02/25 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)
Feb 25 10,000 446.4 16,100 641.0 21,400 1177.0 10,800
Feb 26 10,000 446.5 16,100 641.4 21,400 1176.8 10,800
Feb 27 9,800 446.6 16,200 641.7 21,400 1176.7 10,800
Feb 28 7,800 447.0 16,200 642.1 21,400 1176.5 10,800
Mar 1 9,500 447.2 16,100 642.3 19,300 1176.4 9,800
Mar 2 9,500 447.5 16,100 641.9 11,500 1176.4 9,800
Mar 3 9,500 447.6 16,100

641.7

13,600 1176.3 9,800
Average 9,500 - 16,100 - 18,600 - 10,400

Mar 4 to Mar 10

12,000 447.5 17,000 641.7 17,400 1175.5 9,800
Mar 11 to
Mar 17
12,000 448.4 17,600 641.3 17,400 1174.7 9,800


Current Lake Powell storage is 17,266 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (71 percent of capacity). Lake Mead storage is 19,786 KAF (76 percent of capacity). Total system storage is 44,162 KAF (74 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3650.10 feet.

The Projected April-July forecast for the Colorado River is 4.4 million acrefeet or 55 percent of average as of 25-Feb-2002.

Yesterday, the average Colorado River flows were 730 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue Bridge and 2,830 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 February 25, 2002 are expected to be 3,000 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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