PROJECTED LOWER COLORADO RIVER OPERATIONS SCHEDULE
Releases
from Davis and Parker dams will vary from about 8,000 cfs to 22,000 cfs during
a 24-hour period. River levels will vary during the 24-hour periods with the
higher levels coinciding with periods of peak hydroelectric power generation.
Levels below the dams are usually highest during the afternoon and early evening.
Average daily releases may vary in response to changing conditions.
Average
daily releases and midnight lake elevations for the week, as well as anticipated
average for the following 2 weeks, are scheduled as follows:
| Date |
Parker Dam Average Releases (cfs)
|
Lake Havasu Elev.
(ft) |
Davis Dam Average Release (cfs) |
Lake Mohave Elev.
(ft) |
Hoover Dam Average Release (cfs) |
Lake Mead Elev.
(ft) |
Glen Cyn Dam Average Release
(cfs) |
| Apr 15 |
14,000 |
448.5 |
17,100 |
642.6 |
22,500 |
1170.0 |
10,100 |
| Apr 16 |
13,800 |
448.3 |
19,000 |
642.8 |
22,500 |
1169.8 |
10,100 |
| Apr 17 |
14,300 |
448.2 |
19,000 |
643.0 |
22,500 |
1169.6 |
10,100 |
| Apr 18 |
10,500 |
448.6 |
19,000 |
643.2 |
22,300 |
1169.4 |
10,100 |
| Apr 19 |
14,000 |
448.6 |
19,000 |
643.4 |
22,300 |
1169.2 |
10,100 |
| Apr 20 |
14,000 |
448.6 |
18,200 |
643.2 |
22,300 |
1169.1 |
10,100 |
| Apr 21 |
14,000 |
448.6 |
18,200 |
642.9 |
15,900 |
1169.0 |
10,100 |
| Average |
13,510 |
- |
18,500 |
- |
20,300 |
- |
10,100 |
| Apr 22 to Apr 28 |
13,500 |
449.6 |
18,400 |
642.8 |
18,700 |
1167.9 |
10,100 |
Apr 29 to
May 5 |
13,180 |
448.5 |
17,660 |
642.9 |
18,390 |
1166.9 |
9,930 |
Current
Lake Powell storage is 16,870 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (69 percent of capacity).
Lake Mead storage is 18,944 KAF (73 percent of capacity). Total system storage
is 42,969 KAF (72 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3647.2 feet.
Yesterday,
the average Colorado River flows were 1,134 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue
Bridge and 1,061 cfs at the Northerly International Boundary. The average release
from Painted Rock Dam was 0 cfs and Alamo Dam was 25 cfs. The Morelos Dam diversions
for the week of April 15, 2002 are expected to be 3,390 cfs.
All
RIVER USERS should remember that fluctuating river flows may conceal or create
natural hazards such as moving sandbars, gravel bars, unstable riverbanks, floating
or submerged debris, or other unfamiliar obstacles. Caution should be be exercised
while using the river between Davis Dam and the Mexican Border at San Luis,
Arizona.
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