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Show PROBLEMS OF IMPERIAL VALLEY AND VICINITY. 139 General data.-Summary of information contained in following pages: Irrigation. Present irrigated. Estimated future additional. Total ultimate. Main stream.....................................................__ Acres. 264,000 245,000 46,000 Acres. 163,000 100,000 139,000 Acres. 427,000 345,000 185,000 Gunnison...... .................... Dolores •.............................;............ Total.......'.................................................. 555,000 • 402,000 957,000 1 In addition there are 105,000 acres estimated to be irrigable from the Dolores but lying in the San Juan River Basin. Irrigation by States, Present irrigated. Estimated future additional. Total ultimate. Utah...... ...................................... Acres. • 13,000 Acres. Acres. 13,000 944,000 Color ad o___.'..y................................................ 542,000 402,000 Total..........................................i........... 555,000 402,000 957<000 Diversions out of basin. [Acre-feet annually.] Present. Estimated future additional. Total ultimate. 17,500 2,500 315,500 1,500 210,000 333,000 4,000 210,000 ftnnnisnn 1 ,..._._;......,, _,, 1.. ____...____ Dolores *...................................................... Total. ..........................-.,..................... 20,000 527,000 547,000 1 Out of Colorado Basin. » To San Juan, which is in Colorado Basin. Average annual stream discharge at mouth of river. , ' Acre-feet. Estimated average flow since 1899..................................___6,940,000 Decrease by development above during period: Acre-feet.1 Increased diversions out of basins................. 20,000 lucreased use for irrigation-....................-.. 250,000 Acre-feet. --------• 270,000 Estimated future decrease: Diversions out of basin..............___:<----- 527,000 Irrigation use in basin.....:.:....------...........' 558,000 1,080,000, Estimated future discharge......... .... i.. DEWEY RESERVOIR. 1,350,000 5,590,000 Kremmling reservoir is discussed in the following section devoted to main stem of Grand River. There remains, for the purpose of this report, only the Dewey, which is below the junction of all three |
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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] : |