WSP12936

• File Number: 8220.100.35
• Description: Colorado River Basin Monthly Content Reports
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/20/2004
• Author: Upper Colorado River Commission
• Title: 2004 reports: Content and Power Generation and Streamflow of Selected Colorado River Basin Reservoirs and Tributaries
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Data

UPPER COLORADO
RIVER COMMISSION

RECEIVED
JAN 0 1 2004

Colorado Water Conservali0n BoarG

To:

355 South 400 East. Salt Lake City. Utah 84111 · 801-531-1150. FAX [phone]
Upper Colorado River Commissioners and Advisers

From:

Staff

Date:

December 28, 2004

Subject:

MONTHLY CONTENT, POWER GENERATION AND STREAM FLOW OF
SELECTED COLORADO RIVER BASIN RESERVOIRS AND TRIBUTARIES

UPPER BASIN RESERVOIR CONDITIONS

Conditions for selected Colorado River System Reservoirs on November 30, 2004 are shown in Table 1.
Data were obtained from the monthly reservoir summary provided by the Bureau of Reclamation, Upper
Colorado Regional Office, Water Resources Group. Reservoir storage capacity conditions for November
30,2004 are also shown below in figure 1.

Table 1

Conditions for Colorado River Svstem Reservoirs: November 30. 2004

STORAGE

Fontenelle
Flaming Gorge
Blue Mesa
Navajo
Lake Powell
Upper Basin
Total

WATER SURFACE RESERVOIR CHANGE IN LIVE LIVE STORAGE
STORAGE
ELEVATION LIVE CONTENT CAPACITY CAPACITY
CONTENT
(ft.) (1000 a.f.) (1000 a.f.) (1000 a.f.) (%)
6,495.55 266.30 -16.00 345 77 .19%
6,012.35 2,718.10 23.10 3,749 72.50%
7,478.29 493.60 13.40 829 59.54%
6,026.25 971.40 21.40 1,696 57.28%
3,567.28 8,889.00 -258.60 24,322 36.55%
13,338.40 -216.70 30,941 43.11 %
Live Storage Capacity
Conditions November 30, 2004

RESERVOIR

100% I
80% I
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60% I
40% I
20% I
0% I

Fontendlc

Rumins Gorge

8hM: Mesa

Navajo

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total

,_ Live Content MIl Available Storage 1

Figure 1