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feet, or 55 percent of normal. The reservoir was approximately 22 feet short of filling. Due to the continuance of minimum flows and the occurrence oflate season storms, storage in Navajo Reservoir has returned to more normal levels. With the recovery of storage and a favorable forecast of inflow for 1991, Navajo Reservoir should fill and spill during the 1991 water year. e. Blue Mesa Reservoir Blue Mesa Reservoir was at its high elevation of7,503.10 feet on July 10, 1990, with a content of 687,000 acre-feet. Total releases from Blue Mesa were 527,000 acre-feet, all of which went through the power plant. Releases from the Aspinall Unit were at minimum levels throughout the 1990 water year. Unregulated inflow to Blue Mesa Reservoir during the April- July runoff period was only 585,000 acre-feet, or 84 percent of normal. With this low runoff and the low storage in the reservoir, Blue Mesa was approximately 17 feet short of filling in 1990. Although Blue Mesa did not fill in 1990, storage in the reservoir has returned to more normal levels due to the continuance of minimum re- leases. This, combined with an improving forecast of inflow for 1991, indicates that Blue Mesa should fill in 1991. Flows in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument are expected to average about 800 cfs through the recreation season. f. Morrow Point Reservoir Morrow Point Reservoir was operated between 110,000 and 115,000 acre-feet, its full-stage capacity, during water year 1990. g. Crystal Reservoir Total releases from Crystal Dam were 659,000 acre-feet, with 617,000 acre feet going through the power plant and 42,000 acre-feet being by- passed. 60