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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

156 PM CUT May 27, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Monday, May 27, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater          18400  Green blo Fontenelle          3900

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1200  Green nr Greendale            4800

Dolores blo Mcphee                60  Yampa at Maybell             10200

Dolores nr Bedrock                60  Little Snake nr Lily          4100

Dolores nr Cisco                 370  Green at Jensen              16100

Colorado nr Cisco              16400  White nr Watson         est   2100

Cataract Canyon          est   35900  Green nr Green R, Ut         18500

Lake Powell Inflow       est   41900  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      330

Virgin nr St. George             120  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield             60

Muddy nr Emery                   180

Colorado at Lees Ferry         13500



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  640  San Juan nr Archuleta          490

Weber nr Echo                    110  Animas nr Durango             1000

Weber at Gateway                 740  San Juan nr Bluff             1500

Provo nr Woodland                840

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            30

Sevier blo Piute Dam             130

Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Valle     280



Trend for the next 2 days:  Generally stable or declining streamflow 

                            conditions, with possible rises in streamflow

                            in some areas where moderate or heavy rain 

                            showers occur.  



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



Fontenelle               est  6472.6

Flaming Gorge            est  6022.8

Crystal                  est  6753.0

Navajo                   est  6070.1

Glen Canyon              est  3679.5



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 Monday thru Wednesday:



Colorado - Westwater........ 15000-18000

Dolores - nr Bedrock........ 50-70

Colorado - nr Cisco......... 13000-17000

San Juan - nr Bluff......... 1000-2000

Green - nr Green River, Ut.. 16000-18000

Cataract Canyon............. 30000-40000



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











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