Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5036
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5036
Table 1. Approximate water use by land-use category in the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges, Oregon and California.
[Values are in feet. Sources: Burt and Freeman, 2003; Tim Mayer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon, written commun., 2005. –, no data]
Category | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Apr.–Oct. | Annual |
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Grain | 0.034 | 0.066 | 0.138 | 0.201 | 0.323 | 0.417 | 0.448 | 0.370 | 0.262 | 0.154 | 0.056 | 0.032 | 2.18 | 2.50 |
Seasonal wetland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | .967 | .967 | .967 | – | – | 2.90 |
Emergent vegetation | .014 | .040 | .122 | .188 | .270 | .394 | .567 | .485 | .324 | .179 | .030 | .014 | 2.41 | 2.63 |
Open water | .060 | .094 | .201 | .342 | .566 | .629 | .714 | .640 | .510 | .262 | .000 | .048 | 3.66 | 4.07 |
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