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Show Gagings of canals discharging water into the Salton Sea- Continued. Alamo channel New at Rock- Other Date. River, wood. canals. Total.0 1905. July 18....................................................................... 13,224 .... 325 13,549 July 19........................................................................... 3,501 .... 3,501 July 25....................................................................... 10,037 .... 318 10,355 July 26........................................................................... 3,104 .... 3,104 August 1................................................................... 8,221 .... 321 8,542 August 2........................................................................ 3,551 .... 3,551 August 8................................................................... 6,531 ........ 6,531 August 9....................................................................... 2,815 .... 2,815 August 15................................................................. 6,997 ........ 6,997 August 16..................................................................... 2,874 315 3,189 August 22................................................................. 5,529 .... .... 5,529 August 23..................................................................... 2,439 .... 2,439 August 29.................................................................. 4,308 .... .... 4,308 August 30..................................................................... 2,509 .... 2,509 September 5............................................................. 3,830 ........ 3,830 September 6................................................................. 2,115 250 2,365 September 12........................................................... 1,892 .... .... 1,892 September 13............................................................... 63,500 .... 3,500 aThis column does not represent total discharge into Salton Sea. ^Estimated. Station wrecked. Present Condition Colorado River Heading The original diversion of the Imperial canal at the Colorado River was made in the United States a short distance above the international boundary. Later a second diversion was made immediately below the boundary line, and in October, 1904, a third diversion, heading 4 miles farther down the river, was made. None of these canals have head-gates. The heavy flood discharge of the Colorado River during the winter and spring of 1905 caused an erosion of the latter heading, No. 3. On June 1 the amount of water being diverted through this heading was 4,498 second-feet, and the total diversion into the Imperial canal system was 6,737 second-feet. At this time the total discharge of the Colorado River, as measured at Yuma, was approxi- |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |