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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

712 AM MDT May 14, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Tuesday, May 14, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater          21600  Green blo Fontenelle          2300

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       3000  Green nr Greendale            4700

Dolores blo Mcphee                60  Yampa at Maybell             11600

Dolores nr Bedrock                90  Little Snake nr Lily          3100

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen              18300

Colorado nr Cisco              19500  White nr Watson                  M

Cataract Canyon - est          36600  Green nr Green R, Ut         18800

Lake Powell Inflow - est       34900  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      110

Virgin nr St. George              50  Escalante nr Escalante           M

Virgin nr Littlefield             50

Muddy nr Emery                   190

Colorado at Lees Ferry         16300



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

Slowly rising                         Slowly rising



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  970  San Juan nr Archuleta - est    500

Weber nr Echo                      M  Animas nr Durango             3400

Weber at Gateway                1400  San Juan nr Bluff             2700

Provo nr Woodland               1700

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            50

Sevier blo Piute Dam             240



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                    6466.3

Flaming Gorge                 6022.6

Crystal                       6752.6

Navajo                        6068.5

Glen Canyon                   3674.1



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........20000-25000

Dolores - nr Bedrock........80-120

Colorado - nr Cisco.........18000-25000

San Juan - nr Bluff.........2400-3300

Green - nr Green River, Ut..18000-21000

Cataract Canyon.............35000-44000



For information on the Snake River in Wyoming and Idaho call 1-800-658-5771.

For information on the Snake or Salmon Rivers in Idaho call 208-327-7865. 











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