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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

646 AM MST February 16, 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 16, 1997. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           4700  Green blo Fontenelle          1200

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1800  Green nr Greendale        est 2800

Dolores blo Mcphee                40  Yampa at Maybell          est  350

Dolores nr Bedrock                40  Little Snake nr Lily      est  100

Dolores nr Cisco             est 100  Green at Jensen               3300

Colorado nr Cisco               4500  White nr Watson           est  350

Cataract Canyon - est           8800  Green nr Green R, Ut          4400

Lake Powell Inflow - est        9600  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut       40

Virgin nr St. George             170  Escalante nr Escalante      near 0

Virgin nr Littlefield            120  Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Val      40

Muddy nr Emery                    30

Colorado at Lees Ferry         19700



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

Little change.Little change.



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                    M  San Juan nr Archuleta          250

Weber nr Echo                    570  Animas nr Durango              250

Weber at Gateway                 780  San Juan nr Bluff              710

Provo nr Woodland                  M

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           320

Sevier blo Piute Dam        near   0



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

Little change.Little change.



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



Fontenelle                         M

Flaming Gorge                      M

Crystal                            M

Navajo                             M

Glen Canyon                        M



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........4100-5100

Dolores - nr Bedrock........30-70

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

San Juan - nr Bluff.........550-800

Green - nr Green River, Ut..3900-4900

Cataract Canyon.............8300-9300



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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