OCR Text |
Show -17- 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. 1950 ACRE FEET Jan. 180,000 326,000 146,000 Feb. 256,000 381,000 125,000 Mar. 344,000 573,000 229,000 Apr. 396,000 945,000 549,000 May 412,000 1,560,000 1,148,000 June 400,000 2,885,000 2,485,000 July 432,000 1,510,000 1,078,000 Aug. 400,000 370,000 30,000 Sept. 356,000 250,000 106,000 6,000 Oct. 376,000 295,000 81,000 Nov. 256,000 300,000 44,000 Dec. 192,000 455,000 263,000 Total 4,000,000 9,850,000 6,067,000 217,000 1951 Jan. 180,000 292,500 112,500 Feb. 256,000 330,000 74,000 Mar. 344,000 357,000 13,000 Apr. 396,000 400,000 4,000 May 412,000 1,250,000 838,000 June 400,000 2,760,000 2,360,000 July 432,000 1,505,000 1,073,000 Aug. 400,000 780,000 380,000 Sept. 356,000 352,000 4,000 Oct. 376,000 375,000 1,000 Nov. 256,000 422,000 166,000 Dec. 192,000 353,000 161,000 Total 4,000,000 9,176,500 5,181,500 5,000 1952 Jan. 180,000 572,000 392,000 Feb. 256,000 362,000 106,000 Mar. 344,000 363,000 19,000 Apr. 396,000 1,790,000 1,394,000 May 412,000 3,975,000 3,563,000 June 400,000 5,775,000 5,375,000 July 432,000 1,738,000 1,306,000 Aug. 400,000 780,000 380,000 Sept. 356,000 490,000 134,000 Oct. 376,000 333,000 43,000 Nov. 256,000 345,000 89,000 Dec. 192,000 410,000 218,000 Total 4,000,000 16,933,000 12,976,000 43,000 Sheet 17 of 18 |