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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

1007 AM MDT April 17, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



4am river flows in cubic feet per second for Wednesday, April 17, 1996.

Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           8400  Green blo Fontenelle          1100

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1000  Green nr Greendale  - est     2900

Dolores blo Mcphee                50  Yampa at Maybell              4400

Dolores nr Bedrock                70  Little Snake nr Lily           900

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen               8100

Colorado nr Cisco               8000  White nr Watson      - est     800

Cataract Canyon - est          20500  Green nr Green R, Ut         11300

Lake Powell Inflow - est       23300  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       20

Virgin nr St. George              90  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield             70

Muddy nr Emery                     M

Colorado at Lees Ferry         15900



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

  Little Change                         Little Change



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  210  San Juan nr Archuleta          500

Weber nr Echo                    280  Animas nr Durango              450

Weber at Gateway                   M  San Juan nr Bluff              650

Provo nr Woodland                250

Sevier at Sevier abv Clr Ck        M

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           480



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                    6468.6

Flaming Gorge                 6024.3

Crystal                       6752.1

Navajo                        6066.7

Glen Canyon                   3672.3



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 Wednesday thru Friday:



Colorado - Westwater........  7100 - 8500

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

Colorado - nr Cisco.........  7000 - 8400

San Juan - nr Bluff.........   600 - 750

Green - nr Green River, Ut..  9500 - 12400

Cataract Canyon............. 18500 - 22000



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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