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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

746 AM MDT May 24, 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 24, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater          22000  Green blo Fontenelle          4000

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       2300  Green nr Greendale            4800

Dolores blo Mcphee                60  Yampa at Maybell              9100

Dolores nr Bedrock                60  Little Snake nr Lily          2400

Dolores nr Cisco                 660  Green at Jensen              16500

Colorado nr Cisco              20100  White nr Watson - EST         2600

Cataract Canyon - est          43700  Green nr Green R, Ut         24300

Lake Powell Inflow - est       49300  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      200

Virgin nr St. George              60  Escalante nr Escalante      Near 0

Virgin nr Littlefield             60

Muddy nr Emery                   210

Colorado at Lees Ferry         16300



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

ISOLATED RISES POSSIBLE SOUTHERN      FALLING

UTAH DUE TO RAIN - OTHERWISE FALLING



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  730  San Juan nr Archuleta          490

Weber nr Echo                    110  Animas nr Durango             1800

Weber at Gateway                 760  San Juan nr Bluff             2500

Provo nr Woodland               1100

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            40

Sevier blo Piute Dam               M



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

FALLING      ISOLATED RISES POSSIBLE DUE TO RAIN

                                      OTHERWISE FALLING

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



Fontenelle                    6472.3

Flaming Gorge                 6022.5

Crystal                       6751.5

Navajo                        6070.1

Glen Canyon                   3678.0



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........17000-23000

Dolores - nr Bedrock........   50-90

Colorado - nr Cisco.........15000-21000

San Juan - nr Bluff......... 2300-2800

Green - nr Green River, Ut..21000-25000

Cataract Canyon.............37000-44000



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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