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<br />completion of Falcon Dam are shown in table 14. The significant years are
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<br />1954-57, 1960,-64, when only ordered releases passed dam; records for these nine
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<br />years best represent the average water balance and are used for the following
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<br />observations:
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<br />PBrcent of releases that were diverted varies from 87.7 to 10,0,.4.
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<br />Average percent of released water that has been diverted, 95.0,.
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<br />Average flow to Gulf: 80,,984 acre-feet per year, 222 acre-feet per d~,
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<br />7.1 percent of released water.
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<br />Table 14.- U. S. releases, diversions, and flow to Gulf.
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<br /> U. S. release U.S. diversions Percent of Flow to
<br /> from from releases Gulf,
<br />Year Falcon Rio Grande that were U. S. water
<br /> ( acre- feet) (acre-feet) diverted (acre-feet)
<br />1954 1,50,5,200 1,454,000 96.6 97, 352
<br />1955 1,699,900, 1,581,400 93.0, 46,778
<br />1956 1,0,23,400, 989,100 96.6 1,977
<br />1957 743,660, 732,220 98.5 20,349
<br />1958 2,601,400, 857,500, 33.0 1,712,950,
<br />1959 1,556,481 1,069,800 68.7 674,111
<br />,1960, 1,169,658 1,074,000 91.8 199,963
<br />1961 1,222,435 1,071,800, 87.7 146,10,9
<br />1962 1,123,128 1,127,455 100.4 46,252
<br />1963 891, 317 879,044 98.6 89,0,96
<br />1964 948,665 897,561 94.6 -
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<br />1954-64 1,316,840 1,066,716 81.0 *30,3,494
<br />1954-57'
<br />1960-64 1,147,480, 1,089,570 95.0 80,984
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<br />*For period 1954-63.
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<br />With diversions of 95.0 percent of released water and 7.1 percent wasting
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<br />to Gulf, 102.1 percent is accounted for. The 2.1 percent excess diverted over
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<br />released water represents "free" water and charmel gains, and amounts to 22,100,
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<br />acre-feet per year, average.
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