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<br />T~e quantity of these uses is estimated by applyi.ng unit water use
<br />factors to estimates of the land areas being irrigated. The Bureau
<br />of Reclamation estimates of Colorado River water depletions above
<br />Lee Ferry for the 1973 Nater year are:
<br />
<br />Inbasin Depletions
<br />Transbasin Diversions
<br />Reservoir Evaporation
<br />
<br />Acre-feet
<br />
<br />2,154,000
<br />690,000
<br />548,000
<br />
<br />3,392,000
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<br />TABLE 3
<br />
<br />DIVERSIONS LESS ~illASURED RETURNS
<br />FOR MAJOR HATER USERS
<br />L01.lER COLORADO RIVER
<br />1969 to 1973
<br />(Thousands of Acre-Feet)
<br />
<br />California
<br />
<br />Metropolitan Water
<br />Dist.
<br />Palo Verde Irrig.
<br />Dist.
<br />Imperial Irrig. Dist.
<br />Coachella Valley Co.
<br />Hater Dist.
<br />Yuma Project,
<br />Reserv. Div.
<br />
<br />Total
<br />
<br />Arizona
<br />
<br />Colorado River
<br />Indian Rcserv.
<br />Gila Project
<br />Yuma Project,
<br />Valley Div.
<br />
<br />Total
<br />
<br />Nevada
<br />
<br />Pwnping from Lake
<br />Mead
<br />Mohave Steam Plant
<br />
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<br />
<br />Total
<br />
<br />Grand Total
<br />
<br /> Calendar Year
<br />1969 1970 1971 1972 1973
<br />1,124 1,195 1,207 1,220 1,165
<br />391 h09 465 436 475
<br />2, 71l, 2,808 2,939 2,903 3,008
<br />1,.86 44.J.,. 1,66 501 512
<br />60 51 l,.9 l,7 l,.8
<br />4,775 l,,907 5,126 5,107 5,208
<br />
<br />212 23l,. 27) 260 238
<br />60l,. 632 652 56l, 553
<br />15J., 165 178 Hi5 220
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<br />9'70 1,0:n 1,~09 1,009 1,061
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<br />37
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<br />3J
<br />12
<br />
<br />37
<br />
<br />l,5
<br />
<br />70
<br />11
<br />81
<br />
<br />93
<br />
<br />37
<br />5,782
<br />
<br />37
<br />5,975
<br />
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<br />
<br />6,280 6,197 6,362
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