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<br />The Green River above the Yampa <br />Flow data for the Green River in Lodore Canyon comes from the USGS <br />gauging station at Greendale, Utah, approximately one-half mile below <br />Flaming Gorge Dam and 46 miles above the Gates of Lodore. The published <br />data from this station are daily averages and do not reflect the daily <br />f luctations of release from the dam associated with peak energy demands. <br />These data also do not include inputs or losses between the station and the <br />Monument, in particular the additional flow from Vermillion Creek, <br />approximately 3 miles above the Gates of Lodore. <br />The record from Greendale began in 1950. The average flow since that <br />time has been 2,049 cfs. Prior to completion of Flaming Gorge Dam, the <br />highest peak flow on record was 19,600 cfs on June 12, 1957. The peak base <br />was 9,000 cfs. Peaks occurred in May or June, but usually a few weeks <br />later than the Yampa due to more northerly headwaters. The minimum <br />recorded flow prior to completion of the dam was 208 cfs in November, 1958. <br />Note the similarity of these data to the combined flow data from Maybell <br />and Lily above. <br />In 1963, Flaming Gorge Dam was completed and much of that year's flow <br />was retained in the reservoir. The minimum flow during this year was 2.3 <br />cfs recorded in March. <br />18 <br />is usually held ~a ~' - ~~ `~uC""' <br />