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Show Stuck much inore ( frequently a-equently aequently ) Gl with boats withwhich they had on trip from Greenriver to junction and up the Colorado , than with the large boat that came down from Afoab to junction to meet them . . ( R . 285-286 . . ) Boat used to junction did not have motor on down to junction on Green , and had ( there- there ) fore a foot less draft . ( R . ( 286-287 286-2,87 ) ) The boat with the ( motor inotor ) had a swinging propeller that tripped up with reference to ( meeting ineeting ) any ( obstruc obstruc- obstruc ) tions . There were a great ( many iiiany ) more sand bars in the Colorado than in the Green , meaning bars that come to or near the surface and that must be avoided in navigating the river . There are more crossing bars on the Colorado that may impede progress than on the Green River . The Colorado in general has the biggest flow of water . ( R . 287-288 . ) According to the official records ( R . 289 ) , the comparative flow at the Greenriver , Utah , and Cisco gauging stations , is as follows : ( Green- Green ) ( Green- Green ) Cisco river , Cisco , ( river' river ) Uta Date Utah I ( in' in ) Uta hl flow in ( second- second ) now D a t e flow In flow ( second- second ) ( second- second ) ( second- second ) feet feet feet feet Oct . 1 , 1928 ------------- 1,030 3,060 Oct . 7 , 1928 ------------- 1,570 2,830 Oct . 2 , 1928 ------------- 1,680 3,030 Oct . 14 , 1928 ------------ 3,570 13,2200 0 1 . 3 , 1928 ------------- 1,590 2 M Oct . 20 , 1928 ------------ 5,120 3,920 Oct . 5 , 1928 ------------- 1,540 2,830 Oct . 21 , 1928 ------------ 4,410 3,770 Oct . 6 , 1928 ------------- 1,550 2,810 R . 289-- 291 . - -1 J ' On October 12th there was a discharge of 12,000 ( second-feet secondfeet ) at Greenriver , Utah . That peak showed up at Cisco on the 14th . |