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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

122 PM CUT May 29, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Wednesday, May 29, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater          15600  Green blo Fontenelle          4000

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun        800  Green nr Greendale            4600

Dolores blo Mcphee                60  Yampa at Maybell              7200

Dolores nr Bedrock                60  Little Snake nr Lily          3000

Dolores nr Cisco                 220  Green at Jensen              16400

Colorado nr Cisco              14600  White nr Watson          est  1600

Cataract Canyon - est          33900  Green nr Green R, Ut         18000

Lake Powell Inflow - est       36700  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      400

Virgin nr St. George              50  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield             60

Muddy nr Emery                   170

Colorado at Lees Ferry         14500



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  570  San Juan nr Archuleta         1000

Weber nr Echo                    110  Animas nr Durango              800

Weber at Gateway                 890  San Juan nr Bluff             1100

Provo nr Woodland                900

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            50

Sevier blo Piute Dam              70

Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Valle     340



Trend for the next 2 days: Generally declining streamflows, with temporary

                           increases at some locations below areas affected

                           by local rain showers.



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



Fontenelle                    6471.7

Flaming Gorge                 6022.7

Crystal                       6753.3

Navajo                        6070.2

Glen Canyon                   3680.0



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 Wednesday thru Friday:



Colorado - Westwater........ 13000-17000

Dolores - nr Bedrock........ 50-75

Colorado - nr Cisco......... 12000-15000

San Juan - nr Bluff......... 1000-1500

Green - nr Green River, Ut.. 18000-20000

Cataract Canyon............. 32000-35000



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











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