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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

842 AM MDT April 24, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



This morning's river flows in cubic feet per second for 

Wednesday, April 24, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           7200  Green blo Fontenelle  - est   1500

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1500  Green nr Greendale    - est   2900

Dolores blo Mcphee                50  Yampa at Maybell      - est   3500

Dolores nr Bedrock                60  Little Snake nr Lily           690

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen               6300

Colorado nr Cisco               7100  White nr Watson       - est    620

Cataract Canyon - est          16200  Green nr Green R, Ut          8500

Lake Powell Inflow - est       17500  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       20

Virgin nr St. George              60  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield             60

Muddy nr Emery                     M

Colorado at Lees Ferry         16200



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

  Rises in the Delores abv Mcphee       Rises in tributaries of the Green:

  and mainstem Col. abv Lake Powell.    Yampa, L. Snake, and White

-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  200  San Juan nr Archuleta          500

Weber nr Echo                    260  Animas nr Durango              390

Weber at Gateway                   M  San Juan nr Bluff              300

Provo nr Woodland                240

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           550



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

  Rises in streams along the            Rises for many tributaries of the 

  Wasatch front.                        San Juan River.

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



Fontenelle                    6469.5

Flaming Gorge                 6024.1

Crystal                       6753.8

Navajo                        6066.4

Glen Canyon                   3672.6



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........ 7500 - 9500

Dolores - nr Bedrock........   50 - 90

Colorado - nr Cisco......... 6000 - 8500 

San Juan - nr Bluff.........  250 - 450

Green - nr Green River, Ut.. 6000 - 8800

Cataract Canyon.............14000 - 17000



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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