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<br />Water Year 1993 <br /> <br />By December 1992, Blue Mesa Reservoir will be drawn down to <br />at least an elevation of 7490.0 acre-feet in order to minimize icing <br />problems in the Gunnison River. Blue Mesa will continue to be <br />drawn down through April of 1993 to the level that will <br />accommodate the most probable inflow scenario and accomplish <br />the release objectives with a minimum of powerplant bypasses. <br />Under all but the most adverse inflow scenarios. Blue Mesa is <br />expected to fill in the sumnler of 1993. The filling of the reservoir <br />next year will insure tbat reasonable specific releases required to <br />study the protection and improvement of habitat for endangered <br />fish can be made. The forecasted runoff during the spring of 1993 <br />will bc constantly monitored to achieve these objectives. <br /> <br />The minimum release objective of the unit is to me.el the delivery <br />requirements of the Uncompahgre Valley Project and to keep a <br />minimum of 300 cubic feet per second flowing through the Black <br />Canyon of the GunnisonNational Monument. To protect the blue <br />ribbon troul fishery in the Black Canyon and maximize recreation <br />potential, releases during 1993 will be carefully planned to <br />minimize large fluctuations in the daily and monthly flows. <br /> <br />Assuming most probable inflow conditions, releases from Crystal <br />Reservoir will range from 1,200 cubic reet per second to the <br />maximum capacity of 4,200 cubic feet per second. <br /> <br />ACTUAL BLUE MESA STORAGE 1992 <br /> <br />THOUSAND ACRE-FEET <br />100 <br /> <br />r--., V '-..., <br /> '-. <br /> " ""-, / <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />..."" >l I:.. ~. A .~ ~+ ~ ",,+ ",," .;:J> !3 <br />d' .0 o~ )'t' .- or .. . . . .. .. <br /> <br />PROJECTED CRYSTAL RELEASES 1993 <br /> <br />THOUtLAND ACRI..f'lEeT <br />... <br /> <br />!<'P OB'I"N Me ~TP OB TPI OB iW< <br /> I -- t'-.. <br /> I ;\ <br /> ~ /. "'- "- <br /> ,/' V <br />~ -i /) <br /> '/ <br /> <br />250 <br /> <br />200 <br /> <br />150 <br /> <br />'00 <br /> <br />.0 <br /> <br />~ >l I:.. ~~ - - ~ ~ + ~ ~ <br />01:.. +0 of() )'t' ~.,v .",. ~ .... SS f>",;;s ..f() <br /> <br />BLUE MESA UNREGULATED INFLOW 1993 <br /> <br />THOUSAND "eRIe-fUT <br />1500 P 08 IN M <br /> <br />'00 <br /> <br /> <br />3" <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />100 <br /> <br />o <br />J': +O~ o-J' )-$' ~ .-$' ~+ .~ f>+ ~" ~~ ." <br /> <br />PROJECTED BLUE MESA STORAGE 1993 <br /> <br />THOU8AMD ACRE-FUT <br />1000 <br /> <br />.00 <br /> <br />"P OB IN 1"" 5T ROB Tp ROB "AX <br /> ;. V """. <br /> II ......., "-., <br /> /; <br /> ~ i'--.., /' <br /> - <br /> <br />'00 <br /> <br />.0..... >l~. ~ <br />0'" +0 0"-" )'t' 4'-. ....+ ~+.... ~+ ~" ~t> ." <br /> <br />10 <br />