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<br />" <br /> <br />') <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />,..., <br />..:J <br />f\) <br />....:I. <br /> <br />Water-Supply Paper - Chapter A <br />HYDROLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> <br />i', <br /> <br />Abstract <br /> <br />I, Introduction <br /> <br />A. Purpose and scope of this report <br /> <br />B. Location of the Upper Colorado River Basin (Fig. 1) <br /> <br />C. Physical description of the Upper Colorado River Basin <br /> <br />1. Length, drainage area, elevation variation <br />2. Physiography (Fig. 2) <br />3, Climate (Fig. 3) <br />4. Land use <br />5. Geology <br />6. Comparison of mean-annual water discharge in the Upper <br />Colorado River basin to other major drainages in the U.S. <br />(Table 1) <br /> <br />D, Previous investigations <br /> <br />II. A history of development in the basin <br /> <br />A. Municipal and industrial growth in the Upper Colorado River <br />basin <br /> <br />1. Major cities <br />2. Population growth in the basin (Fig. 4) <br />3. Major industries in the basin <br />4, Approximate water use of municipal and industrial users <br />(Table 2) <br /> <br />B. Summary of major reservoirs established in the Upper Colorado <br />River basin (Table 3, Fig. 5) <br /> <br />1, Name, date established <br />2, Latitude, longitude, river, State <br />3. Normal capacity <br />4. Purpose of operation <br />5. Increase in storage over time (Fig. 6) <br /> <br /> <br />C. Summary of transbasin diversions in the Upper Colorado River <br />basin (Table 4) <br /> <br />1. Name, dates established <br />2. Location, (latitude, longitude, State of origin), river, <br />destination (basin), 1973-82 mean export <br />3. Purpose of operation <br />4, Increase in diversions over time (Fig. 7) <br /> <br /> <br />iA j <br /> <br />~,,". ".,<.', ;j~;.-. <br /> <br />~'...~~ ;-;.";~_.,J,W;,, <br /> <br /> <br />3 <br />