WSP05933

• File Number: 8507
• Description: Rio Grande Project
• State: TX
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Date: 9/20/1965
• Title: The Water Situation in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Table 22.- Water supply limited to 2.50 acre-feet per acre on 600,000 acres,
with base allotments on three priorities.

Allocation, limited to 2.50 acre-feet per acre
First priority Second priority Third priority
200,000 acres 200,000 acres 200,000 acres
Year
Basic Addi- Total Basic Addi- Total Basic Addi- Total
l.00 tional acre- 0.50 tional acre- 0.25 tional acre-
ac-ft ac-ft feet ac-ft ac-ft feet ac-ft ac-ft feet
1945 l.00 l.09 2.09 0.50 l.09 l.59 0.25 l.09 l.34
46 l.00 l.50 2.50 .50 L49 l.99 .25 l.49 l. 74
47 l.00 l.03 2.03 .50 l.02 l.52 .25 l.02 l.27
48 l.00 l.50 2.50 .50 2.00 2.50 .25 2.25 2.50
49 l.00 l.50 2.50 .50 2.00 2.50 .25 2.25 2.50
50 l.00 l.50 2.50 .50 l.57 2.07 .25 l.57 l.82
5l l.00 .57 l.57 .50 .57 l.07 .25 .57 .82
52 l.00 .02 .98 .50 .02 .48 .25 .02 .23
53 l.00 .2l l.2l .50 .2l .n .25 .2l .46
54 l.00 L50 2.50 .50 2.00 2.50 .25 2.25 2.50
55 l.00 L50 2.50 .50 2.00 2.50 .25 2.25 2.50
56 l.00 .38 l.38 .50 .38 .88 .25 .38 .63
57 l.00 L50 2.50 .50 2.00 2.50 .25 2.25 2.50
58 l.00 L50 2.50 .50 2.00 2.50 .25 2.25 2.50
59 l.00 L50 2.50 .50 2.00 2.50 .25 2.25 2.50
60 l.00 l.50 2.50 .50 2.00 2.50 .25 2.25 2.50
6l l.00 l.50 2.50 .50 2.00 2.50 .25 2.25 2.50
62 l.00 l.lO 2.l0 .50 l.lO l.60 .25 l.lO l. 35
63 l.OO .62 l. 62 .50 .62 l.l2 .25 .62 .87
64 l.0(1 L50 2.50 .50 2.00 2.50 .25 2.25 2.50
Ave. l.00 Ll5 2.l5 .50 l.40 l.90 .25 l.53 l. 78

Table 23.- Water supply limited to 2.50 acre-feet per acre on 600,000 acres,
with variable allotments on six priorities of lOO,OOO acres each.

If annual irrigation supply is -
Priority 350,000 675,000 l,OOO,OOO l,250,00O l, 300,000 l, 400,000 l,500,000
acre-feet acre-feet acre-feet acre-feet acre-feet acre-feet acre-feet
l gets 0.70 l.35 2.00 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50
2 gets .65 l.26 L87 2.33 2.45 2.50 2.50
3 gets .6l l.l7 l. 73 2.17 2.28 2.50 2.50
4 gets .56 l.08 l.60 2.00 2.l0 2.36 2.50
5 gets .5l .99 l.47 l.83 l.92 2.l7 2.50
6 gets .47 .gO L33 l.67 l. 75 l.97 2.50
Totals 3.50 6.75 lO.OO l2.50 l3.00 l4.00 l5.00

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