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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

657 AM MST December 27, 1996



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Friday, December 27, 1996. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           4100  Green blo Fontenelle          1200

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1200  Green nr Greendale            1500

Dolores blo Mcphee                 M  Yampa at Maybell                 M

Dolores nr Bedrock                70  Little Snake nr Lily             M

Dolores nr Cisco                 110  Green at Jensen               3100

Colorado nr Cisco               4000  White nr Watson                390

Cataract Canyon - est           8200  Green nr Green R, Ut          3500

Lake Powell Inflow - est        8500  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       90

Virgin nr St. George             160  Escalante nr Escalante      near 0

Virgin nr Littlefield             70  Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Val      40

Muddy nr Emery                    30

Colorado at Lees Ferry         12100





-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                    M  San Juan nr Archuleta          260

Weber nr Echo                    210  Animas nr Durango              290

Weber at Gateway                   M  San Juan nr Bluff              740

Provo nr Woodland                 80

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            30

Sevier blo Piute Dam          near 0



Trend for the next 2 days for all areas:   

  LITTLE CHANGE





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........3800-4500

Dolores - nr Bedrock........30-90

Colorado - nr Cisco.........3800-4500  

San Juan - nr Bluff.........600-800

Green - nr Green River, Ut..3300-3800 

Cataract Canyon.............7500-9000



For information on the Upper Snake River in Wyoming and eastern Idaho call 

1-800-658-5771.  For information on the Salmon River and the Snake

River in western Idaho call 208-327-7865. 













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