10/19 PROJECTED LOWER COLORADO RIVER OPERATIONS SCHEDULE
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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)
Oct 22 10,000 446.7 11,200 635.2 7,200 1178.0 9,760
Oct 23 10,000 446.5 11,200 634.9 7,200 1178.0 9,760
Oct 24 9,000 446.5 11,200

634.5

7,200 1178.0 9,760
Oct 25 9,500 446.5 11,200 634.2 7,200 1178.0 9,760
Oct 26 9,000 446.5 11,200 633.8 7,200 1178.0 9,760
Oct 27 10,500 446.3 10,500 633.6 7,200 1178.1 9,760
Oct 28 10,500 446.1 10,500 633.3 7,200 1178.1 9,760
Average 9,600 - 11,000 - 7,200 - 9,800

Oct 29
Nov 4

6,900 446.3 9,900 631.8 7,200 1178.2 9,800
Nov 5
Nov 11
6,500 446.7 9,200 632.0 7,200 1178.2 10,100


Current Lake Powell storage is 18,933 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (78 percent of capacity). Lake Mead storage is 19,852 KAF (77 percent of capacity). Total system storage is 46,050 KAF (78 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3663.3 feet.

Yesterday, the average Colorado River flows were 687 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue Bridge. No data is available for flows at the Northerly International Boundary due to fire. The average release from Painted Rock Dam was 0 cfs and Alamo Dam was 25 cfs. The Morelos Dam diversions for the week of October 22nd are expected to be 1,307 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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