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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

0945 AM MDT April 20, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



4am river flows in cubic feet per second for Saturday, April 20, 1996.

Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           9300  Green blo Fontenelle          1300

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1050  Green nr Greendale   - est    2900

Dolores blo Mcphee                50  Yampa at Maybell              4600

Dolores nr Bedrock                80  Little Snake nr Lily - est     950

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen               8800

Colorado nr Cisco   - est       8800  White nr Watson                960

Cataract Canyon - est          18100  Green nr Green R, Ut          9400

Lake Powell Inflow - est       18600  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       10

Virgin nr St. George - est       110  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield             70

Muddy nr Emery                     M

Colorado at Lees Ferry - est   15800



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          340

Weber nr Echo                    480  Animas nr Durango              415

Weber at Gateway                   M  San Juan nr Bluff              380

Provo nr Woodland - est          200

Sevier at Sevier abv Clr Ck        M

Ogden blo Pineview Dam - est     470



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         est           6469.3

Flaming Gorge      est           6024.1

Crystal            est           6751.8

Navajo             est           6066.4

Glen Canyon        est           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 Saturday thru Monday:



Colorado - Westwater........  8000 - 9500

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

Colorado - nr Cisco.........  8500 - 9500

San Juan - nr Bluff.........   300 - 500

Green - nr Green River, Ut..  8500 - 10000

Cataract Canyon............. 17000 - 19000



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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