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<br />LAKE MOHAVE
<br />(COLORADO RIVER)
<br />
<br />Water Year 1993
<br />
<br />At the beginning of water year 1993, the water surface
<br />elevation of Lake Mohave, which is impounded by Davis
<br />Dam, was 195.2 meters (640.3 feet), with an active storage
<br />of approximately 2,005 million cubic meters (1,626,000 acre-
<br />feet).
<br />
<br />During the month of December 1992, through March 1993,
<br />Pacific storms brought unusual high amounts of precipitation
<br />to the Lower Basin causing water orders below Parker Dam
<br />to cut back in order to keep the flow of water to Mexico
<br />near scheduled amounts. The water surface elevation of
<br />Lake Mohave rose to 195.2 meters (640.2 feet) with a
<br />surface content of2,ool million cubic meters (1,623,000 acre-
<br />feet) by the end of December 1992. Lake Mohave remained
<br />at approximately the same water level of 195.7 meters (642.0
<br />feet) through the end of March 1993, with 2,062 million
<br />cubic meters (1,672,000 acre-feet) in active storage. The
<br />water level of Lake Mohave was regulated as needed
<br />between elevation 196.6 meters and 192.0 meters (645.0 feet
<br />and 630.0 feet) during the remainder of the water year. The
<br />reservoir ended the water year at an elevation of 1923
<br />meters (630.7 feet), with 1,696 million cubic meters
<br />(1,375,000 acre-feet) in active storage.
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<br />ACTUAL RELEASES 1993
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<br />Lake Mohave releases were made for downstream water use
<br />requirements, including diversions by users in the vicinities
<br />of Laugh\in, Nevada; Bulthead City, Arizona; and Needles,
<br />California, by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
<br />California (MWD), the C~ntral Arizona Project (CAP), and
<br />the users downstream from Parker Dam. During the water
<br />year, total releases of approximately 8,621 million cubic
<br />meters (6,989,000 acre-feet) were made at Davis Dam, all of
<br />which passed through the turbines for power production. Of
<br />that amount, approximately 1,491 million cubic meters
<br />(1,209,000 acre-feet) were then pumped from Lake Havasu
<br />by MWD, and 1,085 million cubic meters (880,000 acre-feet)
<br />were pumped for the CAP.
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<br />lAKE MORA VB
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<br />Reservoir
<br />
<br />Storage Capacity
<br />Normal Pool Elevation
<br />Minimum Power Pool
<br />Surface Area, full
<br />Reservoir Length, full
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<br />2,232 miJtion cubic meters (t,810,00l a=-fecl)
<br />197.2 Mere.. (617.0 Feel)
<br />173.7 MeIers (570.0 Feet)
<br />11,412 Hecla,..., (28,200 Acre.s)
<br />108 Kilometers (67 Miles)
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<br />Powemlant
<br />
<br />Number of Units
<br />Total Capacity
<br />
<br />5
<br />240,000 KW
<br />
<br />17
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