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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

740 AM MDT May 15, 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 15, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater - est    23500  Green blo Fontenelle          2200

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       3000  Green nr Greendale - est      4500

Dolores blo Mcphee                60  Yampa at Maybell             12000

Dolores nr Bedrock                90  Little Snake nr Lily          3300

Dolores nr Cisco                   M  Green at Jensen              19000

Colorado nr Cisco              21000  White nr Watson                  M

Cataract Canyon - est          38800  Green nr Green R, Ut         18600

Lake Powell Inflow - est       38200  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      160

Virgin nr St. George              50  Escalante nr Escalante           M

Virgin nr Littlefield             40

Muddy nr Emery                   190

Colorado at Lees Ferry         16300



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

Overall Little Change except          Little Change

except slowly rising at Cataract



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley - est           1050  San Juan nr Archuleta - est    500

Weber nr Echo                      M  Animas nr Durango             3400

Weber at Gateway                1300  San Juan nr Bluff             2900

Provo nr Woodland               1900

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            50

Sevier blo Piute Dam             320



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

Overall Little Change                 Little Change



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



Fontenelle                    6466.4

Flaming Gorge                 6022.6

Crystal                       6753.2

Navajo                            M

Glen Canyon                   3674.4



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........20000-25000

Dolores - nr Bedrock........70-120

Colorado - nr Cisco.........18000-23000

San Juan - nr Bluff.........2400-3400

Green - nr Green River, Ut..18500-21000

Cataract Canyon.............36000-43000



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











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