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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

731 AM MST March 03, 1997



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Monday, March 03, 1997. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           4300  Green blo Fontenelle          1200

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1200  Green nr Greendale            2200

Dolores blo Mcphee                40  Yampa at Maybell          est  350

Dolores nr Bedrock                60  Little Snake nr Lily      est  100

Dolores nr Cisco                 190  Green at Jensen               3000

Colorado nr Cisco               4300  White nr Watson           est  350

Cataract Canyon - est           9100  Green nr Green R, Ut          4700

Lake Powell Inflow - est       10100  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      210

Virgin nr St. George             150  Escalante nr Escalante      near 0

Virgin nr Littlefield            100  Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Val     180

Muddy nr Emery                    30

Colorado at Lees Ferry         26600



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

Little change.Little change.



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  100  San Juan nr Archuleta          260

Weber nr Echo                    340  Animas nr Durango              250

Weber at Gateway                 580  San Juan nr Bluff              790

Provo nr Woodland                 60

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           110

Sevier blo Piute Dam              70



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                   6024.6 ft

Crystal                            M

Navajo                             M

Glen Canyon                     3665.8 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 Monday thru Wednesday:



Colorado - Westwater........3800-4700

Dolores - nr Bedrock........40-80

Colorado - nr Cisco.........3800-4700

San Juan - nr Bluff.........600-1000

Green - nr Green River, Ut..4300-5000

Cataract Canyon.............8400-9500



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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