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Show -9- NATURAL FLOW OF COLORADO RIVER ABOVE MOUTH OF GILA RIVER AVAILABLE FOR I.I.D. AND REQUIREMENTS OF I.I.D. BY MONTHS FOR YEARS 1902-1955 BASED ON DIVERSION OF 4,000,000 AC. FT. PER ANNUM Shortage Year in Excess and Required River of 100,000 Month Diversion Discharge Surplus Shortage Ac. Ft. ACRE FEET 1926 Jan. 180,000 387,070 207,070 Feb. 256,000 300,594 44,594 Mar. 344,000 464,300 120,300 Apr. 396,000 1,206,000 810,000 May 412,000 2,778,530 2,366,530 June 400,000 3,582,200 3,182,200 July 432,000 1,444,100 1,012,100 Aug. 400,000 557,000 157,000 Sept. 356,000 279,950 76,050 Oct. 376,000 404,910 28,910 Nov. 256,000 305,000 49,000 Dec. 192,000 454,660 262,660 Total 4,000,000 12,164,314 8,240,364 76,050 1927 Jan. 180,000 297,400 117,400 Feb. 256,000 715,800 459,800 Mar. 344,000 650,600 306,600 Apr. 396,000 1,012,300 616,300 • May 412,000 3,062,000 2,650,000 June 400,000 3,463,800 3,063,800 July 432,000 2,723,500 2,291,500 Aug. 400,000 969,670 569,670 Sept. 356,000 1,795,480 1,439,480 Oct. 376,000 1,046,610 670,610 Nov. 256,000 743,600 487,600 Dec. 192,000 501,000 309,000 Total 4,000,000 16,981,760 12,981,760 1928 Jan. 180,000 470,300 290,300 Feb. 256,000 479,870 223,870 Mar. 344,000 581,122 237,122 Apr. 396,000 868,600 472,600 May 412,000 3,327,000 2,915,000 June 400,000 3,877,000 3,477,000 July 432,000 1,618,900 1,186,900 Aug. 400,000 590,100 190,100 Sept. 356,000 302,400 53,600 Oct. 376,000 462,000 86,000 Nov. 256,000 526,600 270,600 Dec. 192,000 377,800 185,800 Total 4,000,000 13,481,692 9,535,292 53,600 Sheet 9 of 18 |