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<br />RESERVOIRS <br /> <br />Tht' UpIH'r Colorado Hivt'r Basin <br />yil'ldl'd 8,-100,000 acn-'-ft'pl during lht, <br />April through ,July UJ71 st'<lson. This <br />yil'td is mono than 101 rWrepll! of thl' <br />IOI1i{-tNIll avt'wgp. By St'ph'mlwr 3D, <br />t H71. tht' watt'f }l1'M tola] runoff rasp <br />to 12.300,000 :u'rl.'.f,.t,t. Thl' disllOSi- <br />tion of whkh is .lo,; follows: <br /> <br />Nl't Storagt' [nnt'asl' <br />Bank StOnlJ!l' Innl':\se <br />Evaporation Loss <br />Ht'](':Ist'd to Lowpr Basin <br /> <br />,-\cre.l"!'t'l <br />2.:100.000 <br />U5a.ooo <br />-150.000 <br />oS,GOO,DOO <br />12.300,000 <br /> <br />TOTAL <br /> <br /><;It'll Canyon rt.t>P[Vt'd most of tht> slor- <br />0lR1' ~ain I UHlO,UOO;\t'rl'.ft'f'11. Flaming <br /> <br />NAVAJO <br />MAX STORAGE - 1,709,000 AF <br />STORAGE 6-30-71 - 999,000 AF <br /> <br />HEIGHT 388' <br /> <br /> <br />Gorgp gainl'd 1,000.000 aen--rel.t. <br />Navajo lost 250,000 acre.ft'f.t. "",hi\!, <br />Fonli'lwlle, \farrow Point and Bluf> <br />!\ll'Stl ar{' fil!l.d to {'apa('ity t'(\ch spnl1~. <br />DlIrin~ thl' sanH' 1lt'r1od I..akC' t-.ll'ad <br />h'uil1Pd 100,000 acn'.f/'pl. <br /> <br />TIlt' monthly opl'ralion of p:wh rt'Wf- <br />voir is shown In'aphically on th(' 01" <br />posite p<4!'e. <br /> <br />RIVERS <br /> <br />Watf'f n'lt,i:tsl'S from CRSP and partici. <br />pating proj/'ct rl'S('rvoirs an' st'hl'duled <br />to satisfy domt'stic UM', irri~ati()n, <br />hydro-t'l('drie POWN gf'lwration, fi.~h <br />and wildlifl' conservation. feen'ution. <br />nuou control and Colorado Rivt'f I'om- <br />pact rNjllin'mf'nts, GIt'n Canyon n', <br /> <br />BLUE MESA <br />MAX STORAGE - 941,000 AF <br />STORAGE 6-30-71 - 692,000 AF <br /> <br />HEIGHT 302' <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />JULY '70 <br /> <br />JUNE '71 <br /> <br /> <br />JULY '70 <br /> <br />JUNE '71 <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />It'asps providt'd fOf improvt'd prol'a~a' <br />Linn of huss in Lakl' :vh'ud as wl'll :L~ to <br />satisfy POW('f ~l'rH'ration loads and to <br />fulfill eompad n'k'iL<;i' ff'quin'llwnts, <br />Flows bl'low Navajo !lam WI'ft. madl' to <br />sust.."l.in irrifo:ution divi'fsiolls. l{l'll'as('s <br />from Flamill!,: Gor/o:(> (>liminaLi'd dam- <br />a~w from flooding, provid('d for f(ood <br />npstin~ ('olHlitions for ducks and 1<:('l'SI', <br />SllSt:lilll'd flows for th,' popular rivl'r <br />('nlis('s and boat r.:I('PS, amI ml't tht' im. <br />poS/'d power demands. Tht, Curpcanti <br />Compli'x f Bllli' tl.lpsa, ~Iorrow Point) <br />ft'1/'wws WPt(, st:h('dull'd for irrir;;::ation <br />divNSiol1s, flood ('untrul and Iwavy <br />pOWt'r dpmands. r.linimum nows m,low <br />all f('sprvoirs wpn' maintairwd to pro- <br />vidl' dt'sirable natural habitat for fish <br />and wildliff'. <br /> <br />GLEN CANYON <br />MAX STORAGE - 27,000,000 AF <br />STORAGE 6-30-71 - 16,315,000 AF <br />r <br /> <br />HEIGHT 583' <br /> <br />JULY '10 <br /> <br />JUNE '71 <br />