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<br />WE~HRN BOUND"'''-, WATER BUllETIN 1%5 INTERN"T10NAL BOUNO^R~ AND WATER COMMISSION
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<br />COLORADO RIVER AT MORELOS GAGING STATION. DISCHARGES
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<br />DESCRIPTION: Water-9tllg~ l-e,;order on the left (Arizona) bw11:; ot the river, and cablewilY J.8 mUes dowDsuellm from
<br />the northerly I.r1lernarLOnal b::>undll.ry. 0.7 mile downlltrcam !rom Marclas Dtvel'~lon l),am, and amul 9 mIles downstream
<br />Iram Yuma, AIlzona, along the nver levee. lbe cable....ay and recorder are 1,260 [oet WId 1,300 LeeL, respecu\'cly,
<br />below the mouth of Cooper Wa,neway. Zero ot gage is at mean sea level, U. S. C. & G. S. datum.
<br />RECORDS: ~ased on 1Z7 current meter meaSlIIementa dunng the year, 93 by the IJn1ted Stalt'~ Secdon, J+ by the Mel.Jcao
<br />Secuon 01 the Commlrlsiol1, and a com.lllUOUS record of gage bellibts, COlllpulSLlon, by sh.1tUng concrol methods. Records
<br />a";;II.Jablc' DaJ.ly dHcharglls, Jam..llI.ry I, 19S~ through December 1965; conunLWu~ record 01 gage helgbt6, July 20,1952
<br />LhroughDecember J965,
<br />REMARKS: Re~ervoiI~, diversloll~ J.n UDlred State~ and Me.\ko, draJ.rrage return~, IlIHi wast" 110\V1i modiIy the river llow
<br />at this SUlUon, The record at thl~ station, less l.b..ot of Cooper WU[e'Jo'~Y and Main Outlet Dram Extension No.3. repre-
<br />~enl.S the flver flow passl.ng Morelos D1venlon Dam.
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<br />EXTREMES. M.uimum instantiLJleou~ dJscharge, 22,240 6ecood-feet on Janu~ry 40, 1955; maximum I<age heLght, Ill. lB leel
<br />on January 28, 1955. M11IImulll djgcb.1rge, no Dow on variou~ occasions.
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<br />Mean Daily Diacharae in Second Feet 1965 - Annual and Period Summary
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<br />D., J..n. hb. M..rch April M., June July AUI. Sept. 0" N~. 0.<,
<br />I J6.0 140.0 140.0 23.0 17.8 15.3 21.8 20.4 J6.7 11.3 764 298
<br />2 14.0 J7.5 15.0 27.8 17.4 14.8 21.8 20.4 20.4 12.3 756 237
<br />, 14.0 14.0 16.0 I" 2U.4o 15.5 ~1. ~ 20.0 J8.8 11.0 m 292
<br />. J6.0 J3.0 19.40 1,510 20.B 17.0 27.3 21.3 J5.6 11.40 655 ,1<JO
<br />, 17.0 13.0 19.4 890 17.4 15.3 24.4 20.0 15.3 13.0 312 '"
<br />6 20.0 11.0 J8.2 la' 15.4 140.3 23.6 22.6 17.9 '" 42.7 ~9~
<br />7 16.0 11.(l 20.6 26.6 18.2 16.0 21.8 24.4 16.l 756 36.2 17I
<br />, 21.8 14.0 19.4 22.6 10.6 18.J 15.7 21.8 10.7 600 31.7 '"
<br />, 15.0 16.0 19.4 21.2 J6.6 IB.O 21.3 19.2 16.3 6" 32.6 ~6B
<br />" 14.0 15.0 18.2 20.4 20. ~ J7.1 20,4 20.0 14.6 767 29.9 2!j3
<br />II 10.0 J9.4 20.6 20.4 20.8 17.1 20.4 21.3 14.6 777 23.5 208
<br />" 19.4 J9.5 21.8 22.3 J9.7 19.6 21.8 21.8 14,0 79'1 It>.2 208
<br />" 16.u J5.0 21.8 22.2 21.2 16.7 22.2 28.3 14.6 707 11.8 '"
<br />.. 15.0 15.0 17.0 20.+ 23.6 17.4 23.J 21.2 11.7 736 2n.8 26'
<br />" 17.0 19.4 20.6 20.4 11.8 18.4 22.2 24.4 14.1 '" 30.2 261
<br />16 15.0 19.4 18.2 19.9 18.2 19.2 " . 11.2 11.4 753 III 266
<br />II 16.6 23.0 17.0 19.0 15.8 23.J " 3 21.2 18.!! 7'" 21'J 271
<br />" 12.0 19.4 J7.0 19.9 14.6 21.3 " , 2J.J 15.0 7JJ 285 7<1
<br />19 12.0 20.6 20.6 19.9 19.4 20.8 22. , 19.0 15.3 80' JIJ2 1,020
<br />20 13.u 19.4 10.0 I~. 9 J1.4 18.8 21. 1 18.8 14.0 'JO ll2 2, ~~O
<br />" 14.0 17.0 15.0 19.0 J5.8 17.9 23.6 IS.a J5.0 '" 310 4,000
<br />22 17.0 20.0 17.0 19.0 17.0 17.9 24.4 J5.6 14.3 762 115 2,:JlU
<br />" 14.0 15.0 18.2 17.4 17.4 20.0 23.1'1 J8.8 ]3.7 795 JI8 1,310
<br />" 12.0 2l.B L8.2 18.2 18.2 20.0 20.4 19.6 13.7 ". JO' ""
<br />" 14.0 21.B 19.4 17.0 16. ~ 19.6 J8.6 2l.J 14.tJ 142 JI5 1,010
<br />" 1 8. ~ 23.0 20.6 15.8 17.8 16.5 20.4 18.B 18.4 '" JIO 2,OJ{)
<br />" 15.0 20.6 20,6 ]7.40 14.6 23.7 20.8 19.2 19.2 750 '" 3,120
<br />.. 12.Q 24.1 18.2 J6.6 13.6 1~. 6 23.6 17." 15.6 765 JOO 2, I ~O
<br />" 12.0 23.0 J8.6 15.4 20,4 2~. 5 J8.8 13.7 770 305 784
<br />" 12.0 27.8 J9.4 13.6 22.2 24.9 14.6 12.7 79' 300 ;'40
<br />" 2l.B 25.4 13.2 20.4 15.7 771 '"
<br />5,. 492.6 3,194.3 551.6 629.3 19,4t>3.0 27.95'1
<br />478. ~ 593.6 542.3 6'17.4 475.t> 7.8b3.t>
<br /> elF.renl Veu !<l65 I'eriod 1054-1965
<br /> hlremf GIlt ht.eme Second feel "~e"le Totll Acre feet
<br />Month fur Hilh - Low Setond
<br /> Hi~h Lo. 0.. D., Feel Acre Feet ""erlge M,.imum Minimum
<br />J..". 98.50 97. 8~ " <}S.O 17 6.0 15.4 '" 2~1, (188 96'1,540 '"
<br />Feb. 98.42 97.89 1 7~. 0 6 10.0 17.t> m J25,725 414,310 '"
<br />.,.,., 98.27 97.'1(1 19 53.0 I 1\.0 1'1.1 I,ln BI,074 t>30,130 780
<br />Apr. 104.03 97.98 5 1,843 2b H,J 1(16 b,3:1b t>"J,642 .'>32,120 '99
<br />..., 98..Qg 98.05 .. 47.0 18 1O.t> 17.5 1,076 74,347 37~, 970 .60
<br />,~, 9t1.54 98.11 " JI.O 3 13.1 18.4 1,094 10,659 119,980 ~34
<br />July 98.75 98.35 .. 46.6 " 17. ~ 12.5 1,383 Ib.nl ~9, 430 65'
<br />.'" 99.24 98.54 17 5J.8 -- J3.0 20.3 1, 24~ 28,325 125,590 701
<br />Sept. 99.4J '/8.87 .. J~. 8 30 12.0 15.9 "3 20,9J6 87,830 "3
<br />0" 103.40 99.04 20 '50 . 10.7 628 38,604 62.8t>9 172,940 9,750
<br />NOT. 101.87 98.24 5 52U 12 15.0 262 15,597 12J,695 J:.6,300 4, ~69
<br />o.c. 108. b~ 99.83 11 4,080 , '" '02 55,442 170,751 643,8'>0 l.I\1
<br />"lIl"ll 108.65 97.85 4,680 ,.0 J7.2 124, 8~6 1,033,332 3, 9~7, 13U 101,758
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