8194

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8194
• Author: Smith, G. R. and R. G. Green.
• Title: Flaming Gorge Consolidated Hydrology Report.
• USFW Year: 1991.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver, Colorado.
• Copyright Material: NO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION .................................................. 1-1

Study Respons i bil i ty .......................................... 1-1
lOCATION PHYSIOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE ............................. 2-1

Locat i on ...................................................... 2-1

Phys i ography .................................................. 2-1

Upper Green River Bas in.. . . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2-1
Yampa and White River Basins .................................. 2-2
Uinta Basin in Utah ........................................... 2-2
Lower Green River Basin ....................................... 2-2

Cl imate ....................................................... 2-2

Water Resources ............................................... 2-3

Historic Perspective.......................................... 2-3

Water Management .............................................. 2-4

Agriculture ................................................... 2-4

Mun i c i pal ..................................................... 2 - 4

Energy and Industrial ......................................... 2-4

Bib 1 i ography .................................................. 2 - 5

PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................... 3-1

locat ion ...................................................... 3-1

Project Authori zat ion ......................................... 3-1
Project Repayment ............................................. 3 - 2
Power Generation and Marketing ................................ 3-3

Constraints ............. ........... . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . 3-4

Physical Constraints .......................................... 3-4
Institutional Constraints ..................................... 3-5
Economic Constraints .......................................... 3-5
Environmental Constraints ..................................... 3-6
Flaming Gorge Construction and Hydrology...................... 3.6
Flaming Gorge Monthly Operation ............................... 3-8
Flaming Gorge Daily Operation ................................. 3-8

Future Operation .............................................. 3-9

Bibl iography .................................................. 3-10

MONTHLY FLOW MODEL............................................. 4-1
Introduction and Background .................................... 4-1

Objectives..................................................... 4-1

Mode 1 Components ............................................... 4 - 2

Operational Criteria ........................................... 4-2
HYDROSS Simulation of Flaming Gorge ............................ 4-2

Conc 1 us ion ..................................................... 4 - 3

Bibl iography ................................................... 4-4