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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

727 AM MDT May 04, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Saturday, May 04, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater          11200  Green blo Fontenelle    est   1800

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       2200  Green nr Greendale            4700

Dolores blo Mcphee                60  Yampa at Maybell              5000

Dolores nr Bedrock                70  Little Snake nr Lily          1000

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen               9500

Colorado nr Cisco              11100  White nr Watson         est   1000

Cataract Canyon - est          21400  Green nr Green R, Ut          9800

Lake Powell Inflow - est       22900  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       40

Virgin nr St. George              50  Escalante nr Escalante         dry

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:

Slowly rising.                        Slowly rising.



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  380  San Juan nr Archuleta          510

Weber nr Echo                    210  Animas nr Durango             1600

Weber at Gateway                1300  San Juan nr Bluff              770

Provo nr Woodland                510

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            40

Sevier blo Piute Dam             410



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

Slowly rising.      Slowly rising.



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



Fontenelle                    6468.3

Flaming Gorge                 6023.6

Crystal                       6752.6

Navajo                            M

Glen Canyon                   3672.7



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........10000-12500

Dolores - nr Bedrock........50-150

Colorado - nr Cisco.........10000-12500

San Juan - nr Bluff.........600-1200

Green - nr Green River, Ut..9000-11000

Cataract Canyon.............20500-23000



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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