Effects of drought in the Colorado River basin: Chapter F in Drought in the Southwest, 1942-56
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- Related Works:
- Chapter A: The meteorologic phenomenon of drought in the Southwest
- Chapter B: General effects of drought on water resources of the Southwest
- Chapter C: Effects of drought in central and south Texas
- Chapter D: Effects of drought in the Rio Grande basin
- Chapter E: Effects of drought in basins of interior drainage
- Chapter G: Effects of drought along Pacific Coast in California
- Chapter H: General summary of effects of the drought in the Southwest
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Abstract
The prolonged drought of 1942-56 affected chiefly the lower part of the Colorado River basin and did not extend into the upper basin (the chief water-producing area) until 1953. Areas served by the Colorado River had adequate water supplies in spite of the local deficiency of precipitation. In the Gila River basin, there was a deficiency of streamflow during the drought years, and the water requirements of the present population exceed the yield of the basin even during years of average precipitation; the deficiency is overcome by mining of ground water.
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Publication type | Report |
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Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Title | Effects of drought in the Colorado River basin: Chapter F in Drought in the Southwest, 1942-56 |
Series title | Professional Paper |
Series number | 372 |
Chapter | F |
DOI | 10.3133/pp372F |
Year Published | 1963 |
Language | English |
Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
Contributing office(s) | Utah Water Science Center |
Description | iii, 51 p. |
Larger Work Type | Report |
Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Larger Work Title | Drought in the Southwest, 1942-56 (Professional Paper 372) |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah |
Other Geospatial | Colorado River Basin |
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