03/11 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)
Mar 11 12,000 448.1 18,100 640.6 21,600 1175.1 9,800
Mar 12 11,300 448.2 18,100 640.8 21,600 1175.0 9,800
Mar13 11,000 448.4 18,100 641.0 21,600 1174.8 9,800
Mar 14 10,500 448.7 18,100 641.2 21,600 1174.6 9,800
Mar 15 11,000 448.9 18,100 641.5 21,600 1174.4 9,800
Mar 16 11,500 449.0 17,400 641.4 17,000 1174.3 9,800
Mar 17 12,000 449.1 17,400 641.2 15,000 1174.2 9,800
Average 11,330 - 17,900 - 20,000 - 9,800
Mar 18 to Mar 24 12,870 449.2 17,900 631.9 19,710 1172.1 9,800
Mar 25 to
Mar 31
13,660 448.8 17,960 632.5 19,710 1172.0 9,800

Current Lake Powell storage is 17,131 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (70 percent of capacity). Lake Mead storage is 19,589 KAF (76 percent of capacity). Total system storage is 43,827 KAF (74 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3649.3 feet.

Yesterday, the average Colorado River flows were 1616 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue Bridge and 2,931 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 March 11, 2002 are expected to be 3,214 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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