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Modeling Results for <br />Colorado River Basin States' Modeling of <br />Colorado River and Reservoir Management Strategies <br />3.1.2 Mead 10th and 50th Percentiles <br />1,160 <br />1,140 <br />1,120 <br />1,100 <br />m <br />w <br />1,080 <br />m <br />w <br />ro 1,060 <br />f <br />m <br />Y <br />A <br />J <br />1,040 <br />1,020 <br />1,000 <br />9804— <br />2006 <br />Figure 3 -2 <br />Lake Mead 10th and 50th Percentile Elevations <br />50th Percentiles <br />—4— Normal -Step Shortage Original <br />10th Percentiles —A— Hybrid - Step Short Original <br />—i Hybrid Rev1 -Step Short Rev1 <br />2010 2015 2020 <br />Calendar Year <br />At the 50th percentile, Mead's elevation is relatively the same under these three <br />operational strategies since balancing does not occur until lower elevations. The <br />noticeable difference occurs at low elevations (10th percentile) where the Hybrid <br />strategies benefit Mead substantially due to balancing releases made from Powell. <br />N. <br />