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<br />.' . <br /> <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROH: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />. " DIR ./ <br />sc 1./ <br />UPPER COLORADO MAR 1 1 1991 ,~~ I <br /> F eo/.. f{. ~ r <br /> I ~Io;"t>./ ffSSBr~C' " <br />RIVER COMMISSION L <br /> E <br /> <br />355 South Fourth East Street. Salt lake City . Utah 84111 . 801-531-1150 . FAX 801-531-9705 <br /> <br />March 8, 1991 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Upper Colorado River Commissioners and Advisers <br /> <br />:--- . <br />Clint Stevens, Chief Engineer ~ <br /> <br />Content of Selected Colorado River Basin Reservoirs, Forecast. <br />Streamflow, and Power Generation. <br /> <br />On February 28, 1991 conditions at the selected reservoirs were as follows: <br /> <br /> Reservoir Change Live Storage Percent of <br />Storage I<.S. Elev. Live Content in Content Capacity Live Storage <br />Reservoir (feet) (1000 a. f. ) (1000 a. f. ) ( 1000 a. f. ) Capacity <br />Fontenelle 6,468.05 110.2 38.6 345 31. 97, <br />Flaming Gorge 6,022.34 3,060.2 + 11. 9 3,749 81.6;( <br />Blue Mesa 7,495.71 626.3 11. 1 830 75.5% <br />Navajo 6 .06 1. 90 1,368.2 2.6 1,696 80.77. <br />Lake Powell_ 3,629.00 15,240.7 - 197.4 25,000 61.07. <br />UPPER BASIN TOTAL 20,405.6 - 237.8 31,620 64.57. <br />Lake Mead l,180.U6 20,148.5 + 88.5 26,159 77 .0% <br /> <br />March 1, 1991 Colorado River Runoff Forecast <br /> <br />Reservoir <br />Fontene11e <br />Flaming Gorge <br />Blue Mesa <br />Navajo <br />Lake Powe 11 <br /> <br />April-July <br />Projected Inflow <br />(acre-feet) <br />550,000 <br />700,000 <br />475.000 <br />660,000 <br />4,400,000 <br /> <br />Percent <br />1961-1985 AveraRe <br />63% <br />557. <br />687. <br />887. <br />54% <br />