Colorado River Basin Water Management: Evaluating and Adjusting to Hydroclimatic Variability by National Research Council of the National Academies

Author:National Research Council of the National Academies
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Earth Sciences : Water and Hydrology. Environment and Environmental Studies : Water Quality
Publisher: NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Published: 2007-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

These three points have important implications for water management decisions for the Colorado River basin and are revisited in the Commentary section at the end of this chapter.

FIGURE 3-6 Colorado River annual streamflow reconstructions, Lees Ferry, AZ (smoothed with a 20-year running mean).

NOTE: Year plotted is the last year in the 20-year mean.

SOURCE: Lees-B (standard chronologies, stepwise regression) from Woodhouse et al. (2006); Hidalgo et al. (2000); S&J from Stockton and Jacoby (1976; average of two models); Lees Gage is gage record, 1906-1995, J. Prairie, USBR, personal communication, 2004.

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