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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

745 AM MST February 08, 1997



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Saturday, February 08, 1997. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           4800  Green blo Fontenelle          1200

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1800  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 - est           100  Green at Jensen               3500

Colorado nr Cisco               4600  White nr Watson                  M

Cataract Canyon - est          10100  Green nr Green R, Ut          5100

Lake Powell Inflow - est       10100  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      180

Virgin nr St. George             180  Escalante nr Escalante      Near 0

Virgin nr Littlefield            130  Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Val      40

Muddy nr Emery                    30

Colorado at Lees Ferry         19500



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

Little Change Expected                Little Change Expected



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                    M  San Juan nr Archuleta          260

Weber nr Echo                    590  Animas nr Durango              240

Weber at Gateway                 810  San Juan nr Bluff              810

Provo nr Woodland                  M

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            10

Sevier blo Piute Dam          Near 0



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

Little Change Expected                Little Change Expected



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



Fontenelle                         M

Flaming Gorge                 6026.2 FT

Crystal                            M

Navajo                        6046.8 FT

Glen Canyon                   3670.3 FT



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........4500-5000

Dolores - nr Bedrock........  20-80

Colorado - nr Cisco.........4300-4800  

San Juan - nr Bluff......... 700-900

Green - nr Green River, Ut..4900-5600 

Cataract Canyon.............9000-10500



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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