WSP04296

• File Number: 8054
• Description: Water Salvage
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 8/10/1956
• Author: R M Gildersleeve
• Title: Salvage Attributable to Transmountain Diversions at Selected Stations on the Upper Colorado River Above Cameo - Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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First, however', nn "Lte1npt wan Jll',do to rind the rel...ti,onship het.ween

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diversior\5, S:1.1var~';', and sLrna;:l 1'101(j hy an analY1>is 01' l.hu pur'iad lYJ{)-)~,.

by months. SeflflraLe plots were !lKlde or the Six "tn don Supply Index versus

:':;1 Colorndo ](iver nt Ilot ~;U1J1!l\1I' Spr'ln.:" rnr::JJ'dl!r1, for the individCJ~l 110nths

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April, \!1y, June, ane! July, /"l')J1th" when JlvDl's.ions Wel'e lal'r~l' weT'e labeled

>' and th8 dirr~.r'.'....ce in the OrrU(>,t La tile l,d't oj' Lh" [,",so Iln~ dr""'1n 1!.hro..,,-;\1

points '01.' low c1bersions .ond the <'ct'-lnl diversions 1,9be18>1 on Llw point

'If/ould ,I~iv('i WI in.j ia:1Lioll uJ' L1JU :;'d.v:Jl~o..

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apparent, con~)i~'Lcnt rOflulLs cou.It.! not be obtAined.

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Jln nnalysis Vias (llso nk1.(il~ on an annual kLflis 1'01' tho yeo.r.Cj lY'lt~( Llll'a

i/ 1955 b'ellow sheets). These indicated that there was salvage but individual years
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were highly vclJ'ial,le in LIIt.lir L'osllll,s. 'J'lJu 135 t !x'Ce 01' tlle analysis gives tIle

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apparent slllv~ee for' the years of this period.

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In an nttempt to maim thl3 reQults more consistont the Index station of

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the Colorado Hivor ne"r (\I'"nd L1ke VIa" replnced \,y the ':olo1'a<1o ltiver near

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:irnnby. 1'his cnused the depletions to be mucb larger since the Colorado-

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fiis Tho:npson project was now ahovo the Index stations. The results are

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surrunElrizc'j in ~ Lud~y B..

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