WSP04952

• File Number: 8210.140.20.A
• Description: Colorado River Basin Organizations/Entities - CRBSF - Colorado River Board of California
• Date: 5/28/2003
• Author: CRBC
• Title: Colorado River Water Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

WEIGHTED MONTHLY SALINITIES AT
SELECTED COLORADO RIVER STATIONS I'
AND RUNNING 12-MONTH NIB-INPERIAl FLOW-WEIGHTED SALINITY DIFFERENTIAL c:;
(in parts per million) c=;,
>-'
c..:,
Cil
c;p
Below Below Palo Verde At At Northerly Inter- Running
Hoover Dam Parker Dam Canal Near Blythe Imperial Dam national Boundary 12-Month
5-Year 5-Year 5-Year 5-Year 5-Year Flow-WId,
avg,Y avg,Y avg,Y ayg,;~' avg,Y Differential"
1974.18 2002 2003 1974-78 2002 2003 1974-78 2002 2003 1974.78 2002 2003 1974.78 2002 2003 2002 200.
Month
Jan, 690 582 623 709 600 751 613 913 708 711 1,041 856 891 139.1 143,5
Feb, 675 611 640 706 608 732 615 835 676 700 998 839 798 147,0 137,3
March 684 605 601 699 608 727 549 805 675 679 925 783 787 152.2 137.7.
April 680 600 614 700 609 714 607 601 656 892 781 157,7
May 677 595 698 602 709 617 822 679 962 871 157,6
.;.. June 676 600 695 604 712 625 612 684 956 855 157.7
July 682 610 688 607 709 625 797 684 909 621 159,3
August 690 606 686 609 706 616 800 701 907 828 156.1
Sept 672 603 666 612 737 619 815 699 952 820 151,8
Oct 680 603 689 602 739 603 654 711 1,070 899 146.3
Noy, 682 609 692 609 746 614 897 719 1,010 850 142,1
Dec. 681 609 702 615 731 629 877 756 999 887 140,9
.

General Notes:

1/ Salinities based on "sum of constituents",

2/ 5-Year averages are arithmetic

~/ 12-month fiow-weighted differential between NIB and Imperial Dam through month shown in left column.