Potential depletion of surface water in the Colorado River and agricultural drains by groundwater pumping in the Parker-Palo Verde-Cibola area, Arizona and California
Water use along the lower Colorado River is allocated as “consumptive use,” which is defined to be the amount of water diverted from the river minus the amount that returns to the river. Diversions of water from the river include surface water in canals a
Leake, Stanley A. saleake@usgs.gov,Owen-Joyce, Sandra J. sjowen@usgs.gov,Heilman, Julian A. jahr@usgs.gov. Potential depletion of surface water in the Colorado River and agricultural drains by groundwater pumping in the Parker-Palo Verde-Cibola area, Arizona and California. 2013-01-01.