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

UPPER COLORADO
RIVER COMMISSION

RECEIVED
APR 2 0 1998

Colorado Water
Cor.:.:lrv.:ticn Boc."d

355 South 400 East. Sait Lake City . Utah 84111 . 801-531-1150 . FAX [phone]
Upper Colorado River Commissioners and Advisers
Everett E. Sunderland, Staff Engineer ft/~JJ
April 16, 1998

TO:

FROM:

DATE:

SUBJECT:

CONTENT, POWER GENERA nON AND STREAMFLOW OF SELECTED
COLORADO RIVER BASIN RESERVOIRS AND TRIBUTARIES.

UPPER BASIN RESERVOIR CONDITIONS
Conditions for selected Colorado River System reservoirs on March 31, 1998 are shown in Table
I. 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 March 31, 1998 are also shown below in figure 1.

Table I.
STORAGE
RESERVOIR

Fonlonelle

Flaming Gorge
Blue Mesa

Navajo
Lake Powell

Upper Basio Total

Conditions for Colorado River Sys1ell1 Reservoirs, March 31, \998
WATER SURFACE RESERVOIR CHANGElN LIVE STORAGE
ELEVATION LIVECONTENT CONTENT CAPACITY
(ft.) (1000 aJ.) (1000 af.) (1000 a,f)

6,46930
6.027.0 \
7,472.43
6,073.69
3,673,12

116,20
3,235.\0
452.40
1,532.40
20,273.50
25,609.60

(18.60)
(12.80)
(21.00)
32.60
(356.50)
(376.30)

100% I

80% I

60% I

40% I
I
20% I
I
0% I
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Live Storag~ Capacity
Conditions March 31, 1998

LIVE STORAGE
CAPACITY
(%)

345
3,749
829
1.696
24,322
30,941

33,68%
86,29%
54,57%
90,35%
83.35%
82.77%

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Figure 1.

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