12/29 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 31 6500 446.4 9400 640.9 12900 1177.4 13000
Jan 1 6500 446.1 9000 641.0 10500 1177.5 13000
Jan 2 6500 445.9 10500 641.1 12800 1177.5 13000
Jan 3 5500 445.9 10500 641.2 12800 1177.5 13000
Jan 4 5000 446.0 10500 641.3 12800 1177.5 13000
Jan 5 3000 446.4 10000 641.6 10900 1177.5 13000
Jan 6 6500 446.2 10000

641.3

9700 1177.6 13000
Average 5600 - 10000 - 11800 - 13000

Jan 7 to Jan 13

6000 446.2 10600 641.7 11900 1177.7 13000
Jan 14 to Jan 20 6000 446.2 10800 642.0 11900 1177.9 13000


Current Lake Powell storage is 18,055 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (75 percent of capacity). Lake Mead storage is 19,792 KAF (76 percent of capacity). Total system storage is 45,059 KAF (75 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3656.63 feet.

The Observed April - July Colorado River Inflow Above Lake Powell is 4.3 million acre-feet or 56 percent of average as of 24-Dec-2001

Yesterday, the average Colorado River flows were 684 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue Bridge and 1,760 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 31-Dec-2001 are expected to be 1,820 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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