Consumptive use of irrigation water was calculated for crops during high, low, and normal or average stream flow years during the 1972 through 2001 study period. The results of annual consumptive use calculations for study period years in Lower Laramie subbasin are summarized in the figure below. Assessment of calculated consumptive use values in relation to high, low, and normal or average stream flows shown in the following figure does not indicate a clear correlation between high, low, and normal or average gauged stream flows and high, low, and average consumptive use of irrigation water.
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