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<br />Flaming Gorge Reservoir
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<br />ACTIVE STORAGP
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<br />RESERVOIR ACRE. ELEVATION
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<br />MAXIMUM STORAGE 3,749.000 6040
<br />RATED HEAD 1,062,000 5946
<br />MINIMUM POWER 233,000 5871
<br />SURFACE AREA (FULL) 42,020 ACRES-
<br />RESERVOIR LENGTH (FULL) 91 MILES
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<br />POWER PLANT
<br />NUMBER OF UNITS
<br />TOTAL CAPACITY
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<br />108,000 KilOWATTS
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<br />Flaming Gorge Reservoir is operated as part of
<br />the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) in ac-
<br />cordance with governing compacts and laws to
<br />provide river regulalion, optimum power produc-
<br />tion, recreation opportunities, and fish and wild-
<br />life benefits.
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<br />On September 30, 1975, the water surface was at
<br />elevation 6,038 feet. The active storage was
<br />3,650,000 acre-feel. Release for power production
<br />caused the reservoir to recede 9 feet during the
<br />fall and winter to elevation 6,029 feet. The April-
<br />July 1976 runoff above Flaming Gorge was 1,329,-
<br />000 acre-feet, or 116 percent of the long-time
<br />average. With this runoff, a seasonal high was
<br />reached at elevation 6,037 feet with an active stor-
<br />age of 3,615,000 acre-feet of water. (Chart 2.)
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