WSPC02037

• File Number: 8200.200.50
• Description: Colorado River-Colo. River Basin-Colorado River Basin Hydrology-Lower Colo. River Accounting ‎(LCRAC)‎
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 5/23/1968
• Author: H M Babcock
• Title: Lower Colorado River Basin Storage - Diversions and Returns - Colorado River and Tributaries in Lower Basin - Provisional Release
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Data

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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INl'ERIOR
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

PROVISIONAL RELEASE

MAY 2. '2 1968
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Colorado Paria Little Colorado Virgin. River lake River Havasu River Parker and Blvthe River rmnorial Darn ....., -- 'C~l-orado
Date River River Colorado River River lake Mead below Mohave below Lake below Cola. R. Palo below All Gila Gila River Pilot
Apr. !.ee. !.e" River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Indian Verde Cibola American Gravity River bela\;' Knob
1968 Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Re.. Canal Valley Canal Canal Dorre Yuma Return
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or. or. of. or, of, acre-ft of, acre-ft of. acre-ft of. cf. cr. of. of. of. or. of. cfa
1 17,500- 23 2,070 16,200 192 14,637,000 15,500 1,666,000 16,900 556,500 14,200 766 1,350 11,000 9,2&::l 1,340 1.0 1,130 2,890
2 19,900 26 2,060 20,000 227 14,647,000 13,&:>0 1,661,000 17,000 558,&:>0 13,400 792 1,340 11,&:>0 9,360 1,700 1.0 1,180 2,900
3 19,700 33 1,840 22,400 375 14,656,000 14,300 1,658,000 17,000 563,500 12,200 792 1,400 11,900 9,420 1,570 1.1 1,100 2,950
4 17,000 24 2,310 21,&)0 296 14,671,000 15,000 1,656,000 15,500 568,400 12,000 788 1,440 10,900 9,900 1,530 1.1 908 3,080
5 16,100 22 2,200 20,600 254 14,6&:l,000 14,600 1,657,000 15,600 571,300 12,500 762 1,430 10,600 9,820 1,500 1.1 827 3,150
6 16,&:l0 20 1,&:>0 19,700 234 14,703,000 9,020 1,644,000 15,400 572,eoO 13,000 7411 1,310 10,200 9,380 1,260 1.4 781 3,150
7 12,300 19 1,300 18,300 231 14,729,000 5,650 1,652,000 15,600 570,500 14,000 746 1,260 10,900 9,010 1,230 1.8 619 3,140
8 14,200 17 1,200 14,000 209 14,730,000 16,400 1,628,000 16,100 569,900 14,000 776 1,390 11,400 9,1&:1 1,480 3.3 860 2,970
9 15,600 15 1,100 16,200 176 14,728,000 15,500 1,628,000 15,&:>0 570,100 13,200 7411 1,370 11,900 9,440 1,640 1.8 883 2,900
10 17,BoO .'4 1,000 18,200 167 14,720,000 17,500 1,633,000 15,300 572,000 12,000 722 1,530 12,000 9,810 1,690 1.2 766 2,990
11 14,400 12 1,000 19,100 183 14,716,000 18,000 1,634,000 15,300 577,200 10, 600 722 1,500 11 ,000 9,710 1,530 1.1 646 2,790
12 16,600 13 900 16,400 231 14,716,000 17,900 1,644,000 14,400 581,000 10,700 724 1,500 10,300 9,470 1,530 1.1 592 2,000
13 16,6::>0 12 850 18,900 291 14,723,000 13,100 1,644,000 14,300 585,100 10,600 728 1,420 9,620 9,070 1,110 .98 591 2,670
,4 15,900 11 850 18,000 360 14,738,000 9,040 1,637,000 12,500 586,500 11,500 734 1,240 9,290 8,300 897 .93 576 2,650
15 18,200 9.8 Boo 18,500 336 14,739,000 18,000 1,644,000 14,500 584,000 11,900 692 1,310 9,560 8,030 1,600 .92 561 2,730
16 16,400 9.4 750 20,200 3Bo 14,734,000 19,000 1,652,000 14,800 582,300 12,400 664 1,380 9,860 7,940 1,770 .94 919 2,400
17 17,400 8.0 750 19,000 400 14,731,000 19,200 1,664,000 14,700 584,900 12,200 698 1,470 10,100 8,040 1,870 .93 969 2,260
18 17,200 9.0 700 19, Boo 375 14,736,000 18,700 1,671,000 14,000 585,100 10,e.oO 724 1,520 10,200 8,650 1,620 .94 68) 2,490
19 16,200 19 700 19,900 327 14,735,000 18,200 1,678,000 14,300 584,200 12,100 720 1,570 10,000 8,860 1,680 1.1 629 2,570
20 14,600 30 650 18,400 29l 14,748,000 12,500 1,674,000 15,300 583,000 12,800 696 1,480 9,300 8,820 1,570 1.1 654 2,600
21 12,600 37 650 15,900 242 14,763,000 9,440 1,668,000 15,000 587 ,600 12,100 670 1,410 10,500 8,270 1,290 .92 661 2,560
22 17,500 26 500 14,000 216 14,766,000 16,200 1,672,000 13,300 585,900 11,500 694 1,500 10,600 8,310 1,5&:> .93 634 2,610
2) 17,700 18 500 18,100 176 14,754,000 17,100 1,679,000 12,500 587,000 10,600 710 1,500 10,100 8,340 1,500 1.1 614 2,350
24 16,500 13 450 18,500 l50 14,756,000 16,600 1,688,000 12,600 589,500 9,340 706 1,510 9,64<l 8,160 1,560 .98 626 2,030
25 16,600 13 450 17,300 140 14,759,000 16,900 1,696,000 12,600 591,&>0 9,110 702 1,590 9,010 7,870 1,530 .90 604 1,740
26 16,600 13 400 17,500 l30 14,759,000 16,600 1,702,000 13,900 591,600 10,400 714 1,570 8,150 7,820 1,430 .92 533 1,620
27 14,300 11 400 17,600 120 14, TT3,OOO 10,400 1,696,000 14,200 594,400 10,700 720 1,570 7,890 1,2&:l 1,260 .89 846 1,020
28 12,600 9.4 350 15,400 no 14,790,000 7,670 1,682,000 13,800 595,400 10,000 7411 1,560 9,110 6,760 1,170 .83 1,480 0
29 17,100 8.0 350 14,100 100 14,786,000 16,200 1,686,000 14,900 595,800 11 ,000 778 1,670 8,930 6,810 1,470 .79 1,150 0
30 16,500 8.0 300 18,000 100 14,780,000 17,300 1,694,000 13,100 597,400 11,000 774 1,680 8,980 '7,060 1,750 .78 1,050 0
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Mean 16,2&:l 16.8 973 18,110 234 -- 14,840 .- 14,670 -- 11,760 732 1,459 10,160 8,606 1,"'" 1.13 002 2,334
Acre-
feet 968,700 997 57, Beo 1,078,000 13,920 -- 883,300 -- 8'73,100 -- 699,500 43,530 86,820 604,400 512,100 88,500 67 47,750 138,900

COIDRADO RIVER AND TRlllvrARIES IN lOWER BASIN
April 1968

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* Furnished by U. S. Bureau of ReclaE~tion, based on powerp1ant records.
lake ~a.d evaporation by mass-transfer method during month lJas 46,100 acre-feet, equivalent to 5.36 inches.

H. M. Babcock, District Chief
Water Resources Division
Tucson, Arizona
May 23, 1968