WSP11362

• File Number: 8220.100.35
• Description: CRSP
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/1/1998
• Author: UCRC
• Title: Status of Reservoirs/Data/Power Generation
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Data

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Upper Colorado River Commissioners and Advisers

FROM:

Everett E. Sunderland, Staff Engineer

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January 25, 1998

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SUBJECT: CONTENT AND STREAMFLOW OF SELECTED COLORADO RIVER BASIN
RESERVOIRS AND TRIBUTARIES.

UPPER BASIN RESERVOIR CONDITIONS
Conditions for selected Colorado River System reservoirs on December 31, 1998 are shown in
Table 1. Data was taken from the monthly reservoir summary provided by the Bureau of
Reclamation Upper Colorado Regional Office Water Resources Group. Reservoir storage
capacity conditions for December 31, 1998 are also shown below in figure 1,

Table !. Conditions for Colorado River Svstem Reservoirs, December 3 I. 1998
STORAGE WATER SURFACE RESERVOIR CHANGE IN LIVE STORAGE LIVE STORAGE
RESERVOIR ELEVATION LIVE CONTENT CONTENT CAPACITY CAPACITY
(ft.) (l000 a.f.) (1000 a.n (1000 a.f) (%)
Fontenelle 6,489,94 227.50 (44,70) 345 65.94%
Flaming Gorge 6,031.3 I 3,39980 (68,90) 3.749 90,69%
Blue Mesa 7,489.56 577.90 (17.40) 829 69.71~/o
;-Javajo 6.064 95 I A12.10 (2.90) 1,696 83.26%
Lake Powell 3,682.70 21,654.10 (422.50) 24,322 89,03%
Upper Ba,in Tolar 27.271.40 (556.40) 30,N! 88.14%

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