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<br />STREAMFLOW <br />,} Streamflow for the Colorado River, Green River and San Juan River stations for November 1999 <br />are shown in Table 2. Data presented in the following 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 />Table 2. <br /> <br />Streamflow for the Colorado River, Green River and San Juan River, November 1999 <br />CUMULA TlVE % OF 86 YEAR <br />MONTHL Y (1914-1999) <br />(OCT99-NOV CUMULATIVE <br />99) <br />DISCHARGE <br />(1000 A.F.) <br /> <br />NOVEMBER <br /> <br />% OF 83 YEAR <br />(1914-1996) <br /> <br />DISCHARGE <br />(1000 a.t) <br /> <br />DISCHARGE <br />(NOV 99) <br /> <br />NOVEMBER <br />DISCHARGE <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) I O~9.0 <br /> <br />(a) Adjusted for change in storage in Blue Mesa Reservoir. Storage begsn in Blue Mesa Reservoir on October 27. 1965. <br />(b) Adjusted for change in storage in Flaming Gorge and Fontenelle Reservoirs. Storage began in Flaming Gorge Reservoir <br />on November I, 1962, and in Fontenclle Reservoir in October of 1964. <br />Adjusted for change in Navajo Reservoir. Storage began on June 27, 1962. Not adjusted for San Juan-Chama <br />diversions. <br />Including the Paria River discharge. <br /> <br />Colorado River <br />near Cisco, Ut <br />Adjusted (a) <br /> <br />Green River <br /> <br />(e) <br /> <br />(d) <br /> <br />261.8 <br />223.4 <br /> <br />618.0 <br />506.0 <br /> <br />90% <br /> <br />66% <br /> <br />221.3 <br />150.8 <br /> <br />449.0 <br />299.7 <br /> <br />84% <br /> <br />88% <br /> <br />53.7 <br />34.1 <br />408.3 <br /> <br />130.4 <br />100.1 <br /> <br />59% <br /> <br />46% <br /> <br />FORECA~T <br />According to the December 15th mid-month forecast, November inflows ranged from 47%-108% <br />of average. The April through July forcast ranges from 52%-77%of average, with Lake Powell <br />coming in at 55% of normal.. <br /> <br />Table 3. <br /> <br />F ontenelIe <br /> <br />Flaming Gorge <br />Blue Mesa <br /> <br />Navajo <br />Lake Pow.1I <br /> <br />Flow comparisons of the Upper Colorado Basin Reservoirs <br />November Percent Projected Inflow Percent <br />Inflow of Average Dec99-FebOO Apr-Ju12000 of Average <br />(1000 aJ.) (1000 a.f.) <br />46 108% 95 <br />55 102% 130 <br />29 95% 71 <br />15 47% 42 <br />453 86% 1125 <br /> <br />650 77% <br />900 75% <br />400 57% <br />400 52% <br />4250 55% <br />