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<br />355 South 400 East. Salt Lake City. Utah 84111 .801-531-1150. FAX 801-531-9705
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<br />To:
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<br />Upper Colorado River Commissioners and Advisers
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<br />From:
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<br />Everett E, Sunderland, Staff Engineer
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<br />Date:
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<br />19 December, 2002
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<br />Subject:
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<br />CONTENT AND POWER GENERATION AND STREAM FLOW OF SELECTED
<br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN RESERVOIRS AND TRIBUTARIES,
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<br />UPPER BASIN RESERVOIR CONDITIONS
<br />Conditions for selected Colorado River System Reservoirs on November 30, 2002 are shown in Table 1.
<br />Data was obtained from the monthly reservoir summary provided by the Bureau of Reclamation Upper
<br />Colorado Regional Office Water Resources Group. Reservoir storage capacity conditions for November
<br />30, 2002 are also shown below in figure 1.
<br />Table 1. Conditions for Colorado River Svstem Reservoirs: November 30. 2002
<br />STORAGE WA1ER SURFACE RESERVOIR CHANGE IN LIVE STORAGE
<br />RESER VOIR ELEVATION LIVE CON1ENT CONTENT CAP ACITY
<br />(ft,) , (1000 a,f.) (1000 a,f,) (1000 a,O
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<br />LIVE STORAGE
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<br />F ontenelle
<br />Flaming Gorge
<br />Blue Mesa
<br />Navajo
<br />Lake Powell
<br />Upper Basin Total
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<br />6,490,06 228.30 -8,80 345
<br />6,010,19 2,647.40 -10,70 3,749
<br />7,443,54 277.70 11.00 829
<br />6,012,07 840,10 -7.40 1,696
<br />3,623,25 14,IlO,70 -159,30 24,322
<br /> 18,104.20 -175.20 30,941
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<br />66,17%
<br />70.62%
<br />33,50%
<br />49,53%
<br />58,02%
<br />58.51 %
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<br />Live Storage Capacity
<br />Conditions November 30, 2002
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<br />100%
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<br />80%
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<br />60%
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