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<br />10 CmlPOiT ON 'OOLOll.AlYO : RIVER'STORAGE PROJl!I'OT
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<br />TABLE VI.~E:cped.ted- operation' Glen- Canyon {Reservoir 'and Lake- M~ad with :years
<br />I ora'ver.ag6:f~tTetf11Vfl()w' ' -
<br />! ' [Uplt's_Inmp'119os,Lofa.cnjofeetJ"
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<br />, .
<br />., Glen o~p.~n_;,Ii68erVOJr; ,
<br />
<br />Lake Mead
<br />
<br />"'/3 Energy
<br />'Aotive million
<br />oOlltent kIlo._
<br />/ ~~ 'end of watt.'
<br />~. year hour
<br />flrm
<br />
<br />Year
<br />be~n~ng
<br />. Apr. 1";"
<br />In1l.ow.
<br />
<br />';Releases
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<br />1958~"_~h
<br />"1959____~__
<br />.1.g60~.t_~._
<br />11161___._~_
<br />, '1'62'____'_
<br />UI63___un
<br />1964~~~~__~
<br />11l65____~h
<br />1966..-~____
<br />1007_______
<br />1968.______
<br />1969.._____
<br />1970~._~-:.__
<br />
<br />StaI'-
<br />Re- age at Net' ;, "0' II
<br />L~ss; leases end.of, in~: For 'Adm.
<br />year flow 1 down. tlon for Spllll Total
<br />streaUl firm
<br />j'" , . . uses_- energy
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<br />'- -.( -- - , '-..,-. - .-
<br />.13.1.,__-+___~__ 13.i 0 13,0 8,1_ ,1.6 3;4 13._0 20.0 4,146
<br />18.1 ~-_'+'_": _ '13.1 '0 13.0 8.2 1.4 3.4 13.0 20;-0 4,137
<br />J8.], ~-~'r-~~;- ,I,!'..,' 00' '13.0 8;3 '-f',"2 3.4 13,0 20.0 4,128
<br />12.9 ___~m"' .0 1:<1.7 6.4 8.1 la,7 20,0. 4,12.0
<br />12.5 '"+~'-.. 11.5 :1.0 <11.,3 ] :8.5, .0 0 9,_5 IU~8' 4,111
<br />12.6 ,0,1 8.7 4.8 8,5 8.5 1.1 0 9,6 20S 4,102
<br />12.4 ! .2 8,8 8.2 8.6 8.6 1.'1 0 9.7 "19.6 4,Q93
<br />12,4 ! .8 8,9 11.4 8.7", 8,7 1,2 0 9,9 18,4 4,085
<br />12,4 ,.4 9.0 14.4 8.8 ,8.8 1.3 0 10.1 17.1 4,076
<br />12.0 i .4 10.4 .15,,6 10.1 8.8 1.4 0 10,2 17,0 4,067
<br />12,2 i .5 10.4 16.9 '10.1 8;8 1,3 0 10.1 17.0 ,4,,058
<br />_12..1 ! .5 10.4 1,','.'" ~O, 1 8,9 1,2 0 10,1, 17.0 4,050
<br />12..0 1'.5 10.5 '10.,1 8;9 1.2 0 10.1 "17;0 4,041
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<br />0" I.Efitlml\t~d by dedq lug from_ Glen, Oanyon',releases,' tl1e net lOSSIlS I\tl.d uses shown-In table lIT. ' -
<br />.,,;2Avalll\blefOrgenerat~onoheaOIl:dary"energy., "- , F '__ _ ,":,
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<br />! SUMMARY Olf'ASSUMED OPERATION '
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<br />. , l.n the years 1958 to 1961, inClusive the entire flow of ' the Oolorado
<br />,River would haye been bypo,ssed atGJen Oanyon Dam site. 1n:.thes.e
<br />:y.ears'.Lake Me4d storage would have been drawn down to 'In active
<br />content of 20 mlillionacre-feet .at the end pteach .operating year. . III
<br />:tb,eseyearsa t~tal Of about 13,300;000 acre.feet w.ouldbe.avaUable
<br />,for generation of secondary energy at Hoover.
<br />. .1n the year 1~62,storagewouldhave been initiated at Glen Canron
<br />with about 1 !?1illio~ acre-feet being impounded. In that year, due
<br />toth. .0 a.vailabiliity. .o..fvac.an. t .stora.lg. e.. sp. .a.. ce. ".'nth.e.Gl..en.. C.a. n. yon Reser-
<br />voir, in. . lieu ofi producing. s~condary energy at,Hoov~r' powe!"plant
<br />aboutl,800,00~aore.feet.of mflow would havebe.e~ Withheld m the
<br />zone of . Lake ~ea4 prevlOusly reserved. for flood control. purposes..
<br />This 1,800,000 tcre-feet is ir excess of reli:\ases for generation offil'lU
<br />energy... , . ~
<br />~n. th.,.s. 4 yea~..... 1~63. to.. 1. 9.66,!.ncl.u.siv...e,. VI'~I s~fli.c.ie. ri.t...st.Qr..ag,.oY'. .a.,s..
<br />bemg unpounded m Glen Oanyon ReserVOIr, rstto perm:lt (mtIal
<br />generation at minimum head (beginning in JunNil64), and later to
<br />permit firm.. gen.~ratiOn(begilmihg April 19..67.), r. e.lea.s. e.s'wouldhav:ebeen
<br />made from Glelji Canyon to meet downstream uses and losses m the
<br />United States a~d deliveries to Mexico: . In this 4-year period, I,ake
<br />Mead stor9;ge w ~Idhave been rele!1sedto th. . .0 e1ttent. of about 4,7. 90..,00., O.
<br />acre-feet (mclu mg that stored mtheflood-control. reservatlOnm
<br />1962) to sustaillj firm power generation. In the year 1967 Lake Mead
<br />storage would "ave been drawn down to an active content of 17
<br />million acre-feet.
<br />. In theyearsi 1968 to 1970, inclusive, releases would have been
<br />made from Gle~Canyon for the generation of firm and secondary,
<br />energ~!lt that ~ite. Such releases wouldhl),v~ beensuflicient f?f the
<br />generatIOn of flrm energy at Hoover Dam m these years WIthout.
<br />drawing Lake M:ead stora~e below an active content of 17 million
<br />acre-fM~ whilei accumulatmgadditional st.oragein Glen Canyon
<br />ReservOir. I . .
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