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<br />RECEIVED <br /> <br />AUG 2 8 20uu <br /> <br />i~O.Rl~ UPPER COLORADO <br />fr~' <br />(~.~r .k~ RIVER COMMISSION Cdomdowm~~OI,""''',,.. <br /> <br />~ 355 South 400 East. Salt Lake City . Utah 84111 .801-531-1150. FAX 801-531-9705 <br /> <br />;' <br /> <br />TO: Upper Colorado River Commissioners and Advisers <br /> <br />FROM: Everett E. Sunderland, Staff Engineer <br /> <br />DATE: August 25, 2000 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: CONTENT AND STREAMFLOW OF SELECTED COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br />RESERVOIRS AND TRIBUTARIES, <br /> <br />UPPER BASIN RESERVOm CONDmONS <br />Conditions for selected Colorado River System reseIVoirs on July 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 July 3 I, 2000 are also shown below in figure 1. <br /> <br />Table I. <br />STORAGE <br />RESERVOIR <br /> <br />Fontenelle <br /> <br />Flaming Gorge <br />Blue Mesa <br /> <br />Navajo <br />Lake Powell <br /> <br />Upper B...in Total <br /> <br />Conditions tor Colorado River Svstcm Reservoirs Julv 31.2000 <br /> <br />WATER SURF ACE <br />ELEVATlON <br />(ft.) <br /> <br />RESER VOIR <br />LIVE CONTENT <br />(1000 an <br /> <br />6,497.20 <br />6,022.16 <br />7,503.\0 <br />6,06763 <br />3.682. I 2 <br /> <br />278.20 <br />3.056.60 <br />687.00 <br />1,448.00 <br />2 I ,568.50 <br />27,038.30 <br /> <br />CHANGE IN <br />CONTENT <br />(1000 a.f) <br /> <br />7.30 <br />(27.50) <br />(43.00) <br />(50.70) <br />(189.10) <br />(303.00) <br /> <br />Live Storage Capacity <br />Conditions July 31, 2000 <br /> <br />100% I <br /> <br />80% I <br />I <br />60%1 <br />I <br />40% I <br />I <br />20% I <br />I <br />0%1 <br />Fontmellc <br /> <br />LIVE STORAGE <br />CAPACITY <br />(1000 a.f) <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 />80.64% <br />81.53% <br />82.87% <br /> <br />85.38% <br /> <br />88.68% <br />87.39% <br /> <br /> <br />61", <br />M... <br /> <br />""'"" <br />G"", <br />I ffI Live Content <br /> <br />Nlvajo <br /> <br />Lo<, <br />Powell <br /> <br />L3J Available Storage <br /> <br />Figure 1. <br /> <br />UPP" <br />Bum <br />Tot.oJ <br />