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<br />; <br /> <br />STREAMFLOW <br />Streamflow for the Colorado River, Green River and San Juan River stations for March 2000 are <br />shown in Table 2. Data presented in the following table was obtained from the monthly report of <br />streamflow and reservoir contents in the Upper Colorado River Basin, as provided by the U.S. <br />Geological Survey Water Resources Diyision, Utah District. A comparison of monthly <br />streamflow to average monthly streamflow during an 86 year period from 1914 to 1999 is <br />presented for each in figure 2 on page 4. <br /> <br />Table 2. <br /> <br />MARCH <br />DISCHARGE <br />(1000 a.[) <br /> <br />Slreamt10w for the Colorado River, Green River and San Juan River. March 2000 <br />CUMULATlVE % OF 86 YEAR <br />% OF 83 YEAR MONTH!.. Y (1914-1999) <br />(\914-\996) (OCT99-MAROO) CUMULATIVE <br />MARCH DISCHARGE DISCHARGE <br />DISCHARGE (1000 AT) (OCT99- <br />MAROO) <br /> <br />Colorado River <br /> <br />neill" Cisco, Ut <br /> <br />Adjusted (a) <br /> <br />Green River <br /> <br />at Green River. Ut <br /> <br />Adjusted (b) <br /> <br />San Juan River <br /> <br />near Bluff, Ut <br /> <br />Adjusted (c) <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />Adjusted Total <br /> <br />Colorado River <br /> <br />at Lees Ferry (dl 659.1 <br /> <br />(a) Adjusted for change in slorage in Blue Mesa Reservoir. Storage began in Blue Mesa Reservoir on October 27. 1965. <br />(b) Adjusted for change in storage in flaming Gorge and Fontcnelle Reservoirs. Storage began in Flaming Gorge Reservoir <br />on November I, 1962. and in FonteneJle Reservoir in October of 1964. <br />Adjusted for change in Navajo Reservoir. Storage began on June 27. 1962. Not adjusted fOT San Juan.Chama <br />diversions. <br />mcluding the Paria River discharge. <br /> <br />~ 15.3 <br />206.8 <br /> <br />67% <br /> <br />1470.2 <br />1283.5 <br /> <br />75% <br /> <br />216.5 <br />18U <br /> <br />64% <br /> <br />1249.7 <br />826.1 <br /> <br />76% <br /> <br />59.4 <br />62.2 <br />450.12 <br /> <br />53% <br /> <br />347.0 <br />259.9 <br /> <br />51% <br /> <br />cO <br /> <br />(d) <br /> <br />FORECAST <br />According to the April 15th mid-month forecast the April through July forecast decreased overall <br />with Lake Powell expecting an inflow of6100 (1000 a.f), 79%. <br /> <br />Table 3. Flow comparisons of the Upper Colorado Basin Reservoirs <br /> OUTLOOK <br /> MARCH INFLOW PERCENT APR-JUL 2000 PERCENT <br /> (IOOOa.f.1 OF AVERAGE ( 1000 a.f) OF AVERAGE <br />Lake Powell 434 72.00% 6100 79.00% <br />Flaming Gorge 79 83.00% 925 77.00% <br />Blue Mesa 38 113.00% 630 90.00% <br />Fontenelle 50 111.00% 675 80.00% <br />Navajo 39 51.00% 430 56.00% <br />