UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HAROLD L. ICKBS, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. C. MENDENHALL, Director Water-Supply Paper 879 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY of the UNITED STATES 1939 v> , PART 9 ? | COLORADO RIVER BASIN * * CARL G. PAULSEN, Acting Chief Hydraulic Engineer c*1 ROBERT FOLLANSBEE, J. H. GARDINER, BERKELEY JOHNSON tu £r AND A. B. PURTON, District Engineers " <fc Prepared in cooperation with the States of &% a^ ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO ' ^ ~X UTAH, AND WYOMING J li jr arid other agencies fr* ^ £ ** -, H» *> Xt- 58!as 2*<~ O ^ O UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1940 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - - - Price 35 cen*s (paper cover) CONTENTS Scope of work........................................................................ 1 Definition of terms.................................................................. 1 Explanation of data.................................................................. 1 Accuracy of f Leld data and computed results.......................................... 3 Publications......................................................................... 4 Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 9 Cooperation.......................................................................... 10 Division of work..................................................................... 10 Gaging-station records............................................................... 11 Colorado River Basin............................................................... 11 Colorado River main stem......................................................... 11 Colorado River near Grand Lake, Colo........................................... 11 Colorado River near Granby, Colo............................................... 12 Colorado River at Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.................................... 13 Colorado River at Glenwood Springs, Colo....................................... 14 Colorado River near Cameo, Colo................................................ 15 Colorado River near Cisco, Utah................................................ 16 Colorado River at Lees Ferry, Arlz............................................. 17 Colorado River at Bright Angel Creek, near Grand Canyon, Ariz.................. 18 Lake Head at Boulder Dam, Ariz-Nev............................................. 19 Colorado River near Willow Beach, Ariz......................................... 21 Colorado River at Needles, Calif............................................... 22 Colorado River near Topock, Ariz............................................... 27 Lake Havasu near Parker Dam, Calif............................................. 29 Colorado River below Parker Daai, Arlz-Callf.........'........................... 31 Colorado River near Picacho, Calif............................................. 32 Colorado River at Yuma, Ariz................................................... 33 All-American canal above Pilot Knob wasteway, Calif............................ 34 All-American canal below Pilot Knob wasteway, Calif............................ 34 Yuna main canal at siphon-drop power plant, near Yuma, Ariz.................... 35 Yuma main canal below Colorado River siphon, at Yuma, Arlz..................... 36 Yuma main canal wasteway at Yuma, Ariz......................................... 37 Tributaries above Green River.................................................... 38 Arapaho Creek below Monarch Lake, Colo......................................... 38 Willow Creek near Granby, Colo................................................. 39 Fraser River near West Portal, Colo............................................ 40 Fraser River at Granby, Colo................................................... 41 Vasquez Creek near West Portal, Colo........................................... 42 St. Louis Creek near Fraser, Colo.............................................. 43 Ranch Creek above forks, near Fraser, Colo......;.............................. 44 Ranch Creek near Fraser, Colo.................................................. 45 Ranch Creek near Tabernash, Colo............................................... 46 North Fork of Ranch Creek near Fraser, Colo.................................... 47 Kiddle Fork of Ranch Creek near Fraser, Colo................................... 48 South Fork of Ranch Creek near West Portal, Colo............................... 49 Meadow Creek near Tabernash, Colo.............................................. 50 Strawberry Creek near Granby, Colo............................................. 51 Williams River below Steelman Creek, Colo...................................... 52 Williams River near Leal, Colo................................................. 53 Williams River near Parshall, Colo............................................. 54 Blue River at Dillon, Colo..................................................... 55 Blue River below Green Mountain Reservoir, near Kremmling, Colo................ 56 Snake River at Dillon, Colo.................................................... 57 Tenmile Creek at Dillon, Colo.................................................. 58 Roaring Fork at Aspen, Colo.................................................... 59 Roaring Fork at Glenwood Springs, Colo........;................................ 60 Crystal River near Redstone, Colo............:.... v ........................... 61 West Divide Creek below Willow Creek, near Raven, Colo......................... 62 Plateau Creek near Collbran, Colo.............................................. 63 Plateau Creek near Cameo, Colo................................................. 64 Buzzard Creek near Helberger, Colo............................................. 65 Buzzard Creek near Collbran, Colo.............................................. 66 Taylor River below Taylor Park Reserve ir, Colo................................. 67 Taylor River at Almont, Colo................................................... 68 Gunnison River at lola, Colo................................................... 69 Gunnison River near Grand Junction, Colo....................................... 70 Reservoirs in Gunnison River Basin............................................. 71 East River at Almont, Colo..................................................... 72 Tomichi Creek at Sargents, Colo................................................ 73 Tomlchi Creek at Gunnison, Colo................................................ 74 Quartz Creek near Ohio, Colo................................................... 75 Cebolla Creek at Powderhorn, Colo.............................................. 76 Lake Fork at Gateview, Colo.................................................... 77 North Fork of Qunnison River near Somerset, Colo............................... 78 East Muddy Creek near Sardine, Colo............................................ 79 Leroux Creek near Cedaredge, Colo.............................................. 80 Surface Creek near Cedaredge, Colo............................................. 81 III IV CONTENTS Gaging-statlon records Continued. Colorado River Basin Continued. Tributaries above Green River Continued. Pa^e Surface Creek at Cedaredge, Colo............................................... 82 Uncompahgre River at Colona, Colo.............................................. 83 Uncompahgre River at Delta, Colo............................................... 84 Roubldeau Creek near Delta, Colo............................................... 85 Roubldeau Creek at mouth, near Delta, Colo..................................... 86 Kahnah Creek near Whitewater, Colo............................................. 87 Dolores River at Dolores, Colo................................................. 88 Dolores River near McPhee, Colo................................................ 89 Dolores River at Gateway, Colo................................................. 90 Gresn River Basin................................................................ 91 Green River at Warren Bridge, near Daniel, Wyo................................. 91 Green River at Green River, Wyo................................................ 92 Green River near Llnwood, Utah................................................. 93 Green River at Green River, Utah............................................... 94 Beaver Creek near Daniel, Wyo.................................................. 95 Horse Creek near Daniel, Wyo................................................... 96 Cottonwood Creek near Daniel, Wyo............................................... 97 Cottonwood Creek near mouth, near Big Plney, Wyo............................... 98 East Fork near Big Sandy, Wyo.................................................. 99 Sliver Creek near Big Sandy, Wyo............................................... 100 New Fork below New Fork Lake, near Cora, Wyo................................... 101 New Fork near Plnedale, Wyo.................................................... 102 New Fork near Boulder, Wyo..................................................... 103 Willow Creek near Cora, Wyo.................................................... 104 Lake Creek near Cora, Wyo...................................................... 105 Duck Creek at Cora, Wyo........................................................ 106 Pine Creek at Plnedale, Wyo.................................................... 107 Pole Creek below Little Half Moon Lake, near Plnedale,