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<br />Flaming Gorge Reservoir
<br />(Green River)
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<br />Water Year 1980
<br />At the beginning of water year 1980, the
<br />reservoir water surface elevation was
<br />6,008 feet with a content of 2,569,000
<br />acre-teet. The April through July 1980
<br />runoH above Flaming Gorge was 1,496,000
<br />acre-feet. 131 percent of the long-term
<br />average. With this runoff, the reservoir
<br />reached its seasonal maximum elevation
<br />of 6,024 feet with a content of 3,124,000
<br />acre-feet at the end of July, By the end
<br />of September, the elevation was 6,023
<br />feet with a content of 3,078,000 acre-feet.
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<br />The normal minimum release is 800 fe/so
<br />The maximum release through the power-
<br />plant is4,6001t'/s~at rated'head, -,
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<br />Water Year 1981
<br />During water year 1981. the reservoir
<br />level at Flaming Gorge will be drawn from
<br />6,023 feet to about 6,018 feet before the
<br />spring of 1981, The water level should
<br />remain high enough to launch boats
<br />from the reservoir's nine ramps. Average
<br />inflow would result in a maximum eleva-
<br />tion of 6,031 feet with a storage of
<br />3,387,000 acre-Ieet during July, Flow in
<br />the river below the dam is not expected
<br />to exceed 4,600 tt'/s or fall below 800
<br />1t3/5.
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<br />Since there IS enough storage space for a
<br />D!90 inflow .and enough.- stored. water in
<br />case of a low inflow, the release from
<br />Flaming Gorge is not dependent on inflow
<br />for water year 1981, but rather on the
<br />demand for electric power and the avail-
<br />ability of energy for purchase and
<br />exchange.
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<br />Flaming Gorge Dam and Reservoir
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<br />Reservoir
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<br />Flaming Gorge Active Storage' Chart 2
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<br />(Acre-Feet)
<br />
<br />Maximum Storage
<br />Rated Head
<br />Minimum Power
<br />Surface Area (Full)
<br />Reservoir Length,
<br />(Full)
<br />Power Plant
<br />
<br />Number of Units
<br />Total Capacity
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<br />EL
<br />(Ft.)
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<br />3,749,000 6040
<br />1,062,000 5946
<br />233,000 5871
<br />42,020 Acres
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<br />91 Miles
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<br />"does not Include 40,000 acre.leel 01 dead Slorage
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<br />3
<br />108,000 Kilowatts
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