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<br />~~ <br /> <br /> <br />UPPE~ COLORADO <br />RIVER COMMISSION <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />JUN J 1 2000 <br /> <br />Cdorado Water Conservation Board <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: Everett E. Sunderland, Staff Engineer <br /> <br />DATE: July 28,2000 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: CONTENT AND STREAMFLOW OF SELECTED COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br />RESERVOIRS AND TRIBUTARIES. <br /> <br />UPPER BASIN RESERVOIR CONDmONS <br />Conditions for selected Colorado River System reservoirs on June 30, 2000 are shown in Table I. <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 June 30, 2000 are also shown below in figure 1. 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 I. <br />STORAGE <br />RESER VOIR <br /> <br />Fontenelle <br /> <br />Flaming Gorge <br />Blue Mesa <br /> <br />Navajo <br />Lake Powell <br /> <br />Upper Basin Total <br /> <br />Conditions for Colorado River Svstem Reservoirs June 30, 2000 <br /> <br />WATER SURFACE <br />ELEVATION <br />(ft.) <br /> <br />RESERVOIR <br />LIVE CONTENT <br />(1000 a.f) <br /> <br />6,496.19 <br />6,022.92 <br />7.508.16 <br />6,071.30 <br />3,683.40 <br /> <br />270.90 <br />3,084\0 <br />730.00 <br />1,498.70 <br />21,757(,0 <br />27,341.30 <br /> <br />CHANGE IN <br />CONTENT <br />(1000 a.f) <br /> <br />83.10 <br />(4S.60) <br />41.90 <br />(82.20) <br />7\2.80 <br />71 0.00 <br /> <br />Live Storage Capacity <br />Conditions June 30, 2000 <br /> <br />100% I <br />80% I <br />I <br />60% I <br />I <br />40% I <br />I <br />.20% I <br />I <br />0% I <br />ForneT1cllo <br /> <br />LIVE STORAGE <br />CAPACITY <br />(1000 a.n <br /> <br />LIVE STORAGE <br />CAPACITY <br />(%) <br /> <br />345 <br />3,749 <br />829 <br />1,696 <br />24,322 <br />30,941 <br /> <br />78.52% <br />82.26% <br />88.06% <br />88.37% <br />89.46% <br />88.37% <br /> <br /> <br />BI~ <br />M_ <br /> <br />Fl"""" <br />o_ <br /> <br />J ria Live Content <br /> <br />Na""jo <br /> <br />r..J<, <br />PO'W1lI1 <br /> <br />Eil Available Storage <br /> <br />Figure 1. <br /> <br />Up,,", <br />....m <br />To'"' <br />