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<br />Actual Operations under <br />Criteria-Water Year 1976 <br /> <br />Operation of the Colorado River during 1976 was <br />based on a forecast of runoff. Starting January 1, <br />the snowmelt runoff was forecast and the required <br />release of stored water to meet demands was <br />scheduled for each reservoir through September, <br />At the beginning of each month thereafter through <br />June, the forecast was revised based on precipita- <br />tion and snow data coilected during the month <br />and the scheduled operation was revised accord- <br />ingly, <br /> <br />A description of the actual operation of each of the <br />reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin follows. <br />Charts 1 through 9 show hydrographs of monthly <br />outflow from the reservoirs and water surface ele- <br />vation and active storage in the reservoirs for <br />water year 1976. <br /> <br /> <br />Water skiers, Blue Mesa Reservoir I Curecanti <br />Unit, Colorado. <br /> <br /> <br />LookIng south from Imperial Dam, left to right, the <br />California Sluiceway, All-American Canal, and the Desilting <br />Basins, California. <br />