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<br />001350 <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />\I, <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA <br /> <br />October 28, 2002 <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER WATER REPORT <br /> <br />The following report summarizes data obtained from provisional reports <br />of the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S, Bureau of Reclamation, International <br />Boundary and Water Commission, and Imperial Irrigation District. <br />I. Active Surface Storage!/ in Reservoirs at end of Month (Thousand Acre-feet). <br /> September 2002 <br /> Change Change <br /> Elevation %of During from <br />UPDer Basin StoraQe in feet Capacity Month 2001 <br />Lake Powell 14,468 3,626.5 59% (101) (4,667) <br />Flaming Gorge 2,675 6,011.0 71% (17) (282) <br />Fontenelle 247 6,492.8 72% (14) 82 <br />Navajo 872 6,015.6 51% (45) (537) <br />Blue Mesa 275 7,443.1 33% (43) (322) <br />Morrow Point 105 7,144.1 90% 8 (3) <br />Crystal 15 6,750.6 83% 0 1 <br />Sub-total 18,657 60% (212) (5,728) <br />Lower Basin <br />Lake Mead 17,093 1,155.4 65% (116) (2,780) <br />Lake Mohave 1,577 638.5 87% (121) (33) <br />Lake Havasu 565 447.2 91% 5 (2) <br />Sub-total 19,235 67% (232) (2,815) <br />Upper and <br />Lower Total 37,892 ?!. 64% (444) (8,543) <br /> <br />1/ Fi9ures shown do not include reservoir dead storage. <br /> <br />2/ Storage above minimum operation level is 37892 -15936 = 21956. Minimum <br />operation level (15936) is defined as the sum of active content required <br />at minimum power pool plus minimum active content required to make surface <br />diversions at Lake Havasu and Navajo Reservoir. <br /> <br />, ' <br />