WSP03763

• File Number: 8278.400
• Description: Title I - Mexican Treaty
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/1/1965
• Author: IBWC, US and Mexico
• Title: Flow of the Colorado River and Other Western Boundary Streams and Related Data
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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wESTE!m BOUNDARY WATER BULLETIN 1%5 INTfRN^TION^L BOUNDARY ^ND WATER COMMISSION

WELLTON.MOHAWK DRAINAGE WATER DISCHARGED TO COLORADO RIVER
BELOW MORELOS DAM

DESCRlP'TION: Wuer-st"ge recorder located OIl downstre.m end of the Welllon-Mohawk Drama.ge EXtenHLon Channel OIl the
ArIZona bank of the Colorado River ill the east end of me we,r IIect\OlI of MoreloH Dam. I. J miles downstream from thl'
nonherly uuemarlonal bounduy. The elevamm of the l;ero of the gage has not been deteTTmned.

RECORDS: B'Sl'd on I] discharge measuremcnt9 Olnd a connnuoua record of gage heighT/I. StaTton,s operated by the United
Stares Sectlon of the Commls8LOll. Rl'cord5 available: November 16 through December 1965.

REMARKS: Pursuant to Minute No. 218 of me Commission. an exteos\oo to the Wellta1-Moilll.....k Dra\nageCOllVeyanceChan-
nel wa6 constructed along the left bank of the Colorado RIver to a point Immediately below Moreloa Dam. a di:n:ance of
abrul 12 mlk!. and pLacl'd \Jl operation an November 16. 1965. Dralllllge nowl may be discharged to the Gila RIVer and
thence to the C"l')rado River at the dlverl!llon llt1'Ucrure. 1>\11 In Outlet Dram E:nenaion No. I. aT me upatream end at the
~.'llen.'llol1: dIreCTly to the Colorado Ri,'er at Main Outlet Drain Enen:lIon No.2, 1.9 mile! Up!Tream from Moreloa Dam.
and Lmmed1at~ly below MOr<:!los Dam at this St.1tlon. Main Outlet Drain ExtenSion No.3. Thc combIned 1965 record of
dlsch.arge~ to) the river above Morelol1 Dam thrrugh M. O. D. E. No.1 and No.2 la ahown on p.oge 15,

Mean Daily Di.charae in Second Feet 1965 ~ Annual and Period Summary

Doy J.n. Feb. M..ch April Moy JUlie July A'I Sepl. 0" Noy. Oec.
, 274
. 265
. m
. '",
. m
. ,so
, '"
, 235
, '"
'" 25.3
" '"
" 24'1
" '"
" ",
" . 16.5 '"
" 95.3 24'1
" '" 252
" '" "5
" 2" 25'
" 274 266
" :80 :81
" 230 292
" 280 '"'
" 272 272
" 280 275
" DB n,
" 278 m
" m 274
" 278 280
" no '"'
" 292
So. 8,18'1
l,BBO.8
Curr.nt rUr 1965 Period
, btrerrre G.le , htremeSecondFeel Ayer,se Tot,l Acre feet
Month Feet Hilh - low Second
Hi~h low Doy Doy Feet Acre Feet ".er'le MUlmum Minlrrrurrr
Jan.
Feb.
.....
Apr.
""
J=.
Jll1l
'"
Sept.
Oct.
HaY. 2.99 o.n t2J ~8(l " 16.5 W 7.097
,." 3.07 2.68 t22 "2 , 255 2M lb, ~43
early

~ Mean doily

t And olher days

e Stallon pla.::cd in operatlOn. Flow began thi5 dale.