WSPC03603

• 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: 10/17/1966
• 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 .1
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR I
GEOLOOICAL StrnVEY I
COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBurARIES IN I.DW'ER BASIN
September 1966 1

PROVISIONAL REIEASE

Colorado Colorado ,Colorado Diversions between Colorado Diversions at
Colorado Paria Little Colorado Virgin River Lake River Havasu : River Parker and Blvthe River Imperial Dam Colorado
Date River River Colorado River River lake Mead beloW' Moha ve below Lake ItelOW Colo. R. Palo below All Gila Gila River Pilot
Sept. lees lees River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable I p~er Indian Verde Cibola American Gravity River below Knob
1966 Ferry Ferry Came ron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Res. Canal Valley Canal Canal Dome Yuma Return
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ds ds ds cfs cfs acre-ft cfs acre-ft ds acre-ft \ cfs cfs cfs cfs cfs cfs cfs cfs cf,
1 9,690 169 1,48:) 11,600 196 15,066,000 12,000 1,405,000 13,700 565,200 ., 10,100 920 1,570 10,200 8,520 1,820 4.9 512 1,850
2 8,260 36 530 11,100 184 15,058,000 14,300 1,406,000 13,SOO 567,100 10,400 916 1,520 9,450 8,700 1,670 4.7 518 1,820
3 7,890 18 238 9,120 78 15,059,000 10,900 1,402,000 14,000 567,100 \' 11,400 913 1,590 8,910 8,380 1,460 4.8 559 1,770
4 6,500 15 121 8,530 54 15,069,000 4,330 1,388,000 12,100 565,900 /12,200 909 1,670 9,540 7,790 1,150 4.8 608 1,700
5 7,080 11 73 6,920 51 15,076,000 5,930 1,376,000 12,600 562,700 112,400 906 1,700 9,850 7,750 1,410 4.7 693 1,690
6 8,150 8.5 55 7,560 50 15,061,000 15,800 1,381,000 12,700 560,300 . }11,400 916 1,660 10,200 7,170 1,590 4.8 1,040 1,350
7 8,420 5.5 32 8,690 49 15,047,000 14,300 1,381,000 14,900 557,900 11,600 909 1,770 9,890 7,520 1,610 4.8 <)06 1,420
8 8,410 4.0 19 8,760 50 15,026,000 16,200 1,386,000 14,900 560,500 ~,? 10,700 903 1,610 9,440 7,920 1,540 4.7 677 1,650
9 10,400 ).5 11 8,960 51 15,016,000 13,100 1,383,000 14,800 562,900 :111,600 903 1,790 9,370 7,830 1,570 4.7 567 1,800
10 11,500 2.7 5.4 11,100 51 15,016,000 8,250 1,372,000 15,000 564,800 , } 11,100 903 1,710 9,060 V,620 1,510 4.7 494 1,850
11 10,400 2.2 2.6 11,500 54 15,017,000 7,080 1,364,000 12,100 564,400 ' 112,300 903 1,600 9,210 7,230 1,26:) 4.7 553 1,840
12 10,900 5.1 66 10,200 56 15,014,000 13,500 1,367,000 11,200 561,800 ~ 11,400 875 1,580 9,500 7,220 1,620 4.7 539 1,800
13 6,220 18 10 11,000 56 15,000,000 13,500 1,369,000 12 , 000 557,300 J'l1,OOO 864 1,550 9,580 1,280 1,770 5.8 701 1,800
14 6,380 9.8 4.0 7,280 58 14,990,000 14,100 1,376,000 12,Boo 557,700 I 9,7<)0 864 1,560 9,250 7,280 1,820 7.8 2,220 1,750
15 7,150 6.6 7 7,470 56 14,981,000 14,300 1,379,000 13,000 561,500 ;1 8,890 864 1,570 8,930 7,390 1,540 5.4 1,400 1,660
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16 10,100 6.2 1 8,670 58 14,968,000 14,000 1,383,000 12,100 565,900 ',- 7,910 872 1,600 8,440 J,040 1,430 4.9 729 1,040
17 9,260 4.8 521 10,500 58 14,960,000 9,330 1,379,000 12,200 567,300 ., 8,950 8.(5 1,510 7,380 7,130 1,170 4.6 608 1,000
18 8,960 4.0 927 10,300 59 14,981,000 4,780 1,369,000 11,700 566,300 :, 9,660 867 1,440 7,380 6,300 1,010 4.4 1,180 0
19 12,700 12 302 10,100 65 14,9&:1,000 12,700 1,378,000 9,330 568,400 1 8,320 867 1,460 8,030 5,830 1,300 4.3 915 0
20 12,700 93 149 13,100 100 14,977,000 11,&:10 1,383,000 9,170 566,<)00 8,450 872 1,510 8,260 6,120 1,540 4.4 893 0
14,973,000 13,400 563,100 8,910 869 1,580 7,410 I 4.3 918
21 12,900 31 152 13,100 91 1,392,000 9,100 I 6,240 1,730 0
22 13,200 21 100 13,100 63 14,970,000 15,000 1,400,000 11,500 560,700 8,020 839 1,560 7,340 5,<)00 1,720 4.4 865 0
23 13,300 16 231 13,400 60 14,970,000 13,500 1,404,000 11,500 561,500 l 8,170 806 1,510 7,590 ~,830 1,650 4.3 899 0
24 12,900 39 226 13,700 58 14,978,000 8,960 1,400,000 11,500 560,700 , 9,150 804 1,410 6,970 6,160 1,450 3.5 883 0
25 10,300 23 140 13,000 58 14,993,000 4,880 1,390,000 10,400 560,000 9,090 802 1,330 7,410 5,920 1,230 3.3 890 0
26 11,600 16 00 10,000 59 15,001,000 9,030 1,385,000 12,200 556,700 I 9,380 776 1,340 7,990 5,870 1,340 3.4 826 0
27 12,000 8.3 50 12,200 58 15,007,000 11,100 1,385,000 11,800 556,900 9,310 768 1,280 8,140 5,870 1,530 3.7 837 0
28 9,940 8.6 35 n,80o 56 14,999,000 11,700 1,384,000 11,900 559,600 7,920 785 1,210 8,440 5,900 1,690 3.9 788 0
29 11,200 7.6 25 10,300 59 15,000,000 10,700 1,385,000 10,400 562,700 II 7,730 785 1,130 9,000 6,340 1,610 4.0 839 0
30 10,200 7.3 15 11,200 60 15,004,000 10,300 1,367,000 10,300 564,600 7,580 779 914 7,480 6,120 1,540 4.4 821 0
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Mean 9,954 20.4 187 10,480 68.5 u_ 11,290 --- 12,160 --- 9,828 861 1,514 8,655 6,939 1,509 4.59 829 926
Acre-
feet 592 300 ,220 11,110 623,300 4,0&:1 n_ 671,<)00 n_ 723,400 --- 84,800 51,240 90,120 515,000 412,900 B9,81o 273 49,340 55,120

* Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerplant records.
Iake Mead evaporation by mass-transfer method during month was 70,100 acre-feet, equivalent to 7.92 inches.

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H. M. BABCOCK, District Chief
Water Resources Division

Tucson, Arizona
October 17, 1966