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<br />STREAMFLOW <br />Streamflow for the Colorado River, Green River and San Juan River stations for May 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 Division, Utah District. A comparison of monthly <br />streamtlow to average monthly streamflow during an 86 year period from 19 14 to 1999 is <br />presented for each in figure 2 on page 4. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Table 2. <br /> <br />Streamflow for the Colorado River. Green River and San Juan River, Mav 2000 <br />CUMULATIVE % OF 86 YEAR <br />% OF 83 YEAR MONTHL Y (1914-1999) <br />(1914-1996) (OCT99-MA YOO) CUMULATIVE <br />MAY DISCHARGE DISCHARGE <br />DISCHARGE (1000 A.F.) (OL:T99-MA YOO) <br /> <br />MAY <br />DISCHARGE <br />(1000 a.f) <br /> <br />Colorado River <br /> <br />near Cisco, U t <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 Ri ver <br /> <br />at Lees Ferry (d) 1,181 <br /> <br />(a) Adjusted for change in storage 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 Fontenelle Reservoirs. Slorage began in Flaming Gorge R~servoir <br />on November 1. 1962, and in FonteneUe Reservoir In October of 1964. <br />Adjusted for change in Navajo Reservoir. Storage began on June 27. \962. Not adjusted for San Juan-Chams <br />diversions. <br />Including the Paris River discharge. <br /> <br />748 <br /> <br />872 <br /> <br />685 <br />686 <br /> <br />143 <br />222 <br /> <br />1,779 <br /> <br />'C <br /> <br />(d) <br /> <br />75% <br /> <br />2608.9 <br />2557.1 <br /> <br />75% <br /> <br />72% <br /> <br />2283.0 <br />1872.3 <br /> <br />76% <br /> <br />67% <br /> <br />594.8 <br />656.8 <br /> <br />63% <br /> <br />FORECAST <br />Accordi!1~ to the June] 5th mid-manth forecast the April through July f.')r~cast de~reased Qv~raU <br />with Lake Powell expecting an inflow of 5000 kaf, 65% of average. <br /> <br />Table 3. Flow comparisons of the Upper Colorado Basin Reservoirs <br />OUTLOOK <br />APR-JUL 2000 <br />(1000 an <br />5000 <br />635 <br />565 <br />525 <br />360 <br /> <br />Lake powell <br />Flammg Gorge <br />Blue Mesa <br />Fontenelle <br />Navajo <br /> <br />MA Y INFLOW <br />( 1000 an <br />1674 <br />179 <br />228 <br />155 <br />166 <br /> <br />PERCENT <br />OF AVERAGE <br />75.00% <br />62.00% <br />108.00% <br />84.00% <br />59. 00% <br /> <br />PERCENT <br />OF AVERAGE <br /> <br />65.00% <br />53.00% <br />81.00% <br />62.00% <br />47.00% <br />