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Scientific Investigations Report 2014–5054


Evaluation of Alternative Groundwater-Management Strategies for the Bureau of Reclamation Klamath Project, Oregon and California


Table 9. Calculated quarterly withdrawals by pumping region and year based on analysis of removal of selected background pumping, upper Klamath Basin, Oregon and California, 1970–2004. 


[Shading used to emphasize years in which groundwater demand is not met. All withdrawal volumes are in acre-ft. Abbreviations: KLV, Klamath Valley wells; NTL northern Tule Lake wells; STL, southern Tule Lake wells; LKL, Lower Klamath Lake wells; KLR, Klamath River wells; Q3, third quarter; Q4, fourth quarter]

Pumping region and water-year quarter Water year
1970 1973 1976 1977 1979 1980 1981 1986 1987 1988 1989
KLV, Q3 2,916 7,073 0 10,123 8,527 0 309 7,865 10,226 10,307 0
Q4 4,986 7,312 1,337 9,323 7,353 0 3,240 9,111 9,476 9,592 391
NTL, Q3 8,075 8,439 0 9,662 5,519 202 6,162 4,352 10,091 9,998 0
Q4 3,804 6,353 1,348 6,028 5,387 1,269 6,139 3,987 7,107 8,378 618
STL, Q3 4,832 5,166 957 13,669 11,936 4,803 11,235 6,148 13,738 15,378 781
Q4 3,221 8,900 2,461 7,700 7,563 6,162 11,485 3,692 8,964 10,887 4,259
LKL, Q3 678 1,285 0 1,667 436 0 1,272 440 1,739 1,762 0
Q4 1,098 421 0 1,457 800 1,295 1,152 353 1,514 1,559 0
KLR, Q3 0 0 0 806 0 214 827 0 849 794 0
Q4 0 0 0 726 0 0 756 0 755 0 0
     Total 29,610 44,949 6,103 61,161 47,521 13,945 42,577 35,948 64,459 68,655 6,049
     Demand 29,610 44,949 6,103 69,198 47,521 13,945 42,577 35,948 68,945 69,162 6,049
Pumping region and water-year quarter Water year
1990 1991 1992 1994 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
KLV, Q3 10,144 10,294 9,508 10,126 0 703 0 10,090 6,149 4,613 4,585
Q4 9,368 8,725 4,472 9,169 0 703 2,108 8,784 7,386 1,949 5,743
NTL, Q3 9,879 10,050 10,322 10,048 0 1,259 0 8,697 8,083 9,606 4,553
Q4 7,337 8,092 8,064 7,338 2,106 3,862 1,776 4,839 7,477 5,240 4,025
STL, Q3 15,902 16,303 15,833 15,213 0 0 1,796 14,372 11,456 7,144 15,930
Q4 11,012 13,204 12,805 9,680 0 6,812 4,413 9,240 6,561 1,806 7,976
LKL, Q3 1,699 1,682 457 1,682 0 0 0 1,661 1,377 446 0
Q4 1,493 1,647 377 1,463 592 0 157 1,426 1,253 1,702 0
KLR, Q3 835 0 0 820 0 823 0 214 124 895 0
Q4 137 0 0 735 0 0 0 734 190 827 0
     Total 67,806 69,997 61,838 66,274 2,698 14,162 10,250 60,057 50,056 34,228 42,812
     Demand 92,415 102,466 69,198 83,686 2,698 14,162 10,250 66,463 50,056 34,228 42,812

First posted April 23, 2014

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