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Show -13- 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 1938 Jan. 180,000 306,500 126,500 Feb. 256,000 322,000 66,000 Mar. 344,000 782,000 438,000 Apr. 396,000 1,235,000 839,000 May 412,000 2,600,000 2,188,000 June 400,000 4,890,000 4,490,000 July 432,000 1,915,000 1,483,000 Aug. 400,000 480,000 80,000 Sept. 356,000 825,000 469,000 Oct. 376,000 572,000 196,000 Nov. 256,000 460,000 204,000 Dec. 192,000 450,000 258,000 Total 4,000,000 14,837,500 10,837,500 1939 Jan. 180,000 330,000 150,000 Feb. 256,000 280,000 24,000 Mar. 344,000 708,000 364,000 Apr. 396,000 960,000 564,000 May 412,000 1,915,000 1,503,000 June 400,000 1,640,000 1,240,000 July 432,000 425,000 7,000 Aug. 400,000 185,000 215,000 115,000 Sept. 356,000 490,000 134,000 Oct. 376,000 290,000 86,000 Nov. 256,000 275,000 19,000 Dec. 192,000 298,000 106,000 Total 4,000,000 7,796,000 4,104,000 308,000 1940 Jan. 180,000 247,500 67,500 Feb. 256,000 288,000 32,000 Mar. 344,000 392,000 48,000 Apr. 396,000 530,000 134,000 May 412,000 1,587,000 1,175,000 June 400,000 1,490,000 1,090,000 July 432,000 380,000 52,000 Aug. 400,000 205,000 195,000 95,000 Sept. 356,000 390,000 34,000 Oct. 376,000 765,000 389,000 Nov. 256,000 384,000 128,000 Dec. 192,000 423,000 231,000 Total 4,000,000 7,081,500 3,328,500 247,000 Sheet 13 of 18 |