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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

145 PM CUT May 26, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Sunday, May 26, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater          18200  Green blo Fontenelle          4000

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1500  Green nr Greendale            4800

Dolores blo Mcphee                60  Yampa at Maybell              8500

Dolores nr Bedrock                60  Little Snake nr Lily          2600

Dolores nr Cisco                 430  Green at Jensen              15600

Colorado nr Cisco - est        18000  White nr Watson - est         2400

Cataract Canyon - est          38700  Green nr Green R, Ut         19100

Lake Powell Inflow - est       47000  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      230

Virgin nr St. George              70  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield             50

Muddy nr Emery                   200

Colorado at Lees Ferry         14200



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  640  San Juan nr Archuleta          480

Weber nr Echo                    110  Animas nr Durango             1100

Weber at Gateway                 720  San Juan nr Bluff             1900

Provo nr Woodland                870

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            30

Sevier blo Piute Dam             130

Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Valle     280



Trend for the next 2 days:  Due to isolated showers there may be rises

                            in streamflow at some locations; otherwise

                            generally declining flow, or no change

                            in streamflow conditions.



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



Fontenelle                est 6472.5

Flaming Gorge             est 6022.7

Crystal                   est 6752.5

Navajo                    est 6070.1

Glen Canyon               est 3679.0



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 Sunday thru Tuesday:



Colorado - Westwater........ 14000-18000

Dolores - nr Bedrock........ 30-60

Colorado - nr Cisco......... 12000-18000

San Juan - nr Bluff......... 2000-2500

Green - nr Green River, Ut.. 17000-23000

Cataract Canyon............. 30000-42000



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











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