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Show -15- NATURAL FLOW OF COLORADO RIVER ABOVE MOUTH OF GILA RIVER AVAILABLE FOR LI.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 1944 Jan. 180,000 263,000 83,000 Feb. 256,000 326,000 70,000 Mar. 344,000 466,000 122,000 Apr. 396,000 865,000 469,000 May 412,000 2,527,000 2,115,000 June 400,000 4,185,000 3,785,000 July 432,000 2,035,000 1,603,000 Aug. 400,000 400,000 Sept. 356,000 170,000 186,000 86,000 Oct. 376,000 292,000 84,000 Nov. 256,000 350,000 94,000 Dec. 192,000 342,000 150,000 Total 4,000,000 12,221,000 8,491,000 270,000 1945 Jan. 180,000 325,000 145,000 Feb. 256,000 345,000 89,000 Mar. 344,000 395,000 51,000 Apr. 396,000 622,000 226,000 May 412,000 2,225,000 1,813,000 June 400,000 2,710,000 2,310,000 July 432,000 1,890,000 1,458,000 Aug. 400,000 1,025,000 625,000 Sept. 356,000 290,000 66,000 Oct. 376,000 492,000 116,000 Nov. 256,000 420,000 164,000 Dec. 192,000 358,000 166,000 Total 4,000,000 11,097,000 7,163,000 66,000 1946 Jan. 180,000 353,000 173,000 Feb. 256,000 295,000 39,000 Mar. 344,000 434,000 90,000 Apr. 396,000 795,000 399,000 May 412,000 1,425,000 1,013,000 June 400,000 1,970,000 1,570,000 July 432,000 787,000 355,000 Aug. 400,000 515,000 115,000 Sept. 356,000 287,000 69,000 Oct. 376,000 365,000 11,000 Nov. 256,000 450,000 194,000 Dec. 192,000 495,000 303,000 Total 4,000,000 8,171,000 4,251,000 80,000 Sheet 15 of 18 |