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<br />inflow to Lake Powell in water year 2000 was 62 percent of average, while water year 2001 <br />registered inflow that was 59 percent of average. <br /> <br />Because of the draw down condition of Lake Powell, and this year's expected low runoff. releases <br />from Lake Powell in water year 2002 are being scheduled to meet the minimum objective release <br />of 8.23 million acre-feet. This is consistent with the requirements of the 1970 Criteria for <br />Coordinated Long-Range Operation of Colorado River Reservoirs. <br /> <br />The current elevation of Lake Powell is 3,647 feet (53 feet from full pool). Current storage is <br />approximately 16.9 million acre-feet (70 percent of capacity). Under the current inflow forecast, <br />Lake Powell will not gain much elevation this year. reaching a peak elevation of about 3,650 feet <br />in June. Hydrologic conditions often change in the spring period. however, and the amount of <br />inflow and reservoir storage seen in Lake Powell this year will depend, in part, on weather <br />conditions in the Colorado River basin from now through the summer. <br />