California Department of Water Resources - Southern District

Colorado River Conditions

(All values as of July 8, 2004, unless otherwise noted)

Reservoir storage31.384 million acre-feet53% of capacity
Precipitation on the watershed84% of average
Unregulated inflow to
Lake Powell		6.164 million acre-feet51% of average for water
year (October 1 to September 30)
Salinity at border with Mexico872 parts per million during May 2004
Excess flows to Mexico above Morelos Dam73,319 acre-feet (January through May 2004)

Predicted year-end (calendar year 2004) consumptive use in Lower Basin States

Nevada0.296 million acre-feet
Arizona2.869 million acre-feet
California4.373 million acre-feet
Total7.538 million acre-feet

Predicted year-end (calendar year 2004) consumptive use for California

By four agricultural users3.777 million acre-feet
Through Metropolitan Water District of Southern California0.576 million acre-feet
By other users0.020 million acre-feet
Total4.373 million acre-feet

For further information, contact:

Colorado River Board of California
770 Fairmont Avenue, Suite 100
Glendale, California 91203-1035

Phone: 818 543-4676

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