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<br />RECF~' '1=" <br />~ill UPPER COLORADO JUN 2 R ""R <br />\~ Cf} f; RIVER COMMISSION c2n:~~uon Uo~o <br /> <br />.~~~ 355 South 400 East. Salt Lake City. Utah 84111 . 801-531-1150 . FAX 801-531-9705 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />TO: Upper Colorado River Commissioners and Advisers <br /> <br />FROM: Everett E. Sunderland, Staff Engineer <br /> <br />DATE: June 26, 2000 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: CONTENT AND STREAMFLOW OF SELECTED COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br />RESERVOIRS AND TRIBUTARIES. <br /> <br />Ui>PER BASIN RESERVOIR CONDmONS <br />Conditions for selected Colorado River System reservoirs on May 31, 2000 are shown in Table 1. <br />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 May 31, 2000 are also shown below in figure I. For information concerning the upcoming <br />spring operation meetings for Flaming Gorge, Blue Mesa and Navajo reservoirs contact me at the <br />commission at 801.531.1 150. <br /> <br />Table l. <br />STORAGE <br />RESERVOIR <br /> <br />Funtcnelle <br /> <br />Flammg Gorge <br />Blue Mesa <br /> <br />Navajo <br />Lake Puwell <br /> <br />Upper Buin Total <br /> <br />CunditlOns for Culorado River System Reservoirs Mav 31,2000 <br /> <br />WATER SURFACE <br />ELEVATlON <br />(ft) <br /> <br />RESERVOIR <br />LIVE CONTENT <br />(\OOOa.f.) <br /> <br />6.483.66 <br />6.024.17 <br />7.503.23 <br />6.077.04 <br />3,678.:;3 <br /> <br />187.70 <br />3.129.70 <br />688.10 <br />1.580.90 <br />2 I .044.80 <br />26.631.20 <br /> <br />CHANGE IN <br />CONTENT <br />()\)OO aJ.) <br /> <br />68.60 <br />(66.90) <br />123.40 <br />55.20 <br />370.60 <br />550.90 <br /> <br />live Storage Capacity <br />Conditions May 31,2000 <br /> <br />100% I <br /> <br />80% I <br /> <br />60% I <br /> <br />40% I <br />I <br />20% I <br />I <br />0%' <br />FontCldlc <br /> <br />LIVE STORAGE <br />CAPACITY <br />(IOOOa.[.) <br /> <br />LIVE STORAGE <br />CAPACITY <br /> <br />(%) <br /> <br />345 <br />3,749 <br />829 <br />1,696 <br />24.322 <br />30,941 <br /> <br />54.41% <br />S3.48% <br />83.00% <br />93.21% <br />86.53% <br />86.07% <br /> <br /> <br />Fhuning <br />""", <br /> <br />BI~ <br />M_ <br /> <br />NavajO <br /> <br />1.,1<0 <br />p_u <br /> <br />II!iI Uve Content <br /> <br />C] Available Storage <br /> <br />Figure I. <br /> <br />\Jppo< <br />8o>m <br />To,," <br />