Recreational Report for August 03, 1997
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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

833 AM MDT August 02, 1997



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center.



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

Saturday, August 02, 1997. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           7500  Green blo Fontenelle          1580

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun        930  Green nr Greendale            1370

Dolores blo Mcphee               130  Yampa at Maybell              1040

Dolores nr Bedrock               170  Little Snake nr Lily           209

Dolores nr Cisco                 830  Green at Jensen               2900

Colorado nr Cisco               7800  White nr Watson                770

Cataract Canyon            EST 10800  Green nr Green R, Ut          3330

Lake Powell Inflow         EST 15000  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      145

Virgin nr St. George              30  Escalante nr Escalante          20

Virgin nr Littlefield             60  Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Val     155

Muddy nr Emery                    45

Colorado at Lees Ferry         20500



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

Isolated Sharp Rises Due To           Isolated Sharp Rises Due To

Thundershowers                        Thundershowers



-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  200  San Juan nr Archuleta            M

Weber nr Echo                    340  Animas nr Durango             1750

Weber at Gateway                 340  San Juan nr Bluff             5200

Provo nr Woodland                150

Ogden blo Pineview Dam           240

Sevier blo Piute Dam             320



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

Little Change Expected                Isolated Sharp Rises Due To 

                                      Thundershowers



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



Fontenelle                    6503.3

Flaming Gorge                 6035.5

Crystal                       6683.5

Navajo                        6067.8

Glen Canyon                   3693.6



For future reservoir releases from Bureau of Reclamation Reservoirs call:



in Southwest Colorado   -  (970) 385-6578

in Westcentral Colorado -  (970) 248-0660

for Flaming Gorge, 

Lake Powell and Navajo  -  (801) 524-3732 or 3642

                    

Forecast flows in cubic feet per second for Saturday thru Monday:



Colorado - Westwater........7000-8000

Dolores - nr Bedrock........ 150-200

Colorado - nr Cisco.........7300-8300

San Juan - nr Bluff.........4800-6000

Green - nr Green River, Ut..3000-3800

Cataract Canyon............10000-12000



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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