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Show -14- 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. ACRE FEET 1941 Jan. 180,000 406,500 226,500 Feb. 256,000 486,000 230,000 Mar. 344,000 725,000 381,000 Apr. 396,000 960,000 564,000 May 412,000 3,912,000 3,500,000 June 400,000 4,135,000 3,735,000 July 432,000 1,915,000 1,483,000 Aug. 400,000 812,500 412,500 Sept. 356,000 562,500 206,500 Oct. 376,000 2,128,000 1,752,000 Nov. 256,000 960,000 704,000 Dec. 192,000 703,000 511,000 Total 4,000,000 17,705,500 13,705,500 1942 Jan. 180,000 402,000 222,000 Feb. 256,000 403,000 147,000 Mar. 344,000 559,000 215,000 Apr. 396,000 2,248,000 1,852,000 May 412,000 2,500,000 2,088,000 June 400,000 4,300,000 3,900,000 July 432,000 1,450,000 1,018,000 Aug. 400,000 435,000 35,000 Sept. 356,000 215,000 141,000 41,000 Oct. 376,000 290,000 86,000 Nov. 256,000 334,000 78,000 Dec. 192,000 375,000 183,000 Total 4,000,000 13,511,000 9,738,000 227,000 1943 Jan. 180,000 317,000 137,000 Feb. 256,000 315,000 59,000 Mar. 344,000 492,000 148,000 Apr. 396,000 1,145,000 749,000 May 412,000 1,725,000 1,313,000 • June 400,000 2,625,000 2,225,000 July 432,000 1,565,000 1,133,000 Aug. 400,000 785,000 385,000 Sept. 356,000 390,000 34,000 Oct. 376,000 352,000 24,000 Nov. 256,000 435,000 179,000 Dec. 192,000 435,000 243,000 Total 4,000,000 10,581,000 6,605,000 24,000 Sheet 14 of 18 |