WSP06819

• File Number: 8281.300
• Description: Colorado River Studies and Investigations - Colorado River Consumptive Uses and Losses Report
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 10/1/2003
• Author: US DOI/BOR
• Title: Technical Memorandum - Upper Colorado River Basin Consumptive Uses and Losses Report 1996-2000 -- Part 4 of 4
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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ALFALFA SHORT 1996
ALFALFA SHORT 1997
ALFALFA SHORT 1998
ALFALFA SHORT 1999
ALFALFA SHORT 2000
PASTURE
PASTURE SHORT 1996
PASTURE SHORT 1997
PASTURE SHORT 1998
PASTURE SHORT 1999
PASTURE SHORT 2000
GRAIN, SPRING

1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
8

50
50
50
50
50
45
45
45
45
45
45
45

PERCENTAGE OF DAYLIGHT HOURS PER MONTH
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL
DEC
6,75 6.72 8.32 8,93 10.01 10.09 10,22
6,54

~
..
~

NUMBER OF
NAME
MARVINE R
MEEKER

2

TEMPERATURE
WEIGHT
80%
20%

STATIONS

NUMBER OF PRECIPITATION STATIONS 2
NAME WEIGHT
MARVINE RAN 80%
MEEKER C 20%

28
28
28
28
28
45
45
45
45
45
45
45

1/ 1
1/ 1
1/ 1
1/ 1
1/ 1
lI1
1/ 1
1/ 1
1/ 1
1/ 1
1/ 1
4/13

7/20
11/ 5
8/12
7/23
6/15
12/31
7/19
10/22
8/10
7/ 5
6/14
8/ 4

9/25/2003

365
365
365
365
365
365
365
365
365
365
365
113

OCT

NOV

AUG SEP

9.55 8,39

7.75

6.73

USES AND LOSSES 1996 TO 2000 WATERSHED 14050005 RIO BLANCO
CONSUMPTIVE USE ESTIMATED FROM MARVINE RANCH/MEEKER - TEMP AND PRECIP
USBR CROP DISTRIBUTION - PCT
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (DEGREES FAHRENHEIT)
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
ANN
1996 16.28 21.60 26,96 35,02 47.20 53,80 68.66 59.76 49,20 38.68 29.20 17.72
38.67
1997 18.08 17.60 30.24 30,76 45.20 55,24 58.46 57.78 52.62 38.96 26.90 16.58
37,37
1998 20.38 22.14 26.20 34,82 47.22 49.62 62.08 58.98 57.88 43,12 33.40 19.48
39,61
1999 23.70 25.06 34.92 36,94 44,84 55.02 63.96 60.80 50.40 42.78 36.84 21.48
41.40
2000 25,10 29.00 31.06 42,50 49.24 56,78 63.14 63.86 53,06 43.28 20.40 21.56
41. 58
Ave, 20,71 23.08 29.88 36,01 46,74 54.09 63.26 60,24 52.63 41.36 29.35 19.36
39,73

USES AND LOSSES 1996 TO 2000 WATERSHED 14050005 RIO BLANCO
CONSUMPTIVE USE ESTIMATED FROM MARVINE RANCH/MEEKER - TEMP AND PRECIP
USBR CROP DISTRIBUTION - PCT
TOTAL PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
ANN
1996 3,17 3.75 1.31 2.22 2,50 1.30 2.06 0.50 1,42 2.34 2.82 3.82
27,23
1997 4,53 0.86 1.17 3,75 2,27 1.15 3.11 3.87 7,02 3.29 1.72 1.22
33.96
1998 3.17 3,04 2.81 2.97 0.71 3.14 2.06 0,63 1,13 2.23 0.56 4.57
27,02
1999 2.03 1,69 0,49 3.26 1.39 1.09 1.28 2.19 1.57 0.71 0.53.2.08
18.31
2000 3.19 2,41 2.40 1.40 1.61 0,78 1.02 2.37 2.53 0.73 1.49 1.61

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