WSPC03622

• 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: 4/13/1964
• 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 INTERIOR
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

COWRADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES DI roh:R BASIN
March 1964

PROVISIONAL RElEASE

Colorado Colorado Colorado Diversions between Colorado Diversions at
Colorado Paria Little Colorado Vil'gin River lake RiveT Havasu IIi vel" Parker and Blvthe River Imperial Dam Colorado
Date River River Colorado River River lake forad belay Mohave below Lake below Colo. R. Palo below All Gila Gila River Pilot
Nar. Lee, Lee, River Grand Little- Usable Hoover Usable Davis Usable Parker Indian Verde Cibola American Gravity River below Knob
Ferry Ferry Cameron Canyon field Contents Dam Contents Dam Contents Dam Res. Canal Valle;:\" Canal Canal Dome y~ Return
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of, of, cr, of, of, acre,_f~.kf' 9(1 cfs acre-ft cf, acre-ft cf, cf, cf, cf, cf' cf, of, cf, efs
1 4,030 '3 4,240 142 15,o88,()()(J't 4, I&:> 1,668,000 6,140 538,600 6,950 771 1,290 9,450 6,250 702 0.6 968 1,100
2 4,010 10 4,250 142 1~ 13,100 1,672,000 11,800 537,&:>0 8,450 780 1,320 8,320 6,920 1,1&:> .6 1,030 l,4to
3 4,010 17 4,260 149 15,059,000 12,700 1,672,000 11,700 538,700 8,230 765 1,240 9,080 6,690 1,320 .5 1,690 1,350
4 4.,010 ,6 4,250 151 15,042,000 13,400 1,673,000 12,000 539,Eoo 8,4-30 7Ef3 1,2&:> 6,950 6,990 1,330 .4 1,030 1,920
5 4,010 12 4,270 136 15,027,000 12,900 1,676,000 12,000 542,000 I 9,080 771 1,180 7,540 6,480 997 .5 1,020 1,030
6 4,030 16 4,290 121 15,002,000 14,400 1,678,000 12,500 540,000 10,300 774 1,440 7,620 6,350 1,010 .5 1,040 1,000
7 4,030 17 4,270 127 14,984,000 12,&:>0 1,680,000 12,000 539,8Jo 9,790 777 1,390 8,450 6J540 950 .5 1,040 1,010
8 4,010 12 N 4,310 107 14,975,000 8,790 1,684,000 6,020 539,100 9,540 780 1,250 8,920 7J270 672 .6 1,130 1,620
9 4,010 12 4,270 96 14,954,000 15, &Xl 1,688,000 14,100 535,500 8,9to 784 1,250 8,920 7,030 1,100 .6 1,290 1,520
10 4,030 12 0 4,290 91 14,930,000 14,900 1,696,000 10,500 538,600 8,290 788 1,440 8,780 7,330 1,260 .5 1,150 2,020
11 4,030 17 4,290 86 14,911,000 14,600 1,702,000 10,900 537,100 9,620 784 1,510 7,040 6,9W 1,340 .6 1,060 1,480
12 4,030 17 4,290 78 14,877,000 13,800 1,703,000 14,100 535,900 9,470 784 1,590 7,140 6,380 1,'230 .5 996 1,100
'3 4,050 21 F 4,300 94 14,868,000 14,300 1,705,000 13,600 537,100 10,200 784 1,540 8,200 6,250 1,200 .4 1,020 1,030
,4 4,050 20 4,290 115 14,851,000 12,300 1,701,000 13,700 539,300 9,110 777 1,470 7,660 6,740 1,03) .4 1,030 1,290
15 4,050 ,6 L 4,290 103 14,846,000 6,850 1,706,000 6,000 541,400 10,400 780 1,250 8,480 6,5&J 776 .4 989 1,350
16 4,050 18 0 4,270 100 14,824,000 15,200 1,105,000 14,500 533,700 10,600 804 1,400 9,020 6,800 1,300 .3 1,020 1,500
17 4,050 ,6 4,210 93 14,802,000 14,600 1,702,000 15,100 533,200 10,400 815 1,340 8,650 6,110 1,480 .3 1,010 1,620
,8 4,050 ,6 w 4,270 86 14,782,000 14,300 1,101,000 15,400 535,000 10,900 821 1,370 9,080 7,330 1,550 .6 1,030 1,590
19 4,050 16 4,2W 91 14,763,000 15,400 1,701,000 15,300 535,100 1l,500 819 1,410 8,920 7,570 1,340 .4 1,040 1,550
20 4,050 15 4,250 98 14,739,000 15,800 1,700,000 15,100 534,400 12,300 814 1,3&J 9,300 7,210 1,200 .3 1,370 1,210
21 4,050 12 4,260 87 14,1'15,000 12,&:lO 1,696,000 15,100 53,2,400 13,,100 8ll 1,430 10,200 7,B20 1,060 .2 1,030 1,540
22 4,050 5.8 4,250 78 14,724,000 8,310 1,696,000 6,560 531,900 12,700 8ll 1,230 10J700 8,150 802 .3 1,030 1J690
23 4,050 '3 4,270 91 14,693,000 15,100 1,698,000 16,300 525,800 12,700 809 1,380 U,100 8,890 IJo60 .3 1,100 2,260
24 4,050 21 4,310 105 14,665,000 15,100 1,696,000 17,300 526,100 12,700 8ll 1,410 10,300 9,240 1,380 .3 1,080 2,500
25 4,050 34 4,310 134 14,642,000 15,900 1,694,000 16,900 529,400 1l,600 8ll 1,370 10,400 9,320 IJ200 .3 1,040 2,550
26 6,480 25 4,310 129 14,620,000 15,&:>0 1,692,000 16,900 536,200 10,400 821 1,350 10,400 9,110 1,270 .3 1,070 2,330
27 12,eoG 22 7,540 121 14,601,000 14,100 1,688,000 16,100 542,900 10,800 820 1,340 10,000 9,330 1,070 .3 1JIOO 3,210
28 18,900 24 16,300 ll5 14,587,000 10,900 1, 679J 000 16,800 548,100 U,100 816 1,230 9,0&J 9,270 870 .3 1,070 3,210
29 19,000 27 19,300 102 14,594,000 5,040 1, 676J 000 6,060 551,300 12,200 810 1J050 9,720 8,840 666 .4 1,030 3,530
30 19,100 27 19,200 100 14,604,000 14,300 1,610,000 16,900 547J200 12,300 819 1,390 10,600 8,280 1,200 .4 1,020 2,050
31 113,EiOo 25 19,300 115 14,609,000 15,100 1,663,000 ISJlOO S4.B,Eoo 12JOOO 814 1,360 10,400 8,450 IJ480 .4 1,030 1,840
Mean 6,320 17.6 0 6,220 109 --. 13,010 n. 13,100 n. 10,'+ou 797 1,351 9,065 7,521 1,130 0.42 1,082 1,759
Acre-
feet 388,300 ,080 0 382,500 6,110 n. 799,700 --. 805,400 .n 642,900 48,980 83,070 557,400 462,400 69,470 26 66,550 108,200
SEDIMENT
Tons I --. 1--- I n. 2,621,000

* Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, based on powerp1ant records.
lake Mead evaporation by mass-transfer method during n:onth was 43,300 acre-feet, equivalent to 4.9 inches.

t Combined flow of river, Yuma Main Canal wasteway and
Reservation Canal Main Drain No.4.

H. M. BABCOCK, District Chief
Water Resources Division
Tucson, Arizona
April 13, 1964