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<br />Water Year 1996 <br /> <br />Under most probable inflow conditions during tbe 1996 <br />water year, the Lake Mead water level is expected to <br />gradually rise to an elevation of 364.5 meters (1195.5 feet) <br />with a corresponding active storage of 27,475 million cubic <br />me1ers (22,274,000 acre-feet) by the end of March. Tben it <br />will be drawn down during the summer months to meet <br />downstream demands. Lake Mead is expected to end the <br />water year at elevation 364.0 meters (1194.08 feet) with an <br />active storage of 27,221 million cubic meters (22,068,000 <br />acre-feet). Approximately 11,659 million cubic meters <br />(9,452,000 acre-feet) are scheduled to be released from Lake <br />Mead under most probable conditions, all passing through <br />the powerplant. <br /> <br />The outlook for lowest and highest monthly releases of 1996 <br />will be about 405 million cubic meters (328,000 acre-feet) <br />and 1,443 million cubic meters (1,170,000 acre-feet), <br />respectively. <br /> <br />DrawdoWD during the peak large mouth bass spawning <br />period in April and May, is planned to be near the limits of <br />decline recommended in a July 1982 fInal report by the <br />Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Nevada <br />Department of Wildlife. That report summarized results of <br />a 5-year study and recommended a drawdown rate of less <br />than 5 centimeters (2 inches) per day. <br /> <br />ACTUAL STORAGE 1885 <br /> <br />IlWON CU81C llIeTIM <br />00 <br /> <br />IIILLlON ACRI-FEIT <br /> <br /> U <br /> II <br />~ - -- - - - - - - - <br /> .. <br /> II <br /> <br />'S <br /> <br />so <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />':F ./ /'" , , .r ;f ..~ ~ ~ , ,,. <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />MOST PROBABLE RELEASES 1896 <br /> <br />IlILUON CUIIC IiIITEM <br />.... <br /> <br />TNOUIAMD ACAWlEET <br /> <br />4S' <br /> <br />- . <br /> ....... I <br /> / \ <br /> V ..... ....... <br />/ ,- '" V ,,7 <br /> . <br /> I <br /> <br />..00 <br /> <br />I.. <br /> <br />.... <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />110O <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />100 <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />. . <br />,p #'.....+5' ~+, .r~.l ~+ ~" <br /> <br />MOST PROBABLE REGULATED INFLOW 1996 <br /> <br />"'WON c:u-.c 1II11'RM <br />.... <br /> <br />ntOUUIiID ACAI-PUT <br />1712 <br /> <br />.... <br />1100 <br /> <br />1lao <br /> <br />'100 <br /> <br /> .- <br />11\ .... <br />1/ \ 1114 <br /> .72 <br /> II. <br /> ... <br /> <br />,- <br />12.. <br /> <br />,... <br />lOG <br /> <br />.,. ,j'''' <f ~ , ~ ~ +~ ~+ tt' ., ,... <br /> <br />MOST PROBABLE STORAGE 1886 <br /> <br />,IWON CU'IC IlII1W18 <br />.. <br /> <br />III.WOM ACR!.-RlT <br />.. <br /> <br />- - -- - - .- -- ~- - - -- - <br /> I <br /> 1 <br /> <br />as <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />IS <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />15 12 <br />~+d-<f ".ro1~+~ tf ~"', <br />