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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

1037 AM MDT May 18, 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 18, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater          29100  Green blo Fontenelle          2800

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       3000  Green nr Greendale            4700

Dolores blo Mcphee                60  Yampa at Maybell             14600

Dolores nr Bedrock                80  Little Snake nr Lily          4300

Dolores nr Cisco                1100  Green at Jensen              21100

Colorado nr Cisco              25400  White nr Watson       est     3000

Cataract Canyon - est          44900  Green nr Green R, Ut         21300

Lake Powell Inflow - est       45000  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      210

Virgin nr St. George              60  Escalante nr Escalante           M

Virgin nr Littlefield             30

Muddy nr Emery                   240

Colorado at Lees Ferry         16200



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

slow rises                            slow rises



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                 1100  San Juan nr Archuleta          490

Weber nr Echo                    110  Animas nr Durango             3900

Weber at Gateway                1300  San Juan nr Bluff             3100

Provo nr Woodland               2100

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            60

Sevier blo Piute Dam             250



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

slow rises                            diurnal fluctuations



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



Fontenelle                    6467.6

Flaming Gorge                 6022.4

Crystal                       6753.5

Navajo                            M

Glen Canyon                   3675.3



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........ 29000 - 30000

Dolores - nr Bedrock........    70 -   130

Colorado - nr Cisco......... 25400 - 29400 

San Juan - nr Bluff.........  2700 -  3400

Green - nr Green River, Ut.. 21000 - 23800

Cataract Canyon............. 43900 - 51800



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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