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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

814 AM MDT April 28, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Sunday, April 28, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater          11500  Green blo Fontenelle         e1800

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1600  Green nr Greendale           e2900

Dolores blo Mcphee                50  Yampa at Maybell              6800

Dolores nr Bedrock                50  Little Snake nr Lily          1400

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen              11200

Colorado nr Cisco              11500  White nr Watson              e1000

Cataract Canyon - est          18000  Green nr Green R, Ut          6800

Lake Powell Inflow - est       18000  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       20

Virgin nr St. George              60  Escalante nr Escalante          20

Virgin nr Littlefield             50

Muddy nr Emery                     M

Colorado at Lees Ferry         16100



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

LITTLE CHANGE                         RISE LOWER MAINSTEM OTRW LITTLE CHANGE

                                      TO SLOW FALL



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  250  San Juan nr Archuleta          490

Weber nr Echo                    260  Animas nr Durango             1500

Weber at Gateway                   M  San Juan nr Bluff            e1300

Provo nr Woodland                320

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           460



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

LITTLE CHANGE                         RISE LOWER MAINSTEM OTRW LITTLE CHANGE



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



Flaming Gorge                     6024.0 

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 Sunday thru Tuesday:



Colorado - Westwater........11000-12500

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

Colorado - nr Cisco.........11000-12500  

San Juan - nr Bluff.........1200-1800

Green - nr Green River, Ut..6800-11000 

Cataract Canyon.............17000-20000



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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