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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

900 AM MDT April 26, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Friday, April 26, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           9500  Green blo Fontenelle   - est  1800

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1600  Green nr Greendale     - est  2900

Dolores blo Mcphee                50  Yampa at Maybell              8400

Dolores nr Bedrock                60  Little Snake nr Lily           890

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen               8100

Colorado nr Cisco               8800  White nr Watson        - est   750

Cataract Canyon - est          15500  Green nr Green R, Ut          7200

Lake Powell Inflow - est       15800  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         16400



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

Most headwater streams have crested    Most headwater streams have crested 

or are now cresting.  Mainstem rivers  or are now cresting.  Mainstem rivers

will coninue to rise.                  will continue to rise.



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  230  San Juan nr Archuleta          500

Weber nr Echo                    250  Animas nr Durango             1000

Weber at Gateway                   M  San Juan nr Bluff              330

Provo nr Woodland                290

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           470



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

Most headwater streams have crested    Most headwater streams have crested

or are now cresting.  Mainstem rivers  or are now cresting.  Mainstem rivers

will continue to rise.                 will continue to rise.



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



Fontenelle                    6469.2

Flaming Gorge                 6024.1

Crystal                       6752.8

Navajo                        6066.4

Glen Canyon                   3672.5



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........ 9000 - 12000

Dolores - nr Bedrock........   40 - 80 

Colorado - nr Cisco......... 8500 - 12000 

San Juan - nr Bluff.........  250 - 750

Green - nr Green River, Ut.. 6000 - 7500

Cataract Canyon.............14500 - 17500



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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