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<br />Lake Mohave [Colorado River] <br /> <br /> <br />Watar Vaar 1982 <br />At the beginning of waler year 1982, the water <br />surface elevation of Lake Mohave, which Is <br />Impounded by Davl. Dam, wa. 835 feet, with <br />an active storage of 1,415,000 acre-teet. <br /> <br />Our~ng tt\e 1H\f'lt6r e.r.'d. $pr\ng months, the <br />water level was grsduaJly raised to 647 feet, <br />with an active storage of 1,806,000 acre-feet <br />near the end of May 1982. The water level <br />was drawn down during the summer and the <br />reservoir ended the watsr year at elevation <br />633 feel wllh 1,426,000 acre-feel In active <br />storage. <br /> <br />Lake Mohave releases were made to satisfy <br />downstream requirements, wIth a small <br />amount of reregulatlon at Lake Hav8Su. <br />_During lhe water year, approximately <br />7,515,000 acre-feet were released at Davis <br />Dam, all of which p....d through theturblna. <br />tor power productIon. <br /> <br />Water Vear 1983 <br />The water level of lake Mohave Is scheduled <br />to rise through the fall and winter months and <br />reach an elevation of 644 feet by the end of <br />May 1983, Secau.e of heavy Irrlgallon u.e <br />during the summer months, the water level In <br />LaKe Mohave Is expected to be drawn down to <br />an erevallon of 630,5 feet by the end of water <br />ye.r 1983. During that time a total of 7,8 <br />million acre-feet Is scheduled to be released <br />from Lake Mohave to meet all downstream <br />requirements. <br /> <br /> <br />Aquatic ImPKt atudlt!le. <br /> <br />Laka Mohave Active Storage" <br /> <br />Reservoir <br /> <br />Chart 7 <br />EI. <br />(Ft.) <br />1.810,000 647.0 <br />1 ,188,000 623.0 <br />217,500 570,0 <br />28,200 Acres <br /> <br />(Acre-Feet) <br /> <br />Maximum Storage <br />Rated Head <br />Minimum Power <br />Surface Araa (Full) <br />Reservoir Length <br />(Full) <br /> <br />Power Planl <br />Number of Un lIS <br />Total Capacity <br /> <br />67 Miles <br /> <br />5 <br />240,000 Kilowatts <br /> <br />"does not Include 6,530 acr.I..t of d&acl storage <br />b'lllow 533.3Q feet <br /> <br />8 <br />