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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

129 PM CUT May 31, 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 31, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



Forecasted general 2-day trend for all basins:  minor rises expected in 

most headwater areas.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater          13400  Green blo Fontenelle          4100

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun        760  Green nr Greendale            4600

Dolores blo Mcphee                60  Yampa at Maybell              6700

Dolores nr Bedrock                40  Little Snake nr Lily          2600

Dolores nr Cisco                 140  Green at Jensen              14600

Colorado nr Cisco              12400  White nr Watson          est  1700

Cataract Canyon - est          33300  Green nr Green R, Ut         21600

Lake Powell Inflow - est       33800  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      380

Virgin nr St. George              40  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield             40

Muddy nr Emery                   160

Colorado at Lees Ferry         14400



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  610  San Juan nr Archuleta         2000

Weber nr Echo                    110  Animas nr Durango              840

Weber at Gateway                 820  San Juan nr Bluff             1200

Provo nr Woodland                920

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            40

Sevier blo Piute Dam               0

Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Valle     340



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

       rising at Bluff due to increasing

      releases from Navajo reservoir.



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



Fontenelle                        M

Flaming Gorge                     M

Crystal                           M

Navajo                            M

Glen Canyon                       M



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........11000-13500

Dolores - nr Bedrock........40-80

Colorado - nr Cisco.........10000-12500  

San Juan - nr Bluff.........1200-2200

Green - nr Green River, Ut..20000-22000 

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



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











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