Author : United States Soil Conservation Service
Release : 2018-01-11
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 393/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Water Supply Outlook for Western United States, Including Columbia River Drainage in Canada by : United States Soil Conservation Service

Download or read book Water Supply Outlook for Western United States, Including Columbia River Drainage in Canada written by United States Soil Conservation Service. This book was released on 2018-01-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Water Supply Outlook for Western United States, Including Columbia River Drainage in Canada: April 1976 The California Department of Water Re sources reports that supply conditions have deteriorated even further during March-the fourth month this season with below average precipitation. The below normal forecasts of snowmelt for the Central Valley have now been reduced to 30 percent of average for San Joaquin Valley streams and 45 percent for Sacramento Valley streams. Streams draining the east slope of the Sierra Nevada will fare no better. These rivers are also forecast to yield only one third to one-half their normal amounts. However, where users have supplemental supplies from reservoirs, the shortage will not be too severe. Most other regions of the Great Basin should receive adequate to above average supplies. The Columbia Basin continued to receive average to above normal snowfall at high elevations, and the region-wide accumulation is now about 13 percent above the April 1 average. The Columbia is forecast to yield llo percent of its 15-year normal during the april-september period. Nearly all tribu taries will discharge at normal or greater rates. The only exception is in the Big lost-little Wood area of Central Idaho where runoff will fall lo-ls percent below normal. Reservoir storage will alleviate any late season shortages in the area. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.