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Show PART III CURRENT WATERSHED CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS, AND EFFECT OF PROBLEMS 35 : : : : : Average annual : : Drainage : : : Runoff : Suspended sediment Station : : area : : No. : : : Tons : Acre-feet number : River and location : Sq. Mi. : Period : yrs. : (Acre-feet) : (Tons) : Sq. Mi. : Sq. Mi. Tributaries of St. Louis Creek, Colo. 1950-52 - - -1/36 0.02 9-0580 Colorado River near Kremmling, Colo. 2,360 A - - 150,000 64 .04 9-0725 Colorado River at Glenwood Springs, Colo. 4,560 A - 1,738,000 486,000 107 .07 9-0850 Roaring Fork at Glenwood Springs, Colo. 1,460 A - 980,200 287,000 197 .12 9-1295 iron Creek near Crawford, Colo. 67 1948-52 5 12,200 16,400 245 .15 9-1525 Gunnison River near Grand Junction, Colo. 7,928 A - 1,884,000 2,067,000 260 .16 9-1665 Dolores River at Dolores, Colo. 556 A - 356,400 119,000 214 .13 9-1800 Dolores River near Cisco, Utah 4,580 1951-62 12 506,400 2,254,000 492 .30 9-1805 Colorado River near Cisco, Utah 24,100 1930-42 13 5,156,000 19,270,000 800 .50 1943-52 10 5,726,000 10,300,000 427 .27 1953-62 10 4,789,000 9,020,000 375 .24 9-1885 Green River at Warren Bridge near Daniel, Wyo. 468 A - 391,200 19,000 41 .03 9-2165 Green River at Green River, Wyoming 7,670 A - 1,305,000 625,000 82 .05 1951-63 13 1,186,000 413,000 2/ 54 .03 9-2510 Yampa River near Maybell, Colo. 3,410 1951-57 7 1,057,000 366,000 107 .06 9-2600 Little Snake River near Lily, Colo. 3,730 1959-64 6 295,000 1,297,000 348 .21 9-2610 Green River near Jensen, Utah 25,400 1951-62 12 3,027,000 7,405,000 3/ 292 .18 9-3070 Green River near Ouray, Utah 35,500 1951-62 12 3,984,000 12,620,000 3/ 355 .22 9-3150 Green River at Green River, Utah 40,600 1930-42 13 3,654,000 24,580,000 605 .37 1943-62 20 4,244,000 16,920,000 417 .26 1951-62 12 4,005,000 15,790,000 389 .24 9-3285 San Rafael River near Green River, Utah 1,690 1949-58 10 111,200 1,480,000 876 .54 9-3335 Dirty Devil River near Hite, Utah 4,360 1949-58 10 85,100 5,600,000 4/ 1,280 .78 9-3395 Escalante River near Escalante, Utah 1,770 1951-55 5 61,700 1,757,000 993 .61 9-3555 San Juan River near Archuleta, N. M. 3,260 1955-61 7 891,000 2,273,000 5/ 698 35 9-3565 San Juan River near Blanco, N. M. 3,560 1949-54 6 799,400 1,796,000 504 9-3645 Animas River at Farmington, N. M. 1,360 1952-61 10 572,200 919,000 676 .42 9-3665 La Plata River at State line 331 A - 27,900 28,000 85 .05 9-3680 San Juan River at Shiprock, N. M. 12,900 1952-61 10 1,448,000 10,510,000 5/ 816 .51 9-3715 McElmo Creek near Cortez, Colo. 233 A - 38,800 141,000 605 .37 9-3795 San Juan River near Bluff, Utah 23,000 1930-42 13 1,972,000 46,340,000 2,010 1.24 1943-52 10 1,666,000 19,090,000 830 .52 1953-62 10 1,492,000 16,200,000 704 .45 9-3800 Colorado River at Lees Ferry, Ariz. 107,900 1930-42 13 11,330,000 133,700,000 1,240 .77 1943-52 10 12,500,000 80,000,000 6/ 742 .45 1953-62 10 9,980,000 56,320,000 522 .32 9-3820 Paria River at Lees Ferry, Ariz. 1,570 1948-65 18 17,790 3,536,000 2,250 1.41 Table 3.--Suspended sediment discharge, Upper Colorado Region, 1965 Estimated for water years 1914-57, adjusted to 1957 conditions; USGS Professional Paper 441. Data from U. S. Forest Service as reported in USGS Professional Paper 441. Fontenelle Dam closed in August 1963. Flaming Gorge Dam closed November 1, 1962. Partly estimated. Navajo Dam closed June 27, 1962. Glen Canyon Dam closed March 13, 1963. |