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<br />" <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />UPPER COLORADO <br />RIVER COMMISSION <br /> <br />RECEIVFO <br />MAY ;I 11 ~r"n <br /> <br />r ,.' <br />( ,Su("'~""'" <br /> <br />355 South 400 East. Salt Lake City. Utah 84111 . 801-531-1150 · FAX 801-531-9705 <br /> <br />TO: Upper Colorado River Commissioners and Advisers <br /> <br />FROM: Eyerett E. Sunderland, Staff Engineer <br /> <br />DATE: May 25,2000 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: CONTENT AND STREAMFLOW OF SELECTED COLORADO RNER BASIN <br />RESERVOIRS AND TRlBUTARlES. <br /> <br />UPPER BASIN RESERVOIR CONDITIONS <br />Conditions for selected Colorado River System reservoirs on April 30, 2000 are shown in Table <br />1. Data was taken from the monthly reservoir summary provided by the Bureau of Reclamation <br />Upper Colorado Regional Office Water Resources Group. Reservoir storage capacity conditions <br />for April 30, 2000 are also shown below in figure I. For infonnation concerning the upcoming <br />spring operation meetings for Flaming Gorge, Blue Mesa and Navajo reservoirs contact me at the <br />commission at 80 I. 53 1.1150. <br /> <br />Table I. <br />STORAGE <br />RESERVOlR <br /> <br />Conditions tor Colorado RIver System Rest:rvoirs April 30, 2000 <br /> <br />WATER SURFACE <br />ELEVATION <br />(ft.) <br /> <br />RESERVOlR <br />LIVE CONTENT <br />(1000 aJ.) <br /> <br />CHANGE IN <br />CONTENT <br />(1000 a.f) <br /> <br />LIVE STORAGE <br />CAPACITY <br />(1000 at') <br /> <br />LIVE STORAGE <br />CAPACITY <br />(%) <br /> <br />Fontenelle <br /> <br />Flaming Gorge <br /> <br />Blue Mesa <br /> <br />Navajo <br />'-aJ..(,P0we1! <br /> <br />Upper Ba.in Total <br /> <br />6.470.03 <br />6.025.99 <br />7,487.84 <br />6,073.22 <br />),67595 <br /> <br />100% I <br /> <br />80% I <br />I <br />60% I <br />I <br />40% I <br />I <br />20% I <br />I <br />0%1 <br />Fontenelle PlllJlW1i! <br />Gorge <br /> <br /> <br />119.20 <br />3,196.90 <br />564.70 <br />1,52570 <br />20.6742U <br />26,080.70 <br /> <br />13.50 <br />(220) <br />1\.50 <br />60.30 <br />(14450) <br />(61.40) <br /> <br />Live Storage Capacity <br />Conditions April 30,2000 <br /> <br /> <br />Blue <br />Mesa <br /> <br />Navajo <br /> <br />Lok, <br />Powell <br /> <br />1111 LIve Content <br /> <br />CJ Available Storage <br /> <br />Figure I. <br /> <br />345 <br />3,749 <br />829 <br />\.690 <br />24)22 <br />30,941 <br /> <br />34 :5jO/O <br />85 27% <br />68.12% <br />89.96% <br /> <br />85.(lO%, <br /> <br />84.29% <br /> <br /> <br />Upper <br />B~~ <br />TOUlJ <br />