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Project Water Supply

Normal

22.60 in  

Maximum  -  1977

35.43 in  

Minimum   -  1989

9.53 in  

Ainsworth, Nebraska 1961-1990

  

      Temperature

Mean Annual

48.9 °F  

Daily Maximum  -  07/13/1954

109 °F  

Daily Minimum   -  12/22/1989

-30 °F  

Ainsworth, Nebraska 1948-1996

  

Growing Season

157 days  

Elevation of irrigable area

2,300 to 2,600 ft  

      Snake River

Drainage area above Merritt Dam

440 mi2  

Annual discharge:

  

    Maximum  -  1968

154,044 acre-ft 

    Minimum   -  1962

37,765 acre-ft 

    Average    -  1962-1981

147,454 acre-ft 

Project Water Quality

       

 

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