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<br /> <br />RESER VOIRS <br /> <br />During thllFiscal Yearl972, the Upper <br />Colorado River Basin yielded <br />10,460,000 acre.feet, 86 percent of the <br />long-time average. The disposition of <br />this runor! follows: <br />Acre-feet <br />Net Storage Change......... 400,000 <br />Bank Storage Increase ...... 560.000 <br />Evaporation Loss ........... 500,000 <br />Release to LOWN Basin ... 9,000,000 <br /> <br />lotal ,................. 10,460,000 <br /> <br />Due to IhtJ low runoff, waler storage at <br />Glen Canyon decreased by 135,000 acre- <br />fHCt. Flaming Gorge gained BI0,UOO <br />aCtl!-fllel, whilt! Navaio and Blue Mesa <br /> <br />. MAX STORAGE _ 1,709,000 Af <br />STORAGE 6-30-72 - 962,000 Af <br /> <br /> <br />HEIGHT 302' <br /> <br />NAVAJO <br /> <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />'liLY '71 _ IAN '72 - JUNE '72 <br /> <br />10.'1135,000 and 40,000 acre.feet, rcSPL>(:- <br />lively, This spring Fontenelle and Mor- <br />row Point were filled 10 capacity as <br />usual. In the same period, Lake Mead <br />had a storage increase of 537,000 acre- <br />feel. <br /> <br />The monthly operation of tJach reservoir <br />is shown graphically below and on IhH <br />opposite page. <br /> <br />RIVERS <br /> <br />Water from CRSP storage reser\'oirs WllS <br />released in controlled amounts to meel <br />many day-la-day demands as well as the <br />multiple purposes for which the project <br />was designed. Releases from Glen <br />Canyon Dam assisted the propagation <br />of bass inl..ake Mead where bass fishing <br /> <br />MAX STORAGE - 941,000 AF <br />STORAGE 6-30-72 - 650,OOU AI' <br /> <br /> <br />BLlJE MES <br /> <br />IUL Y '71 - JAN '12 - rum '72 <br /> <br />wa.~ fl'pflfll~d III Ill' WIl,( "llpIII. <br />0:l'vNtludl'ss. IH1Wl'f !o(l'lll'rillirJII ItJdd~ <br />\\',,('1' s;llisfil~d ilnd Cnlllpill.t rl'll~a~I' <br />rpquirr'IIlI'IlIS w"l'l~ flllfilll~d. I'rlssihlt~ <br />flood dillllil!o(l', dtH, III it high ~I'fillg <br />rU/loff in till! en'l'tl Hh'l~r Ilasin, \\';IS <br />t'lilllin.II\'d II\' sloragl! ill Fnnll'lH,111' illlll <br />Flanlillf.t Curgl' Rl~SI~r\'llirs. SusLdlll'd <br />fldl';rSl~S .dso pnu'idl'c! l<lvo/';lbh~ lIl'slill,l( <br />IlllldilillllS tor cllJt:L~ .oul gl'I~Sl', lIlilill- <br />l<lined illl .ld"ljllilll' Il'vtd for prqml;rr <br />riVI'r crllisl's, ,lnd Illl!t lh,~ il1lpus,'d <br />pnWt~r dl'lILilnds. Flll\"'s lu-luw N,IViljO, <br />BltH' ~11'Sil, and ~Iorrow P(Jilll Wl'rt' n'l-(- <br />Lllalpd In 11H'r!1 irri!o(illiotl tH'"ds. In <br />addilioll. Bltw .\Il!Sa iwd Morrow Puinl <br />Pnwr'rplallls h,dlJl'd fulfill pO\\'I~r <br />dl'lllil tub. Fish Ilnd wildlifl~ hahilal \\'I'r+~ <br />lIlilinlailwrlb\'llwrnillirnumd;ril\'flllWS <br />provirll,d ill tlH' Varillll.S rivl'rs. <br /> <br />. MAX STORAGE - 27,000,000 At' <br />STORAGE 6-30-72 _ 16.180.000 At' <br /> <br />HEIGHT 58J' <br /> <br />GLEN CANYON <br /> <br /> <br />JULY '71 _ 'AN '72 _ JUNE '72 <br /> <br />7 <br />