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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

702 AM MDT April 30, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Tuesday, April 30, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater          10900  Green blo Fontenelle         e1800

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       2000  Green nr Greendale           e2900

Dolores blo Mcphee                50  Yampa at Maybell              4900

Dolores nr Bedrock                80  Little Snake nr Lily          1100

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen              10100

Colorado nr Cisco              11300  White nr Watson               e900

Cataract Canyon - est          22900  Green nr Green R, Ut         11500

Lake Powell Inflow - est       19200  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       20

Virgin nr St. George              70  Escalante nr Escalante          10

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:

Slow rise headwaters with little      Slow rise on Green below Flaming Gorge

change elsewhere                      Rsvr due to increased release with little

                                      change elsewhere



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  250  San Juan nr Archuleta          500

Weber nr Echo                    260  Animas nr Durango              970

Weber at Gateway                   M  San Juan nr Bluff             1100

Provo nr Woodland                340

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           190



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

Slow Rise                             Little change



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



Fontenelle                    6468.8

Flaming Gorge                 6024.0

Crystal                       6753.2

Navajo                            M

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 Tuesday thru Thursday:



Colorado - Westwater........9500-11500

Dolores - nr Bedrock........40-120

Colorado - nr Cisco.........9500-11500

San Juan - nr Bluff.........1000-1600

Green - nr Green River, Ut..10000-12000 

Cataract Canyon.............19000-24000



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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