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*JAWRA_ Loss Rates from Lake Powell and their impact on management of the Colorado River_Tom Myers_feb 20, 2013 | *JAWRA_ Loss Rates from Lake Powell and their impact on management of the Colorado River_Tom Myers_feb 20, 2013 | ||
| − | **Estimated that more than '''14.8 billion cubic meters has been stored in the banks, with a 90% probablility that the value is actually between '''11.8 and 18.5''' (Gm 3) | + | **Estimated that more than '''14.8 billion''' cubic meters has been stored in the banks, with a 90% probablility that the value is actually between '''11.8 and 18.5''' (Gm 3) |
**The Colorado River has '''73.4''' billion cubic meters of available storage in its 10 largest reservoirs (USBR, 2011), which is approximately four times the river's average annual flow. | **The Colorado River has '''73.4''' billion cubic meters of available storage in its 10 largest reservoirs (USBR, 2011), which is approximately four times the river's average annual flow. | ||
**Lake Powell loses water from the river system in two ways: to '''evaporation''' from the free water surface and '''bank seepage'''. | **Lake Powell loses water from the river system in two ways: to '''evaporation''' from the free water surface and '''bank seepage'''. | ||
**Bank Seepage is flow to the banks that does not return to the river system whereas bank storage may return to the reservoir or river system. | **Bank Seepage is flow to the banks that does not return to the river system whereas bank storage may return to the reservoir or river system. | ||
Revision as of 10:15, 10 July 2013
- JAWRA_ Loss Rates from Lake Powell and their impact on management of the Colorado River_Tom Myers_feb 20, 2013
- Estimated that more than 14.8 billion cubic meters has been stored in the banks, with a 90% probablility that the value is actually between 11.8 and 18.5 (Gm 3)
- The Colorado River has 73.4 billion cubic meters of available storage in its 10 largest reservoirs (USBR, 2011), which is approximately four times the river's average annual flow.
- Lake Powell loses water from the river system in two ways: to evaporation from the free water surface and bank seepage.
- Bank Seepage is flow to the banks that does not return to the river system whereas bank storage may return to the reservoir or river system.
