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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

805 AM MDT April 27, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Saturday, April 27, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater          11600  Green blo Fontenelle - est    1800

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1600  Green nr Greendale   - est    2900

Dolores blo Mcphee                50  Yampa at Maybell              7200

Dolores nr Bedrock                60  Little Snake nr Lily          1700

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen              11100

Colorado nr Cisco              11200  White nr Watson      - est    1000

Cataract Canyon - est          16500  Green nr Green R, Ut          6700

Lake Powell Inflow - est       15400  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       20

Virgin nr St. George              50  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield             50

Muddy nr Emery                     M

Colorado at Lees Ferry         16400



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

Slight rise on lower mainstem         Rise on lower mainstem



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  260  San Juan nr Archuleta          490

Weber nr Echo                    260  Animas nr Durango             1200

Weber at Gateway                   M  San Juan nr Bluff              310

Provo nr Woodland                340

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           470



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

Little Change                         Rise on lower mainstem



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



Fontenelle                    6469.0

Flaming Gorge                 6024.0

Crystal                       6753.0

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 Saturday thru Monday:



Colorado - Westwater........11,000-13,000

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

Colorado - nr Cisco.........11,000-13,000  

San Juan - nr Bluff.........300-1300

Green - nr Green River, Ut..6500-9500

Cataract Canyon.............16,000-20,000



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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