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5442 acre-feet which is down 1.1 million acre- feet from what is shown in your report. On the individuals reservoirs, Lake Mead now stands at elevation 1,133, representing 1- a capacity of about 15,600,000 acre-feet. It is anticipated that Lake Mead will be drawn down to about elevation 1,124 feet this fall. Lake Powell is presently at elevation 3,515. We estimate that by July it will raise about 28 feet higher than it has ever risen before. We are estimating a water year release of 7.9 million acre-feet or about 10 percent less than the average release we must make from 1967 through 1972 to deliver 75 million acre-feet in the decade ending September 30, 1972. We are not alarmed about this delay since estimated increases in firm loads in the next few years should be adequate to meet compact requirement in this critical decade. The reservoir at Flaming Gorge now con- tains a somewhat greater percentage of its total storage than does Lake powell, so we envision that it will rise seasonally from sno\~lt by July and then recede in about the same pattern which occurred last year. By February 1968, it will be slightly higher than at present. Releases for power will average about 110,000 acre-feet per month. We have a higher proportion of storage in this reservoir than in any of the others. The lake at Fontenelle Dam is being allowed to rise very slowly, but this will be cut back after April 1 to prepare for repairs to the stilling basin. From April 1 to about August 1 we will pass natural inflow through the river outlets. During the fol- lowing 4-month repair period the natural inflow will be passed through the turbine assembly. After the repairs are completed, we will resume storage and install the tur- bine runner and generator. 1