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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) |
| Jan 14 |
6,000 |
446.5 |
10,800 |
642.0 |
14,000 |
1177.8 |
13,000 |
| Jan 15 |
6,000 |
446.5 |
10,800 |
642.2 |
14,000 |
1177.8 |
13,000 |
| Jan 16 |
7,000 |
446.4 |
10,800 |
642.4 |
14,000 |
1177.8 |
13,000 |
| Jan 17 |
4,500 |
446.6 |
10,800 |
642.6 |
14,000 |
1177.8 |
13,000 |
| Jan 18 |
6,500 |
446.6 |
10,800 |
642.8 |
14,000 |
1177.8 |
13,000 |
| Jan 19 |
6,500 |
446.5 |
10,000 |
642.7 |
10,100 |
1177.8 |
13,000 |
| Jan 20 |
6,500 |
446.5 |
10,800 |
642.5
|
8,900 |
1177.9 |
13,000 |
| Average |
6,100 |
- |
10,800 |
- |
12,700 |
- |
13,000 |
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Jan 21 to Jan 27
|
6,000 |
446.1 |
10,300 |
643.1 |
11,900 |
1178.0 |
13,000 |
| Jan 28 to Feb 3 |
7,100 |
446.6 |
11,500 |
643.3 |
12,500 |
1178.1 |
12,100 |
Current Lake Powell storage is 17,845 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (75 percent of
capacity). Lake Mead storage is 19,841 KAF (77 percent of capacity). Total system
storage is 44,909 KAF (76 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3654.99
feet.
The
Projected April-July forecast for the Colorado River is 5.2 million acre-feet
or 67 percent of the average as of 14-Jan-2002.
Yesterday,
the average Colorado River flows were 671 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue Bridge
and 2,627 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 January 14, 2002 are expected to be 2,230 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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