WSP10169

• File Number: 8210.140.20.A
• Description: Colorado River Basin Organizations/Entities - CRBSF - Colorado River Board of California
• Date: 1/28/2004
• Author: CRBC
• Title: Colorado River Water Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA

January 28, 2004

COLORADO RIVER WATER REPORT

The following report summarizes data obtained from provisional reports
of the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, International
Boundary and Water Commission, and Imperial Irrigation District.
I. Active Surface Storage.!! in Reservoirs at end of Month (Thousand Acre-feet).
December 2003
Change Change
Elevation % of During from
UDDer Basin Storaae in feet Capacity Month 2002
Lake Powell 11,487 3,5972 47% (309) (2,287)
Flaming Gorge 2,606 6,008.9 70% (8) (26)
Fontenelle 199 6,485.5 58% (19) (14)
Navajo 712 5,9966 42% (1) (115)
Blue Mesa 376 7,4609 45% 5 93
Morrow Point 112 7,1534 96% 2 2
Crystal 15 6,7445 83% (1 ) 1
Sub-total 15,507 50% (331) (2,346)
Lower Basin
Lake Mead 15,300 1,139.1 58% (37) (1,418)
Lake Mohave 1,590 639.0 88% 64 (88)
Lake Havasu 516 2344 83% (44) (31 )
Sub-total 17,406 61% (17) (1,537)
Upper and
Lower Total 32,913 ?l 55% (348) (3,883)

1/ Figures shown do not include reservoir dead storage.

2/ Storage above minimum operation level is 32913 -15936 = 16977 maf Minimum
operation level (15936 mat) is defined as the sum of active content required
at minimum power pool plus minimum active content required to make surface
diversions at Lake Havasu and Navajo Reservoir.