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

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',"') TABLE C-6--Coforado River System Consumptive Uses and Losses Report, P.L. 9a.-537
W Summary 01 Estimated Water Use by Slates, Basins, and Types 01 Use t 975 .
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(1,000 A.F.) "
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"'-J Estimated BenefiCial CoMurnptive Uses and Losses 1
Municipal fish and bport export
Reservoir Irriialed .., Wildlife, Outside Within
,~~ B~Sill Evaporation' AalicultureJ Industria'. Recreation System System Total
Arizona UPPer 8.5 15.3 1.4 25
Lower 184.7 4,884.3 381.7 36.2 2.2 5,489
Tbtal 184.7 4,892.8 397.0 37.6 2.2 5,514
California lowel 469.3 6.5 4,461.5 4,937
Colorado Upper 1,166.1 42.9 5.8 562.6 1,778
Nevada Lower 1.1 64.8 89.0 0.8 (-2.2) 154
New Mexico Uppel 115.0 29.7 0.5 145.2 290
Lowef 5.5 16.9 -ll ---R
Tolal 5.5 131.9 39.6 0.5 145.2 322
Utah Upper, 482.7 23.9 7.4 101.1 615
l{)wer~ --..22 77.5 --..ld 3.1 ~
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Total 0.7 5it',a6td 25.2 7.4 104.2 698
Wyoming Upper 253.2 31.3 0.2 6.6 291
Other Upper i 607.0 607
s lower i 1.480.0 1,655.6 3.136
Total 2,087.0 1,655.6 3.743
Colorado Upper: 607 2.025 143 15 816 0 3,606
River Lower ( 1,672 5,513 489 37 6.120 0 13.831
System Totai 2,279 7.538 632 52 6,936 -0 17.437
I From tables UC-l, -7, and toe-I. -3, and -8.
J In Upper Basin, reservoir ell~oration other than main stem has been assigned to the principal reservoir function.
J Includes lillestock water use an ;stOCkpond ellaporatlon.
. Includes water uses tor thermal electric DOwer a(ld mineral resources.
1 Mainstream reservoir ellaporatfon includes channel loss below lee Ferry, For the purpose of this report water passing to Mexico (not used in basin) is shown as
an e"port.

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TABLE UC-I-Upp~r Colorado River System
Consumptive Uses andilosses Report, P.L. 90-537 ~,'
Estimated Main ste~ Reservoir Evaporation 1
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Reservoir Evaporation (1.000 A.F.I it'
flaming Bille ~ Morrow U" '~i
Year Gorge M,.. Poinl Powell Total ~.
197! 60 6 2 390 458 ~,~
1972 73 6 2 396 477 f'ii<
1973 75 7 2 418 502 tf;
1974 79 6 2 509 596 tt
1975 79 7 2 519 607 ~;
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~~ ~'1<Zt' 73 6 2 447 528

, UnQ,st"OlJled by States.

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