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<br /> <br />578 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />than the average release we must make from 1967 through 1972 to de- <br />liver 75 million acre-feet in the decade ending September 30, 1972. <br />We are not alarmed about this delay since estimated increases in firm <br />loads in the next few years should be adequate to meet compact require- <br />ment in this critical decade. <br /> <br />Flaming Gorge Lake <br /> <br />The reservoir at Flaming Gorge now contains a somewhat greater <br />percentage of its total storage than does Lake Powell, so we en- <br />vision that it will rise seasonally from snowmelt by July and then <br />recede in about the same pattern which occurred last year. By Feb- <br />ruary 1968, it will be slightly higher than at present. Releases for <br />power will average about 110,000 acre-feet per month. <br /> <br />Fontenelle Lake <br /> <br />The lake at Fontenelle Dam is being allowed to rise very slowly, <br />but this will be cut back after April 1 to prepare for repairs to <br />the stilling basin. From April 1 to about August 1 we will pass nat- <br />ural inflow through the river outlets. During the following 4-month <br />repair period the natural inflow will be passed through the turbine <br />assembly. After the repairs are completed, we will resume storage <br />and install the turbine runner and generator. <br /> <br />Navajo Reservoir <br /> <br />With an inflow during April through July of 850,000 acre-feet <br />as forecast, Navajo Reservoir on the San Juan River in New Mexico <br />~ will be operated between elevation 5,980 and 5,990 feet to provide <br />~adequate levels for boat launching at Arboles and at the same time <br />limit the water level while repairs to the stilling basin are under- <br />way. <br /> <br />Blue Mesa Reservoir <br /> <br />Blue Mesa Reservoir should fill this spring. We expect that it <br />will receive about 870,000 acre-feet of inflow. The lake will be <br />lowered about 50 feet by power production during next fall and winter. <br /> <br /> <br />GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS <br /> <br />Feasibility Investigations <br /> <br />Feasibility designs and estimates have been completed for all <br />project features of the Battlement Mesa Project. A meeting was held <br />early in December with the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to discuss <br />that Bureau's report findings and recommendations. ' The Bureau of Out- <br />door Recreatmon agreed to reanalyze their recreation benefits on <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />