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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

659 AM MST February 03, 1997



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Monday, February 03, 1997. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           4900  Green blo Fontenelle          1100

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1800  Green nr Greendale        est 2800

Dolores blo Mcphee          est   40  Yampa at Maybell          est  500

Dolores nr Bedrock                50  Little Snake nr Lily      est  200

Dolores nr Cisco                 100  Green at Jensen               3700

Colorado nr Cisco               4700  White nr Watson           est  500

Cataract Canyon - est           8200  Green nr Green R, Ut      est 4300

Lake Powell Inflow - est        9000  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      110

Virgin nr St. George             230  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield            140  Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Val      40

Muddy nr Emery                    30

Colorado at Lees Ferry         17700





-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley             est   60  San Juan nr Archuleta          260

Weber nr Echo                    580  Animas nr Durango              260

Weber at Gateway                 860  San Juan nr Bluff              900

Provo nr Woodland                  M

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           330

Sevier blo Piute Dam               0



Trend for the next 2 days will be generally stable conditions, with 

     perhaps, minimal increases in discharge in some southern areas.  



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



Fontenelle                est 6478.4

Flaming Gorge             est 6026.6

Crystal                   est 6741.5

Navajo                    est 6047.1

Glen Canyon               est 3671.2



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 Monday thru Wednesday:



Colorado - Westwater........ 4500-5200

Dolores - nr Bedrock........ 35-45

Colorado - nr Cisco......... 4200-5000

San Juan - nr Bluff......... 800-1200

Green - nr Green River, Ut.. 4000-5000

Cataract Canyon............. 7000-9000



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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