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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

638 AM MST January 11, 1997



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Saturday, January 11, 1997. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           4200  Green blo Fontenelle          1100

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1200  Green nr Greendale - est      1900

Dolores blo Mcphee                40  Yampa at Maybell                 M

Dolores nr Bedrock                80  Little Snake nr Lily             M

Dolores nr Cisco                 110  Green at Jensen               3000

Colorado nr Cisco               4100  White nr Watson                430

Cataract Canyon - est           7500  Green nr Green R, Ut          3800

Lake Powell Inflow - est        8100  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      110

Virgin nr St. George             120  Escalante nr Escalante      near 0

Virgin nr Littlefield             90  Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Val       M

Muddy nr Emery                    30

Colorado at Lees Ferry         14700



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

   LITTLE CHANGE                         LITTLE CHANGE



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                    M  San Juan nr Archuleta          250

Weber nr Echo                    250  Animas nr Durango              280

Weber at Gateway                   M  San Juan nr Bluff              690

Provo nr Woodland                 90

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           120

Sevier blo Piute Dam          near 0



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

   LITTLE CHANGE                         LITTLE CHANGE





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



Fontenelle                    6482.5

Flaming Gorge                 6027.3

Crystal                       6745.9

Navajo                             M

Glen Canyon                   3674.0



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 Saturday thru Monday:



Colorado - Westwater........3800-4500

Dolores - nr Bedrock........40-100

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

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

Green - nr Green River, Ut..3500-4500

Cataract Canyon.............7500-8500



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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