Scientific Investigations Report 2005–5288

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Scientific Investigations Report 2005–5288

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Table 2. Monthly and annual evapotranspiration at eight sites, Carson Valley, Nevada and California, water year 2004.

[Site locations are shown in figure 2. Data were summarized from appendix A]

Site No. Vegetation type Evapotranspiration (ET), in inches Total ET, water year 2004
Oct. Nov. Dec.   Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.
2003 2004 (inches) (feet)
ET-1 Rabbitbrush/greasewood 1.20 0.94 0.96 0.94 1.00 1.56 2.12 3.06 3.13 3.13 2.43 1.81 22.3 1.9
ET-2 Flood-irrigated alfalfa 1.83 .73 .69 .72 .80 1.90 3.59 6.32 6.44 6.78 4.86 2.46 37.1 3.1
ET-3 Flood-irrigated pasture 2.01 .98 .97 .97 1.12 2.25 3.31 6.34 6.62 6.71 4.21 2.63 38.1 3.2
ET-4 Flood-irrigated pasture 1.72 1.05 .88 .95 1.12 2.20 3.16 4.84 5.86 5.99 3.88 1.93 33.6 2.8
ET-5 Flood-irrigated alfalfa 2.63 .73 .69 .72 .80 1.90 2.98 6.47 4.96 6.11 5.50 2.88 36.4 3.0
ET-6 Nonirrigated pasture 1.25 .86 .75 .80 .89 1.52 1.99 2.78 2.89 2.91 2.11 1.47 20.2 1.7
ET-7 Bitterbrush/sagebrush .75 .76 .57 .61 .70 1.32 1.83 2.71 2.64 2.59 2.09 1.46 18.0 1.5
ET-8 Flood-irrigated pasture 2.93 1.09 .77 1.05 1.31 3.21 5.38 7.45 7.29 8.63 7.37 5.72 52.2 4.4

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