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<br />The current reservoir inflow is about 1,200 cfs and the water <br />surface elevation is at 6074.85 feet which corresponds to a <br />reservoir content of about 1,549,000 acre-feet. Reservoir <br />releases are currently at 600 cfs. This release is expected to <br />continue throughout this fall and early winter months. <br /> <br />Precipitation in September was above 200 percent of normal for <br />the San Juan River Basin above Bluff. This is the second month <br />in a row that wet conditions have prevailed. These rain events <br />have boosted the normal river flows for this time of year to <br />nearly 300 percent of average. Navajo Reservoir is now more than <br />5 feet higher in elevation than it was at the end of the spring <br />runoff. The reservoir gained about 66,000 acre-feet of storage <br />during September when normally the reservoir storage is reduced. <br /> <br />It should be noted that many of these rainstorms can be <br />attributed to the large El Nino event that is currently <br />being observed in the Pacific equatorial regions. This El Nino <br />is predicted to result in above average precipitation for the <br />southwest this fall season. Therefore, reservoir operational <br />changes to the releases scheduled for this fall could happen <br />anytime in the coming months. <br /> <br />Anyone needing further information about the daily operations of <br />Navajo Reservoir should contact Don Fazzan or Rege Leach in the <br />Durango Office at (970) 385-6500. <br /> <br />Glen Canyon - Inflows to Lake Powell were 216 percent of normal <br />in September and are expected to be about 150 percent of normal <br />in October. <br /> <br />Glen Canyon Dam average daily releases are continuing at about <br />20,000 cfs and will likely remain at this level through the end <br />of the calendar year. Hourly flows are currently ranging from <br />about 17,000 cfs to 23,000 cfs, with lower average flows on the <br />weekends (15,000 to 18,000 cfs). Lake Powell inflows are <br />continuing much above normal at about 19,000 cfs. With these <br />projected releases, we expect Lake Powell storage to be about <br />~MAF by the end of December 1997, about 0.5 MAF lower than <br />usual in an effort to provide some buffer against ongoing El Nino <br />effects. <br /> <br />Discussions are continuing regarding the 2-day high powerplant <br />release intended to move recent Paria River sediment inputs to <br />the beaches and side channel areas. Today's transformer bus <br />failure from a lightning storm which has idled 2 generators will <br />require some repair work to allow full powerplant capacity to be <br />