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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

736 AM MDT May 08, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Wednesday, May 08, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater          16300  Green blo Fontenelle          1900

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       3000  Green nr Greendale            4700

Dolores blo Mcphee                60  Yampa at Maybell              9300

Dolores nr Bedrock               110  Little Snake nr Lily          2500

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen              14500

Colorado nr Cisco              14800  White nr Watson                  M

Cataract Canyon - est          25200  Green nr Green R, Ut         11900

Lake Powell Inflow - est       23700  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       60

Virgin nr St. George              40  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield             40

Muddy nr Emery                   100

Colorado at Lees Ferry         17400





-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  490  San Juan nr Archuleta          500

Weber nr Echo                    200  Animas nr Durango             2300

Weber at Gateway                1200  San Juan nr Bluff             1800

Provo nr Woodland                770

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            40

Sevier blo Piute Dam             420



Trend for the next 2 days:

Slowly Rising



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



Fontenelle                    6467.4

Flaming Gorge                 6023.1

Crystal                       6752.4

Navajo                        6067.5

Glen Canyon                   3673.0



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 Wednesday thru Friday:



Colorado - Westwater........16000-19000

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

Colorado - nr Cisco.........14000-18000 

San Juan - nr Bluff......... 1700- 2200

Green - nr Green River, Ut..12000-15000

Cataract Canyon.............23000-29000



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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