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Project Water Supply

Normal

11.19 in  

Maximum  -  1990

17.90 in  

Minimum   -  1966

6.27 in  

Pueblo, Colorado 1961-1990

 

      Temperature

Mean Annual

52.5 °F  

Daily Maximum   -  06/29/1990

108 °F  

Daily Minimum    -  01/04/1959

-28 °F  

Pueblo, Colorado 1954-1996

 

Growing Season

83 - 173 days  

Elevation of irrigable area

3,620 - 8,350 ft  

      Arkansas River

Drainage area near Pueblo Dam

4,686 mi2  

Annual discharge:

 

Maximum   -  1957

1,052,074 acre-ft 

Minimum    -  1934

154,054 acre-ft 

Average     -  1894-1975

499,941 acre-ft 

      Fryingpan River

Drainage area near Ruedi Dam

238 mi2  

Annual discharge:

 

Maximum   -  1965

251,932 acre-ft 

Minimum    -  1977

49,494 acre-ft 

Average     -  1964-1996

133,191 acre-ft 

      Lake Fork Creek

Drainage area above Sugar Loaf Dam

23.9 mi2  

Annual discharge:

 

Maximum   -  1957

46,754 acre-ft 

Minimum    -  1954

17,316  acre-ft 

Average     -  1946-1967

31,452 acre-ft 

      Lake Creek

Drainage area above Twin Lakes Dam

75 mi2  

Annual discharge:

 

Maximum   -  1970

189,747 acre-ft 

Minimum    -  1977

56,112 acre-ft 

Average     -  1946-1996

113,884 acre-ft 

Project Water Quality

 

 

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