Show I low ilow of the american nile A comparison of the flow of the nile and the tha colorado river of the west which hats has sometimes been termed the american nile is given in waier sup ply paper just published by the geological survey the maximum how flow of the colorado is about second feet that of the nile is about second feet while the minimum flow of the colorado is about 2600 2500 second feet and that of the nile about abou 14 second feet like the nile the colorado is 13 subject to an annual rise that comes cemes at the time when it is ia most needed for irrigation but as the stream is far below the level of most of the irrigable lands its waters are available for use on a comparatively I 1 y small area though two pumping plants at yuma and several others on the river above that place ill lift f t water for irrigation |