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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

1000 AM MDT April 15, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



4am river flows in cubic feet per second for Monday, April 15, 1996.

Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater    - est 10000  Green blo Fontenelle  - est   1100

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1000  Green nr Greendale    - est   2900

Dolores blo Mcphee                50  Yampa at Maybell              4400

Dolores nr Bedrock                80  Little Snake nr Lily           830

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen              10500

Colorado nr Cisco              10200  White nr Watson       - est    700

Cataract Canyon - est          22700  Green nr Green R, Ut         12700

Lake Powell Inflow - est       22200  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       30

Virgin nr St. George              90  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield             80

Muddy nr Emery                     M

Colorado at Lees Ferry         16300



Trend for the next 2 days:            Trend for the next 2 days:

  Little Change                         Little Change



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  180  San Juan nr Archuleta          500

Weber nr Echo                    600  Animas nr Durango              490

Weber at Gateway                   M  San Juan nr Bluff              690

Provo nr Woodland                240

Sevier at Sevier abv Clr Ck        M

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           420



Trend for the next 2 days:            Trend for the next 2 days:

  Little Change                         Little Change



Yesterday's reservoir elevations in feet above mean sea level:



Fontenelle        - est        6468

Flaming Gorge     - est        6024

Crystal           - est        6753

Navajo            - est        6066

Glen Canyon       - est        3672



For planned reservoir releases, you can call the Bureau of Reclamation

in Salt Lake City at 801-524-5492 or, outside of Utah, 1-800-277-7571.



Forecast flows in cubic feet per second for Monday thru Wednesday:



Colorado - Westwater........  8800 - 10400

Dolores - nr Bedrock........    60 - 100

Colorado - nr Cisco.........  8500 - 10300

San Juan - nr Bluff.........   500 - 800

Green - nr Green River, Ut.. 11300 - 13700

Cataract Canyon............. 20000 - 24000



For information on the Snake River in Wyoming call 307-733-5452.

For information on the Snake or Salmon Rivers in Idaho call 208-327-7865. 











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