WSP07709

• File Number: 8281.300
• Description: Colorado River Studies and Investigations -- Colorado River Consumptive Uses and Losses Reports
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/1977
• Title: Colorado River System Consumptive Uses and Losses Report -- 1971-1975
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

TABLE C-3-Colorado River System Consumptive Uses and Losses Report, P.L. 90-S37
Summary of Estimated Water Use by States, Basins. and Types of Use 1972
0,000 A.F.)
Esflmaltd Beneficial Consumptive Uses and losses I
0 MUnicIpal Fishalld Export hport
ReservoIr Irrigated ,,' Wi/dllle. OutsllIe WIt/Uti
,:::J Stale Basin EvaporallDn% Agrrculture) Industria'. Recreation Syslem System Total
t...:l
C;::l Arizona Upper 6.9 3.6 1.7 12
N Lower 153.4 4.483.9 355.9 33.5 1.7 5,028
JoI;;.. Total 153.4 4.490.8 359.5 35.2 1.7 5,040
California Lower 500.3 7.6 4,820.4 5,328
Colorado Upper 1,236.8 42.0 6.2 490.5 1,775
Nevada Lower 1.1 68.3 79.4 0.9 (-1.7) 148
New Mexico Upper 114.2 27.5 0.7 41.1 183
Lower 5.5 19.2 10.0 35
Total 5.5 133.4 37.5 OJ 41.1 218
Utah Upper 595.3 18.0 8.1 127,2 749
Lower 0.7 71.6 1.2 0,6 74
Total ---0:7 666.9 8T 127.8 - 823
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Wyoming Upper 274.8 19.9 0.2 8.7 0 304
Other Upper 477.0 477
5 Lower 1,442.0 1,600.5 3.042
'" - 3,519
Total 1,919.0 1,600.5
Colorado Upper 477 2,228 111 17 667 0 3,500
River Lower 1.603 5,143 454 34 6.421 0 13,655
System Total 2,080 7,371 565 51 7.088 0 i7,155
T..;- 1 From tables UJ;-l. -4 and lC-l, -3, and -5.
" 2 'n Upper Basii), reservoi, evaporation other than main stem has been assigned to the principal reservoir functiol1,
3 Includes IivestoQk water use and stockpond evaporation.
. Includes waler Llses for thermal electric power and mineral resources.
5 Mainstream re+rvoir evaporation includ!!s channel loss below lee Ferry, For the purpose of this report water paSSing to Mexico (not used in basin) is shown
as an export.

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