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<br /> <br />Katherine's Landing, Lake Mohave <br /> <br />Actual Operations Under Criteria <br />Water Year 1974 <br /> <br />Operation of the Colorado River during 1974 <br />was based on a forecast of runoff. Starting <br />January J, the snowmelt runoff was forecast and <br />the required release of stored water to meet <br />demands was scheduled for each reservoir through <br />September. At the beginning of each month <br />thereafter through June, the forecast was revised <br />based on precipitation and snow data collected <br />during the month and the scheduled operation was <br />revised accordingly, <br /> <br />A description of the actual operation of each <br />of the reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin is <br />given in the following paragraphs. Charts 1 <br />through 9 show hydrographs of monthly outflow <br />from the reservoirs and water surface elevation and <br />active storage in the reservoirs for water year 1974. <br /> <br />1 <br />