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Project Water Supply

Normal

17.52 in  

Maximum  -  1983

43.02 in  

Minimum   -  1976

5.18 in  

Willows, California 1961-1990

  

      Temperature

Mean Annual

61.2 °F  

Daily Maximum  -  07/15/1972

117 °F  

Daily Minimum   -  12/22/1990

11 °F  

Willows, California 1948-1996

  

Growing Season

260 days  

Elevation of irrigable area

35-400 ft  

      Sacramento River

Drainage area above Bend Bridge, near Red Bluff

8,900 mi2  

Annual discharge:

  

Maximum  - 1974

16,930,000 acre-ft  

Minimum   -  1924

2,973,000 acre-ft  

Average    -  1963-1980

9,629,000 acre-ft  

Project Water Quality
 

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