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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

641 AM MST February 09, 1997



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Sunday, February 09, 1997. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           4600  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                   0  Green at Jensen               3500

Colorado nr Cisco               4500  White nr Watson                  M

Cataract Canyon - est           9900  Green nr Green R, Ut          4900

Lake Powell Inflow - est       10800  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       90

Virgin nr St. George             170  Escalante nr Escalante           0

Virgin nr Littlefield            130  Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Val      40

Muddy nr Emery                    30

Colorado at Lees Ferry         19600





-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                    M  San Juan nr Archuleta          260

Weber nr Echo                    590  Animas nr Durango              230

Weber at Gateway                 820  San Juan nr Bluff              760

Provo nr Woodland                  M

Ogden blo Pineview Dam            10

Sevier blo Piute Dam               0



Based on forecasts of dry weather with moderate temperatures throughout the

  eastern Great Basin and Colorado Basin during the next two days, in all

  river basins only minor changes in stream flow are expected.



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



Fontenelle                         M

Flaming Gorge             est 6026.0

Crystal                            M

Navajo                    est 6046.5

Glen Canyon               est 3670.0



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 Sunday thru Tuesday:



Colorado - Westwater........ 4500-5000

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

Colorado - nr Cisco......... 4500-5000

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

Green - nr Green River, Ut.. 4500-6000

Cataract Canyon............. 9000-10000



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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