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<br />STREAMFLOW <br />;) Streamflow for the Colorado River, Green River and San Juan River stations for Octoberber 1999 <br />are shown in Table 2. Data presented in the foUowing table was obtained from the monthly report <br />of streamflow and reservoir contents in the Upper Colorado River Basin, as provided by the U.S. <br />Geological Survey Water Resources Division, Utah District. A comparison of monthly <br />streamflow to average monthly streamflow during an 84 year period from 1914 to 1997 is <br />presented for each in figure 2 on page 4. <br /> <br />Colorado River <br /> <br />near Cisco, Ut <br /> <br />Adjusted (a) <br /> <br />Green River <br /> <br />at Green River, Ut <br /> <br />Adjusted (b) <br /> <br />San Juan River <br /> <br />near Bluff, Ut <br /> <br />Adjusted (c) <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />Adjusted Total <br /> <br />Colorado River <br /> <br />at Lees Ferry (d) 1071.0 <br /> <br />(a) Adjusted for change in storage in Blue Mesa Reservoir. SlDrage began in Blue Mesa Reservoir on October 27, 1965. <br />(b) Adjusted for change in storage in Flaming Gorge and Fontenellc Reservoirs. Storage began in Flaming Gorge Reservoir <br />on November I, 1962, and in FonteneUe Reservoir in October of 1964. <br />Adjusted for change in Navajo Reservoir. SlDrage began on June 27, 1962. Not adjusted for San Juan-Chama <br />diversions. <br />Including the Paria River discharge. <br /> <br />Table 2. <br /> <br />(c) <br /> <br />(d) <br /> <br />Streamflow for the Colorado River, Green River and San Juan River. October 1999 <br />CUMULATIVE % OF 84 YEAR <br />%OF83 YEAR MONTHLY (19\4-1997) <br />(1914-1996) (OCT 99) CUMULATIVE <br />OCTOBER DISCHARGE DISCHARGE <br />DISCHARGE (1000 A.F.) (OCT 99) <br /> <br />OCTOBER <br />DISCHARGE <br />(1000 af.) <br /> <br />356.2 <br />282.6 <br /> <br />356.2 <br />282.6 <br /> <br />128% <br /> <br />128% <br /> <br />227.7 <br />148.9 <br /> <br />227.7 <br />148.9 <br /> <br />80% <br /> <br />80% <br /> <br />76.7 <br />65.98 <br />497.48 <br /> <br />76.7 <br />66.0 <br /> <br />69% <br /> <br />69% <br /> <br />FORECAST <br />According to ti,e NOVeEl0er i5til mid-munth forecast, OCtober infiows ranged ii:)m 53'~'o-1 iOio <br />of average. The Novemberber through January forcast ranges from 83%-102%, with Lake <br />PoweU decreasing to a little below average. <br /> <br />Table 3. <br /> <br />Fontenelle <br /> <br />Flaming Gorge <br />Blue Mesa <br /> <br />Navajo <br />Lake Powell <br /> <br />Flow comparisons of the Upper Colorado Basin Reservoirs <br />October Percent Projected Inflow Percent <br />Inflow of Average Nov99-JanOO of Average <br />(1000 a.f.) (1000 af.) <br />50 94% 110 <br />58 88% 133 <br />39 It 0% 80 <br />23 53% 64 <br />539 98% 1250 <br /> <br />102% <br />99% <br />97% <br />83% <br />94% <br /> <br />j <br />! <br />., <br /> <br />J <br />.1 <br />.'~ <br />~ <br />'.~ <br />J <br />, <br />1 <br />1 <br />! <br /> <br />.; <br />, <br /> <br />, <br />j <br />, <br /> <br />I <br />'.1 <br />i <br /> <br />---- <br />