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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

0845 AM MDT April 19, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



4am river flows in cubic feet per second for Friday, April 19, 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              4500

Dolores nr Bedrock                60  Little Snake nr Lily          1200

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen               9000

Colorado nr Cisco   - est       8300  White nr Watson                  M

Cataract Canyon - est          18300  Green nr Green R, Ut          9300

Lake Powell Inflow - est       19900  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       15

Virgin nr St. George             110  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield             70

Muddy nr Emery                     M

Colorado at Lees Ferry         15600



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

  Little Changes                        Little Changes



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  180  San Juan nr Archuleta          490

Weber nr Echo                    480  Animas nr Durango              460

Weber at Gateway                   M  San Juan nr Bluff              390

Provo nr Woodland                200

Sevier at Sevier abv Clr Ck        M

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           550



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

  Little Changes                        Little Changes



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



Fontenelle                    6468.9

Flaming Gorge                 6024.2

Crystal                       6751.8

Navajo             est        6066

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 Friday thru Sunday:



Colorado - Westwater........  8400 - 9400

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

Colorado - nr Cisco.........  8300 - 9300

San Juan - nr Bluff.........   350 - 500

Green - nr Green River, Ut..  8400 - 10200

Cataract Canyon............. 17100 - 19300



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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