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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

644 AM MST February 04, 1997



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Tuesday, February 04, 1997. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           4800  Green blo Fontenelle          1100

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1800  Green nr Greendale        est 2800

Dolores blo Mcphee                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           9000  Green nr Green R, Ut          4300

Lake Powell Inflow - est        9800  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       90

Virgin nr St. George             200  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          220

Weber nr Echo                    580  Animas nr Durango              260

Weber at Gateway                 850  San Juan nr Bluff              950

Provo nr Woodland                  M

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            10

Sevier blo Piute Dam               0



In all four river basins, during the next 2 days we expect only

    minor changes in local streamflow levels.



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



Fontenelle               est  6478.0

Flaming Gorge            est  6426.5

Crystal                  est  6741.0

Navajo                   est  6047.0

Glen Canyon              est  3671.0



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 Tuesday thru Thursday:



Colorado - Westwater........ 4000-5000

Dolores - nr Bedrock........ 35-50

Colorado - nr Cisco......... 4000-5000

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

Green - nr Green River, Ut.. 3500-5000

Cataract Canyon............. 8000-10000



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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