Vegetation Studies
Compiled by WaterClaim
Cost to Remove
Mean Average Frequency over 34 locations across the Republican River Basin
Summary from collection of studies
| Seasonal Water Use | |||
| Length of growing season may very by large amount. See individual papers before drawing conclusions. | |||
| Consumptive Use in Inches/Acre | |||
| Common Name | Low | High | Reference |
| Arrowweed | 96 | 96 | McDonald and Hughes, 1968 |
| Aspen | 10 | 17 | Tew, 1967 |
| Aspen | 13 | 24 | Johnston etal., 1969 |
| Aspen | 19 | 24 | Johnston, 1970 |
| Aspen | 19 | 19 | Croft and Monniger, 1953 |
| Aspen | 19 | 19 | Brown and Thompson, 1965 |
| Baccharis | 32 | 52 | Turner and Halpenny |
| Baccharis | 56 | 56 | Gatewood etal., 1950 |
| Buckwheat | 3 | 3 | Branson etal., 1970 |
| Buckwheat | 24 | 24 | Patric, 1961 |
| Buffaloberry | 4 | 90 | Meyboom, 1964 |
| Cattail | 35 | 45 | Pratt etal., 1985 |
| Cattail | 53 | 77 | Parshall, 1937 |
| Cattail | 60 | 60 | Christiansen, 1970 |
| Cattail | 63 | 63 | Blaney etal., 1933 |
| Cattail | 90 | 108 | Young and Blaney, 1942 |
| Cattail | 100 | 100 | McDonald and Hughes, 1968 |
| Ceanothus | 24 | 24 | Patric, 1961 |
| Chamise | 26 | 26 | Patric, 1961 |
| Chaparral | 22 | 42 | Scholl, 1976 |
| Cottonwood | 41 | 41 | Meyboom, 1964 |
| Cottonwood | 60 | 93 | Mixed w/willow, Muckel & Blaney, 1945, see Weeks & Sorey, 1973 |
| Cottonwood | 72 | 72 | Gatewood etal., 1950 |
| Creosote | 10 | 10 | Sammis and Gay, 1979 |
| Creosote | 9 | 9 | Evans etal. 1981 |
| Fir–Douglas | 12 | 14 | Johnston etal., 1969 |
| Fir–Douglas | 18 | 20 | Fritschen etal., 1977 |
| Fir–General | 6 | 9 | Bethell etal., 1980 |
| Forbs & Grass Mix | 17 | 30 | Rowe and Reimann, 1961 |
| Forest (General) | 15 | 21 | Leaf, 1975a |
| Forest (General) | 17 | 17 | Leaf, 1975b |
| Foxtail | 6 | 6 | Branson etal. 1970 |
| Grass | 9 | 9 | Brown and Thompson, 1965 |
| Grass | 16 | 16 | Patric, 1961 |
| Grass–Alta Fescue | 19 | 30 | Dylla etal., 1972 |
| Grass–Bermuda | 29 | 36 | Blaney etal., 1933 |
| Grass–Bermuda | 73 | 73 | McDonald and Hughes, 1968 |
| Grass–Blue Grama Native | 3 | 18 | N Bailey,1940 |
| Grass–Blue Grama Native | 4 | 4 | Branson etal., 1970 |
| Grass–Blue Grama Native | 6 | 11 | Aase, 1970 |
| Grass–Blue Grama Native | 1 | 1 | Reed and Dwyer, 1971 |
| Grass–Blue Grama Native | 24 | 41 | Parshall, 1937 |
| Grass–Bluejoint | 22 | 35 | Dylla etal., 1972 |
| Grass–Cheat | 3 | 3 | Cline etal., 1977 |
| Grass–Cheat | - | - | Gee and Kirkham, 1984, see Harr and Price, 1972 |
| Grass–Meadow Mixed | 5 | 10 | Wight and Hanks, 1981 |
| Grass–Meadow Mixed | 7 | 10 | Wight and Black, 1977 |
| Grass–Meadow Mixed | 9 | 10 | Wight, 1971 |
| Grass–Meadow Mixed | 13 | 24 | Hammat, 1920 |
| Grass–Meadow Mixed | 17 | 33 | USBR, 1977 |
| Grass–Meadow Mixed | 7 | 11 | Hanson, 1976 |
| Grass–Meadow Mixed | 23 | 28 | Kruse and Haise, 1974 |
| Grass–Mix | 10 | 48 | Houk, 1930 |
| Grass–Mix | 15 | 15 | Weeks and Sorey, 1973 |
| Grass–Mix | 15 | 23 | White, 1932 |
| Grass–Mix | 20 | 23 | Dylla and Muckel, 1964 |
| Grass–Mix | 21 | 28 | USBR, 1977 |
| Grass–Native | 5 | 20 | Johnston etal., 1969 |
| Grass–Native | 9 | 9 | Harrison, 1983 |
| Grass–Native | 19 | 24 | Rich, 1952 |
| Grass–Needle Mix | 11 | 11 | Buckhouse and Coltharp, 1976 |
| Grass–Needle Mix | 12 | 12 | White and Brown, 1972 |
| Grass–Pasture | 8 | 16 | Rowe and Reimann, 1961 |
| Grass–Pasture | 21 | 27 | Ritchie etal., 1976 |
| Grass–Prairie | 8 | 8 | Lauenroth and Sims, 1976 |
| Grass–Prairie | 9 | 12 | Pochop etal., 1985 |
| Grass–Prairie | 10 | 36 | Reported inYoung and Blaney, 1942 |
| Grass–Prairie | 12 | 12 | Parton etal., 1981 |
| Grass–Salt | 6 | 22 | Grosz, 1972 |
| Grass–Salt | 13 | 42 | Young and Blaney, 1933 |
| Grass–Salt | 13 | 49 | Lee, 1915 |
| Grass–Salt | 16 | 40 | Reported inYoung and Blaney, 1942 |
| Grass–Salt | 19 | 29 | USBR, 1973,1979 |
| Grass–Salt | 19 | 22 | Dylla etal., 1972 |
| Grass–Salt | 28 | 28 | Criddle etal., 1964 |
| Grass–Salt | 33 | 33 | Christiansen, 1970 |
| Grass–Sedge | 42 | 60 | Parshall, 1937 |
| Grass–Sugar | 16 | 22 | Hammat, 1920 |
| Grass–Wheat (Bluebunch) | 8 | 11 | Shown etal., 1972 |
| Grass–Wheat (Tall) | 24 | 32 | Dylla etal., 1972 |
| Grass–Wheat | 12 | 12 | Branson etal., 1970 |
| Greasewood | 3 | 3 | Branson etal., 1970 |
| Greasewoo | |||