9318

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9318
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Title: Procedures for Stocking Nonnative Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
• USFW Year: 1996.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver.
• Copyright Material: NO

Table 1
STATISTICAL DATA FOR PRINCIPAL RESERVOIRS IN COLORADO RIVER BASIN
UPPER BASIN
\\Colorado River Storage Project
(Total Surface Capacity)
River elevation at
dam
(average tailwater)
Dead Storage
Inactive Storage
(minimum power
pool)
Rated Head
Maximum Storage
(without surcharge)
(Units: Elevation =feet; Capacity = 1,000 acre-feet)
Fontenelle Flaming Gorge Taylor Park Blue Mesa Morrow Point Crystal Navajo Lake Powell
Elev. Cap. Elev. Cap. Elev. Cap. Elev. Cap. Elev. Cap. Elev. Ca
P• Elev. Cap. Elev. Cap.
- - 5,603 0 9,174 0 7,160 0 6,775 0 6,534 O 5,720 0 3,138 0
6,408 0.56 5,740 40 - - 7,358 111 6,808 0 6,670 8 5,775 13 3,370 1,893
- - 5,871 273 - - 7,393 192 7,100 75 6,700 12 5,990' 673 3,490 5,890
6,491 234 5,946 1,102 - - 7,438 361 7,108 80 6,740 20 - - 3,570 11,000
6,506 345 6,040 3,789 9,330 106 7,519 941 7,160 117 6,755 25 6,085 1,709 3,700 26,215
1 The elevation for inactive storage for Navajo Reservoir is required for the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project.