12/14 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)
Dec 17 6,000 446.3 10,000 638.1 14,600 1177.4 13,000
Dec 18 6,000 446.2 10,800 638.4 14,600 1177.4 13,000
Dec 19 6,000 446.2 10,800

638.6

14,600 1177.3 13,000
Dec 20 4,500 446.4 10,800 638.9 14,600 1177.3 13,000
Dec 21 5,500 446.5 10,800 639.1 14,600 1177.3 13,000
Dec 22 6,500 446.4 10,000 639.1 10,500 1177.3 13,000
Dec 23 6,000 446.4 10,000 639.0 9,300 1177.4 13,000
Average 5,800 - 10,500 - 13,300 - 13,000

Dec 24
Dec 30

6,200 446.1 10,400 639.8 12,400 1177.4 13,000
Dec 31
Jan 6
6,200 446.0 10,600 640.3 12,000 1177.6 13,000

Current Lake Powell storage is 18,292 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (75 percent of capacity). Lake Mead storage is 19,788 KAF (76 percent of capacity). Total system storage is 45,249 KAF (76 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3658.46 feet.

The average April-July forecast for the Colorado River is 4.3 million acre-feet or 56 percent of average as of December 17, 2001.

Yesterday, the average Colorado River flows were 715 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue Bridge, and 1,869 cfs at the Northerly International Boundary. The average release from Painted Rock Dam was 0 cfs and Alamo Dam was 0 cfs. The Morelos Dam diversions for the week of December 17th are expected to be 1,920 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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