords obtained dnd furnIshed b.. U. S, Gcologtcal SUf\'ey. Recurds aval]able: ^pfll 1913 I11ruullh De-
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<br />REM,"R~S. n,~ .....aslcwa". t!"chJ.rgc, lO the I".or the now In e_'ce~5 of lfrl~a1l0n ""al,,r In t11" Yuma MolIn Canal, Till"
<br />eXLC'S~ Ilow, In "ddllJOn l<J!he: Lrrigallon waler, was dlv"rlcd from Ihe A]I-lImencan Canallnlo rhe Yuma ~1nln Canal and
<br />111111~c'<1 fur [lowL'r ourpo5~5 oil the Slrhon Drop Power Plant.
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<br />EXTREMES: PrIOr lC' lY')5, when ,lor..L~'" hcljan In Lale r-kat! "vefa~ annual no....., 297,800 Icre-l~ct: Inn.'lmun1 imnual
<br />n",,", '113, 700 OlLrC-IC~I, 1932, mmlmum annualllow, 114, '100 acre-feet, l'lI7, Since 1935: MaXImum m"an daily dl~"
<br />ChOllf;c', 2,020 second-Icct, O,:,cember 24-25, 1~48, minllllum I11Ciln dJily discharge, n<l now on numeIDU.'! occaSlon9,
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<br />Mean Daily Oi.charge in Second Feet 1965 - Annual and Period Summary
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<br />D., J.n. Flfb. MI.ch April M., J"nlf J"ly 1."1. Slfpt. Oct, No.. Dlfc.
<br />, 0," '" J5 J< 50' '00 " " " 32ti " 592
<br />2 '. OlD OS" I, " 570 55 " 27 .0 32b " I,04U
<br />, , 2...0 '0' " "' 50. 337 32 " " 53 10 5"
<br />. '<" ~lO ;0 73 525 '" 35 30 " 53 ., 5"
<br />, 45~ ~Ol 3J " '0; 50; " " 42 '" ;0' m
<br />, ~, '" " " 53" "8 J2 " J2 20 m 52l
<br />, " ,,- IU] " H9 552 " " " " 300 '"
<br />. 53 42 ~.\ " .',<:"l '" " " '" '" Ht> 530
<br />9 " " JS 5l m '" J2 " l2J " 3" <<,
<br />" " I~J ~z ~6 '" ." " " n2 " 137 .,
<br />" S~ J53 " 20 771 5<< J2 " HZ " 33~ "
<br />" .. 305 -" 2J ". <0 " " <90 " m 22
<br />" " m " 2J ;SO " " " 457 " "0 3b
<br />" 42 "' ;; " NS JZ " '" '" " 321 50
<br />" " '" ~Z " 502 " " " '" " 3<0 83
<br />" " m 3 ~' ;0 '" " " " 5J6 " m 63
<br />" " J~4 " ~3 .53 " " 50 'W " '" 3S
<br />" " 373 27 22 m J7 30 42 533 20 00. 31
<br />" " 5'0 ". " 477 " " " '58 n '30 33
<br />20 '05 livU " " '" " " " '" W " "
<br />" '" 53 " 21 m " ;0 " "5 ,0 " 30
<br />'l'l " " " '" " " " " m " 30 2b
<br />" " J; Jl' J; 3;9 " " " 050 " 3" 30
<br />" " " J; 751 387 2, " 5l '" n 30 "
<br />" " " 30 ,<< '" 30 .. ;0 So.) n " 28
<br />26 " " " '" 20.) JJ " " ,OJ " " 25
<br />"I '''' " .J~ .w Zlb 32 30 ;S bJ\I " " "
<br />28 Hb " b:- '<J m " 30 ;S ,42 " ,SO "
<br />" 42 " ." .,0 ZO " " '" n m "
<br />30 42 ;0 728 3D' lO " 53 08'1 " 383 "
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<br />S,m 5, 5t>~ 5,331 0,157 '. 205 1,554 5,'188
<br />o,3J5 I, 2J~ 13, 7~5 ~7U n,Jbl b.l~ I
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<br /> Ed'lfllllf Gale 0 hlrlflnlfSlfcondFlflft "'If'ISIf
<br /> Totll Acre hlfl
<br />Month Flflft H'lh - Low Slfcond
<br /> H'llh Low DIY_ D., Fur Acrlf Fut "'lfrllllf MlI'lIIum Minim"m
<br />J~T:. 3 I. 2~u " " '" 12,,65 71. ijO~ 110,700 J,2JO
<br />'" lO 000 '" " '"' 11,04(> b2,4lo S9,lolO 2.b5b
<br />",,", , IUe " " H,ij 2,-150 tlb, 8~7 Q0,1'I0 2,253
<br />Apr, '" '" 20 " '" 10, 57~ 06,702 bb,580 2.500
<br />'0' " i";1 " " H5 27..162 oU,~n ~~, 2~U 5, ~80
<br />J~o " lliO 1:- '" 205 12,212 t1~, 61b llo. ~bO .3,3.10
<br />July , OJ , , '" 2~, I 1,'7.b btl, ~O7 <)1,220 1,72b
<br />.'" " ,~ , J " -1I),1i 2,5U\I bt-,780 89.3'10 2,.)YO
<br />Se~t . " 722 , " ~ 12 n,51;'. b4,li8 ~~, 6!lO 17, 2~0
<br />Oct , ", , , '" 50,1 J, U~2 02,H\I YO,lhU 2.176
<br />rlov. , <0' r , '" lUij 12,:17Q t1.1,5t>o 10],500 :1,1:15(1
<br />0.,. 1 I, U~O OJ '" '" 11,e.7i ~U, 7Ot1 IOll.BOU 2.440
<br />e"l"ly I, 2~0 " '" 1.32, '"0 NO,JOO I,OH,H50 ";5,950
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