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Show -16- 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. 1947 ACRE FEET Jan. 180,000 269,000 89,000 Feb. 256,000 336,000 80,000 Mar. 344,000 560,000 216,000 Apr. 396,000 605,000 209,000 May- 412,000 2,450,000 2,038,000 June 400,000 3,200,000 2,800,000 July 432,000 2,160,000 1,728,000 Aug. 400,000 1,290,000 890,000 Sept. 356,000 540,000 184,000 Oct. 376,000 930,000 554,000 Nov. 256,000 578,000 322,000 Dec. 192,000 525,000 333,000 Total 4,000,000 13,443,000 9,443,000 1948 Jan. 180,000 400,000 220,000 Feb. 256,000 428,000 172,000 Mar. 344,000 572,000 228,000 Apr. 396,000 1,390,000 994,000 May 412,000 2,680,000 2,268,000 June 400,000 3,325,000 2,925,000 July 432,000 1,055,000 623,000 Aug. 400,000 537,000 137,000 Sept. 356,000 150,000 206,000 106,000 Oct. 376,000 265,000 111,000 11,000 Nov. 256,000 389,000 133,000 Dec. 192,000 367,000 175,000 Total 4,000,000 11,558,000 7,875,000 317,000 1949 Jan. 180,000 332,000 152,000 Feb. 256,000 340,000 84,000 Mar. 344,000 687,000 343,000 Apr. 396,000 1,065,000 669,000 May 412,000 2,350,000 1,938,000 June 400,000 4,375,000 3,975,000 July 432,000 2,360,000 1,928,000 Aug. 400,000 580,000 180,000 ¦ Sept. 356,000 250,000 106,000 6,000 Oct. 376,000 486,000 110,000 Nov. 256,000 447,000 191,000 Dec. 192,000 386,000 194,000 Total 4,000,000 13,658,000 9,764,000 106,000 Sheet 16 of 18 |