Recreational Report for December 25, 1997
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River Recreational Statement
Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, Salt Lake City Utah
631 AM MST December 25, 1997
Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast
Center. This information is also available through the Internet by
connecting to www.cbrfc.gov/public/for.html and then clicking on
Today's River Statement.
This morning's river flows in cubic feet per second for
Thursday, December 25, 1997. Please note that all data are provisional.
-Colorado Basin- -Green River Basin-
Colorado at Westwater 5800 Green blo Fontenelle 1350
Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun 2000 Green nr Greendale 3000
Dolores blo Mcphee 45 Yampa at Maybell est 400
Dolores nr Bedrock 50 Little Snake nr Lily est 200
Dolores nr Cisco 200 Green at Jensen 4300
Colorado nr Cisco 5300 White nr Watson 760
Cataract Canyon est 11000 Green nr Green R, Ut 5900
Lake Powell Inflow est 12500 San Rafael nr Green R, Ut 370
Virgin nr St. George 110 Escalante nr Escalante M
Virgin nr Littlefield 105 Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Val 65
Muddy nr Emery 180
Colorado at Lees Ferry 19500
-Great Basin- -San Juan Basin-
Weber nr Oakley 120 San Juan nr Archuleta 820
Weber nr Echo 250 Animas nr Durango 260
Weber at Gateway M San Juan nr Bluff 1300
Provo nr Woodland 70
Ogden blo Pineview Dam 15
Sevier blo Piute Dam M
Trend for the next 2 days: Little Change
Yesterday's reservoir elevations in feet above mean sea level:
Fontenelle M
Flaming Gorge 6029.9
Crystal M
Navajo M
Glen Canyon 3683.2
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 Thursday thru Saturday:
Colorado - Westwater........ 5600-6200
Dolores - nr Bedrock........ 40-100
Colorado - nr Cisco......... 5000-5600
San Juan - nr Bluff......... 1200-1400
Green - nr Green River, Ut.. 5200-6300
Cataract Canyon............. 10000-11500
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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Colorado Basin River Forcast Center
National Weather Service Salt Lake City, Utah
Flash flood guidance issued 747 AM MST December 25, 1997
.B SLR 1225 DH12/PPHCF/PPTCF/PPQCF
:Utah Forecast Zones
: Average
:Forecast Rainfall in Inches
: Zone 1 hr 3 hr 6 hr
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UTZ001 0.8 / 1.2 / 1.5
UTZ002 0.8 / 1.2 / 1.5
UTZ003 0.8 / 1.2 / 1.5
UTZ004 0.8 / 1.2 / 1.5
UTZ005 0.9 / 1.1 / 1.5
UTZ006 0.8 / 1.2 / 1.5
UTZ007 0.8 / 1.2 / 1.5
UTZ008 0.9 / 1.2 / 1.4
UTZ009 0.9 / 1.2 / 1.3
UTZ010 1.0 / 1.3 / 1.5
UTZ011 1.0 / 1.3 / 1.5
UTZ012 0.9 / 1.2 / 1.4
UTZ013 1.3 / 1.5 / 1.9
UTZ014 0.9 / 1.2 / 1.4
UTZ015 0.9 / 1.1 / 1.5
UTZ016 0.9 / 1.1 / 1.5
UTZ017 0.9 / 1.2 / 1.4
UTZ018 1.3 / 1.5 / 1.9
UTZ019 1.0 / 1.3 / 1.6
UTZ020 1.3 / 1.5 / 1.9
UTZ021 1.3 / 1.5 / 1.9
UTZ022 1.3 / 1.5 / 1.9
UTZ023 1.0 / 1.3 / 1.5
UTZ024 1.0 / 1.3 / 1.5
UTZ025 1.0 / 1.3 / 1.5
UTZ026 1.3 / 1.5 / 1.9
UTZ027 1.3 / 1.5 / 1.9
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Values are average inches of rainfall to begin flooding
Flash Flood Guidance is primarily dependent upon terrain and rainfall
intensity. Flash Flood Guidance for urban areas and steep mountainous
terrain may be less than indicated above.
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