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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

0915 AM MDT April 18, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



4am river flows in cubic feet per second for Thursday, April 18, 1996.

Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater   - est   8100  Green blo Fontenelle  - est   1250

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1000  Green nr Greendale    - est   2900

Dolores blo Mcphee                50  Yampa at Maybell              5300

Dolores nr Bedrock                60  Little Snake nr Lily          1000

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen               8200

Colorado nr Cisco               7900  White nr Watson       - est    800

Cataract Canyon - est          19500  Green nr Green R, Ut         10300

Lake Powell Inflow - est       22100  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       20

Virgin nr St. George              80  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield             70

Muddy nr Emery                     M

Colorado at Lees Ferry         16200



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                    270  Animas nr Durango              480

Weber at Gateway                   M  San Juan nr Bluff              500

Provo nr Woodland                210

Sevier at Sevier abv Clr Ck        M

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           440



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                    6468.7

Flaming Gorge                 6024.3

Crystal                       6752.2

Navajo                        6066.6

Glen Canyon                   3672.4



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 Thursday thru Saturday:



Colorado - Westwater........  7400 - 8400

Dolores - nr Bedrock........    50 - 80

Colorado - nr Cisco.........  7300 - 8300

San Juan - nr Bluff.........   450 - 600

Green - nr Green River, Ut..  8500 - 10500

Cataract Canyon............. 18000 - 21000



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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