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) |
| Dec 23 |
4,200 |
446.6 |
8,400 |
640.1 |
12,700 |
1152.6 |
9,800 |
| Dec 24 |
5,800 |
446.5 |
8,400 |
640.5 |
13,800 |
1152.6 |
9,800 |
| Dec 25 |
5,600 |
446.4 |
8,400 |
640.9 |
14,900 |
1152.5 |
9,800 |
| Dec 26 |
4,200 |
446.5 |
8,400 |
641.4 |
14,900 |
1152.4 |
9,800 |
| Dec 27 |
5,800 |
446.4 |
8,400 |
641.7 |
13,800 |
1152.3 |
9,800 |
| Dec 28 |
5,500 |
446.3 |
8,400 |
642.0 |
12,700 |
1152.3 |
9,800 |
| Dec 29 |
3,500 |
446.5 |
8,400 |
642.2 |
11,600 |
1152.2 |
9,800 |
| Average |
4,900 |
- |
8,400 |
- |
13,500 |
- |
9,800 |
| Dec 30 to Jan 5 |
4,200 |
446.6 |
8,500 |
643.1 |
10,700 |
1152.3 |
12,200 |
| Jan 6 to Jan 12 |
4,600 |
446.1 |
9,000 |
643.7 |
10,600 |
1152.6 |
13,200 |
Current
Lake Powell storage is 13,905 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (57 percent of capacity).
Lake Mead storage is 16,781 KAF (65 percent of capacity). Total system storage
is 36,930 KAF (62 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3621.33 feet.
The
projected 2003 April - July unregulated inflow into Lake Powell is 5.7 million
acre-feet, or 72 percent of average as of December 13, 2002.
Yesterday,
the average Colorado River flows were 1,590 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue
Bridge and 1,910 cfs at the Northerly International Boundary. The average release
from Painted Rock Dam was 0 cfs and Alamo Dam was 10 cfs. The Morelos Dam diversions
for the week of December 23, 2002 are expected to be 2,090 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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