9366

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9366
• Author: Upper Colorado River Recovery Implementation Program.
• Title: 1999 Coordinated Reservoir operations Bypasses for Endangered Fish.
• USFW Year: 1999.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
T f gnv tern Colorado Area Offlatr
F 0 OF R4 aRari !!g 21 1999
M3.?3 RELEASE:
COORDINATED RESERVOIRS
' TO RELEASE INFLOWS FOR ENDANGERED FISH
Lowland CO. 'Mtt Coordin and Ruervaim Opereggw'rata has dswfmined that 1499 will be a year for
oocmdiaared Treerwir releases of Dative mm sum ftem poniaipeting am a sm Vairs m help aullmmt news to
the Calossda Aver for wdangen d fish. It is anticipated tht Meow born Ome --main will be =i5W for
aR to fim days following cite 1til mwial Day weekend.
' Of the P9*49lag ream i-% WM Oren MDuatak6 Willhantt Faris and Ruedi rss.rvoirs are prepar.ng
in iorrams Mums of uiMws to eahsaoe the peak flow at Cmwu a p the Cokusdo River. At this time, the
raq®es of mbeo rt ft m cheat nsersaim are sndcip? to be. $00 -1004 aft from Dillm; tbm lesser id inflow
' air 1500 aft. faro Gmo Mounts+e; 80 -166 cfs ftm 1V i0iams Fork; 400.000 efs from Welfacd Movncaiu
Resm+oir; 400 cfs frost Willow C ndtmmby Reservoirs; sad. the lesser or inflow or 1000 cfs from Ruedi
itraerwir.
' Est blished in 1495 as pact of ties RecotWy Pr 8mm fnr F,adLn9Wed Fish ise liar Upper CAiorado River Ba in
the C aordinsmd Aeservo-rr OpeWau Tom aordiaaraa disusdcwynleow of kdlow tDhrelp tad wet pwk
' flows, The Tssm no toDdawd trasWeg of scow psu k nrd prediebd runoff for the Cakesdo Riser
to debrmilu eats year -beabaror not wes neserveirs p Adp&Wq h Ow prom win be seal in
help anbum spring flaws. The cohmcrmem of peak flows impe+ovn habibm for Colorado p&miwow
and m s3+ rsi0or+e same rleedpla? babhote m assist rwov" tf doe sndengered spxim Tbo 14uc coda; red
' native flab atdw CDtarado 1tiver includsr tie Cuk radopikemiwnw, lD mow w^k chub, m ambmaU sucker sad
b00WW1. E"b of these four species was oawx abmWul in der Tipper Co)onulo River Basin.
The peak flaws Et Came* arc cunvo ly predicaed to be in rbr now of 14,000 to 16,000 cfs, Ysil bctow
real phAd L10od atagm Tie Team e+iF(to rftw to asset runoff earWitims and will reduce the relaasea if
thaDb is any pol91'bi li[r die releases auuld e+o>rt[ih?ese to Ooodiag,
' For hirtber informstiiou please cm act Maleolm W9son at As Sutsam orReelino4ori s Eestem Colorado
A1la Office, by phase: (970) 6674410; 4x *-nwil; lawl au ft wbr.gov.
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' the Ceadinmd RaM?crr Gperelwow Ton •a wow?pr6r1! oemeJer xoervear ow?eoae9reoers wpuermw»ea sad W.?er
m29JFMMO a ia.al+ad ?rlor Warn' ua L11be C01MW rtjVV OeriA is Calmada TeJWs 9d" inclade dot Cs16eWQ PjV:r
Wow Cenwoub a Dinrk . Denver Waw Chios arA,zom a Cetn Spriip 6P Rae a y rmgmm. M and R?ltdlidr Serrrer.
Ndond wearier s.ngw swum arUdc marina, Colored. Wass Cone vdW Sand Cobwok Divia(m of SNUife ned be
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