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<br />... <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />"''' -: '3 ~ <br />Od !-<l, "' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />On the Dallas Creek Project, geophysical explorations were completed at the <br /> <br />lower Ridgway damsite 0 An upper site identified in the feasibility report appears <br /> <br />more favorable, but further geology investigations and percolation tests are needed <br /> <br />to verify site adequacy. Insufficient funds are retarding work required for selection <br /> <br />of the Ridgway damsite. <br /> <br />Financial and economic analyses are being prepared for the Savery-Pot Hook <br /> <br />project. Completion of the definite plan report is scheduled for this fiscal year. <br /> <br />RESERVOIR OPERATIONS <br /> <br />Heavy rain and snowfall occurred in the northern part of the Basin during Octo- <br /> <br />ber 1970 through January 1971. However, the southern part of the Basin was slightly <br /> <br />below average for October through December 1970 and considerably below average <br /> <br />in January 1971. These conditions indicate a 7.6 million acre-feet, or 93 percent of <br /> <br />normal, snowmelt runoff for the Colorado River above Glen Canyon Dam. With this <br /> <br />kind of flow Lake Powell should reach elevation 3,617 feet with a live storage con- <br /> <br />tent of 13,900,000 acre-feet about the end of June 1971. At this content the lake's <br /> <br />level will be 15 feet above last year's maximum. It is then expected to recede about <br /> <br />6 feet through the following fall and winter. <br /> <br />Flaming Gorge Reservoir is expected to rise about 22 feet by the end of the <br /> <br />spring runoff to elevation 6,002 feet with 2,400,000 acre-feet of live storage. The <br /> <br />reservoir should then recede about 14 feet through the following fall and winter. <br /> <br />3 <br />