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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) |
| May 20 |
12,000 |
448.7 |
16,900 |
642.8 |
19,700 |
1164.6 |
9,800 |
| May 21 |
12,500 |
448.7 |
16,900 |
643.1 |
21,400 |
1164.4 |
9,800 |
| May 22 |
12,500 |
448.6 |
16,900 |
643.4 |
21,400 |
1164.2 |
9,800 |
| May 23 |
9,000 |
448.9 |
16,900 |
643.7 |
21,400 |
1164.0 |
9,800 |
| May 24 |
12,800 |
448.9 |
16,900 |
643.9 |
21,400 |
1163.8 |
9,800 |
| May 25 |
12,800 |
448.9 |
17,900 |
643.6 |
15,800 |
1163.7 |
9,800 |
| May 26 |
11,500 |
449.0 |
18,900 |
643.2 |
14,000 |
1163.6 |
9,800 |
| Average |
11,900 |
- |
18,900 |
- |
19,300 |
- |
9,800 |
| May 27 to June 2 |
13,010 |
448.8 |
17,040 |
643.7 |
18,430 |
1162.6 |
10,000 |
| June 3 to June 9 |
12,900 |
448.7 |
16,800 |
643.6 |
17,020 |
1161.7 |
10,000 |
Current
Lake Powell storage is 16,583 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (68 percent of capacity).
Lake Mead storage is 18,272 KAF (71 percent of capacity). Total system storage
is 41,911 KAF (71 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3644.85 feet.
The
Projected April-July forecast for the Colorado River is 3.6 million acre-feet
or 30 percent of average as of 16-May-2002.
Yesterday,
the average Colorado River flows were 1,065 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue
Bridge and 1,743 cfs at the Northerly International Boundary. The average release
from Painted Rock Dam was 7 cfs and Alamo Dam was 40 cfs. The Morelos Dam diversions
for the week of May 20, 2002 are expected to be 1,665 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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