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Description Records of river diversions are not available; however, an average annual diversion of approximately 4,000 acre-feet is indicated. The highly fluctuating nature of the runoff, with large sediment load and a lack of regulatory structures, has discouraged diversions. Channel erosion has also entrenched the stream to make diversions difficult. Ground-water sources--The alluvial valleys of the Gila River Basin afford ground-water reservoirs which are being used excessively to supplement the... Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 14,155,776 bytes

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