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<br />" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Date: June 12, 1996 <br /> <br />From: Water Resource Group, Salt Lake city <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />JUN 1 4 1'196 <br /> <br />Colorado \..',,:::1 <br />Conservation BOJrd <br /> <br />To: All Colorado River Annual Operating Plan (AOP) Recipients <br /> <br />Current status <br /> <br />May <br />inflov(unreg) <br />(acre-feet) <br /> <br />Midnight <br />June 11 <br />Elevation <br /> <br />Percent <br />of normal <br /> <br />Fontenelle <br />Flaming Gorge <br />Blue Mesa <br />Powell <br />Navajo <br /> <br />196,100 <br />264,300 <br />355,900 <br />2,597,300 <br />152,000 <br /> <br />106 <br />91 <br />166 <br />116 <br />54 <br /> <br />6,481.88 <br />6,023.83 <br />7,515.17 <br />3,683.21 <br />6,065.24 <br /> <br />Reservoir storage <br />(acre-feet) <br /> <br />176,527 <br />3,114,713 <br />791,212 <br />21,729,284 <br />1,411,363 <br /> <br />Expected operation <br /> <br />FONTENELLE - Releases from Fontenelle are currently at 5500 cfs. <br />Releases will be increased to 6000 cfs on June 13. Inflow is now <br />nearly 10,000 cfs. Inflow will likely remain high throughout the <br />remainder of June. <br /> <br />The reservoir will likely be full sometime in mid July. <br /> <br />FLAMING GORGE - Releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir are now at <br />maximum powerplant capacity of about 4500 cfs. Releases will <br />likely remain at this level until June 25th when releases will be <br />decreased by 400 cfs per day. Releases will be reduced according <br />to the following schedule. <br /> <br />Date Release <br /> ..' <br />....,,-. <br />June:~ 4000 cfs <br />JlD,1apU' 3600 cfs <br />June 27. 3200 cfs <br />June 28 2800 cfs <br />June 29 2400 cfs <br />June 30 2000 cfs <br />July 1 1600 cfs <br />July 2 1200 efs <br /> <br />Releases will remain at 1200 cfs until the Yampa River has dropped <br />below 600 cfs. This will likely happen in the latter part of July. <br />