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<br />APR 1 2 '89
<br />~WATER
<br />COMMISSION BOA~~nON
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<br />UPPER COLORADO RIVER
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<br />H r South Fourth Eau Sneet
<br />Salt La.kt: City. Uta.h 8'fI II
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<br />April 10, 1989
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<br />MEMORANDUM
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<br />TO: Upper Colorado River Commissioners and Advisers
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<br />FROM: Clint Stevens, Chief Engineer C"'~ ~
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<br />SUBJECT: Content of Colorado River Storage Project Reservoirs, Forecast,
<br />Streamflow, and Power Generation,
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<br />On March 31, 1989 conditions at the operating Storage Units were as
<br />follows:
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<br /> Reservoir Change Live Storage Percent of
<br />Storage W,S, Elev, Live Content in Content Capad ty Li ve Sto:.-age
<br />Reservoir (feet) (1000 a, f. ) (1000 a,f.) (1000 a, f. ) Capacitv
<br />Fontenelle 6,459.65 79.3 + 26.2 345 23,07-
<br />Flaming Gorge 6,018,29 2,916,8 + 18,4 3,749 77 ,87-
<br />Blue Mesa 7,479,96 505,4 + 26,7 830 60.97-
<br />Navajo 6,049,35 1,214,4 + 91.6 1,696 71.67.
<br />Lake Powell 3,674,60 21,128,3 1.5 25,000 84,57.
<br />UPPER BASIN TOTAL , . 25,844.2 + 161.14 31 ,620 81. 77.
<br />Lake Mead 1,200.28 22,956,0 - 322.1 26,159 87.87.
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<br />April 1, 1989 Colorado River Runoff Forecast
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<br />Reservoir
<br />Fontenelle
<br />Flaming Gorge
<br />Blue Mesa
<br />Navajo
<br />Lake Powell
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<br />April-July
<br />Projected Inflow
<br />(acre-feet)
<br />740,000
<br />1,080,000
<br />620,000
<br />715,000
<br />6,500,000
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<br />Percent
<br />1961-1985 Average
<br />847-
<br />857.
<br />897-
<br />947-
<br />80%
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