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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

714 AM MDT May 17, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Friday, May 17, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater          25400  Green blo Fontenelle          2800

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       3000  Green nr Greendale            4700

Dolores blo Mcphee                60  Yampa at Maybell             12900

Dolores nr Bedrock                80  Little Snake nr Lily          3900

Dolores nr Cisco                1100  Green at Jensen              20500

Colorado nr Cisco              23100  White nr Watson     - est     3000

Cataract Canyon - est          42700  Green nr Green R, Ut         20700

Lake Powell Inflow - est       42700  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      190

Virgin nr St. George              50  Escalante nr Escalante           M

Virgin nr Littlefield             30

Muddy nr Emery                   230

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                 1200  San Juan nr Archuleta          500

Weber nr Echo                    110  Animas nr Durango             4000

Weber at Gateway                1600  San Juan nr Bluff             2900

Provo nr Woodland               2200

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            70

Sevier blo Piute Dam             340



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

Little change                         Little change except for diurnal

                                      fluctations



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



Fontenelle                    6467.1

Flaming Gorge                 6022.5

Crystal                       6752.0

Navajo                            M

Glen Canyon                   3675.0



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 Friday thru Sunday:



Colorado - Westwater........24000-28000

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

Colorado - nr Cisco.........22000-26000 

San Juan - nr Bluff.........2500-3500

Green - nr Green River, Ut..18000-22000 

Cataract Canyon.............41000-50000



For information on the Dolores River call 970-382-2258.

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











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