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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

643 AM MST February 05, 1997



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Wednesday, February 05, 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       1700  Green nr Greendale        est 2800

Dolores blo Mcphee                40  Yampa at Maybell                 M

Dolores nr Bedrock                40  Little Snake nr Lily             M

Dolores nr Cisco                 100  Green at Jensen               3600

Colorado nr Cisco               4700  White nr Watson                  M

Cataract Canyon - est           9200  Green nr Green R, Ut          4400

Lake Powell Inflow - est        9800  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       70

Virgin nr St. George             200  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield            120  Cottonwood Ck blo Joe Val   est 40       

Muddy nr Emery                    30

Colorado at Lees Ferry         18700





-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                    M  San Juan nr Archuleta          220

Weber nr Echo                    590  Animas nr Durango              250

Weber at Gateway                 830  San Juan nr Bluff              870

Provo nr Woodland                  M

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            10

Sevier blo Piute Dam               0



With current weather forecasts, during the next two days we expect only

     minor changes in stream flow levels throughout the Colorado Basin

     and eastern Great Basin area.



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



Fontenelle                         M

Flaming Gorge                 6026.3

Crystal                       6738.4

Navajo                        6047.2

Glen Canyon                   3670.9



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 Wednesday thru Friday:



Colorado - Westwater........ 4600-5100

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

Colorado - nr Cisco......... 4400-4900

San Juan - nr Bluff......... 800-1100

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

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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