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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

1000 AM MDT May 30, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Thursday, May 30, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater          14200  Green blo Fontenelle          3900

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun        790  Green nr Greendale            4600

Dolores blo Mcphee                60  Yampa at Maybell              6900

Dolores nr Bedrock                60  Little Snake nr Lily          3100

Dolores nr Cisco                 170  Green at Jensen              15000

Colorado nr Cisco              13400  White nr Watson          est  1800

Cataract Canyon - est          32700  Green nr Green R, Ut         19900

Lake Powell Inflow - est       35600  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      390

Virgin nr St. George              40  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield             50

Muddy nr Emery                   160

Colorado at Lees Ferry         14200





-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  590  San Juan nr Archuleta         1500

Weber nr Echo                    100  Animas nr Durango              710

Weber at Gateway                 860  San Juan nr Bluff             1000

Provo nr Woodland                910

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            50

Sevier blo Piute Dam               0

Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Val. Dam  340



Trend for the next 2 days: Continued declining spring-runoff flows, with

                           temporary increases at some locations due to 

                           localized rain showers upstream.



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



Fontenelle                    6471.8

Flaming Gorge                 6022.8

Crystal                       6752.5

Navajo                        6070.1

Glen Canyon                   3680.3



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 Thursday thru Saturday:



Colorado - Westwater........ 12000-14000

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

Colorado - nr Cisco......... 10000-14000

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

Green - nr Green River, Ut.. 19000-20000

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



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











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