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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

0830 AM MDT April 16, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



4am river flows in cubic feet per second for Tuesday, April 16, 1996.

Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           8800  Green blo Fontenelle          1100

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1000  Green nr Greendale    - est   2900

Dolores blo Mcphee                50  Yampa at Maybell              3900

Dolores nr Bedrock                80  Little Snake nr Lily           940

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen               8800

Colorado nr Cisco               9000  White nr Watson                  M

Cataract Canyon - est          22600  Green nr Green R, Ut         12500

Lake Powell Inflow - est       23000  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       20

Virgin nr St. George              70  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield             70

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                  190  San Juan nr Archuleta          500

Weber nr Echo                    280  Animas nr Durango              440

Weber at Gateway                   M  San Juan nr Bluff              710

Provo nr Woodland                240

Sevier at Sevier abv Clr Ck        M

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           340



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                    6468.3

Flaming Gorge                 6024.4

Crystal                       6753.2

Navajo                            M

Glen Canyon                   3672.2



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 Tuesday thru Thursday:



Colorado - Westwater........  7100 - 9000

Dolores - nr Bedrock........    60 - 90

Colorado - nr Cisco.........  6800 - 9200

San Juan - nr Bluff.........   550 - 750

Green - nr Green River, Ut..  11000 - 13000

Cataract Canyon.............  19000 - 23000



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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