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Show -18- 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 1953 Jan. 180,000 378,000 198,000 Feb. 256,000 343,000 87,000 Mar. 344,000 401,000 57,000 Apr. 396,000 395,000 1,000 May- 412,000 812,500 400,500 June 400,000 2,890,000 2,490,000 July 432,000 1,020,000 588,000 Aug. 400,000 655,000 255,000 Sept. 356,000 200,000 156,000 56,000 Oct. 376,000 255,000 121,000 21,000 Nov. 256,000 382,000 126,000 Dec. 192,000 361,000 169,000 Total 4,000,000 8,092,500 4,370,500 278,000 1954 Jan. 180,000 301,000 121,000 Feb. 256,000 316,000 60,000 Mar. 344,000 353,000 9,000 Apr. 396,000 430,000 34,000 May 412,000 980,000 568,000 June 400,000 765,000 365,000 July 432,000 655,000 223,000 Aug. 400,000 295,000 105,000 5,000 Sept. 356,000 315,000 41,000 Oct. 376,000 495,000 119,000 Nov. 256,000 300,000 44,000 Dec. 192,000 280,000 88,000 Total 4,000,000 5,485,000 1,631,000 146,000 1955 Jan. 180,000 227,000 47,000 Feb. 256,000 228,000 28,000 Mar. 344,000 497,000 153,000 Apr. 396,000 460,000 64,000 May 412,000 1,225,000 813,000 June 400,000 1,565,000 1,165,000 July 432,000 600,000 168,000 Aug. 400,000 620,000 220,000 Sept. 356,000 175,000 181,000 81,000 Oct. 376,000 147,000 229,000 129,000 Nov. 256,000 237,000 19,000 Dec. 192,000 353,000 161,000 Total 4,000,000 6,334,000 2,791,000 457,000 Sheet 18 of 18 |