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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) |
| July 15 |
13,000 |
447.6 |
15,500 |
641.6 |
16,800 |
1158.7 |
14,600 |
| July 16 |
13,000 |
447.5 |
15,500 |
641.6 |
16,800 |
1158.6 |
14,600 |
| July 17 |
11,500 |
447.6 |
15,500 |
641.7 |
16,800 |
1158.6 |
14,600 |
| July 18 |
10,500 |
447.7 |
15,500 |
641.8 |
16,800 |
1158.5 |
14,600 |
| July 19 |
13,000 |
447.6 |
15,500 |
641.8 |
16,800 |
1158.5 |
14,600 |
| July 20 |
13,000 |
447.6 |
15,500 |
641.6 |
16,100 |
1158.4
|
14,600 |
| July 21 |
12,000 |
447.5 |
15,500 |
641.6 |
13,100 |
1158.4 |
14,600 |
| Average |
12,300 |
- |
15,500 |
- |
16,200 |
- |
14,600 |
| July 22 to July 28 |
12,500 |
447.2 |
15,400 |
641.4 |
15,500 |
1158.2 |
14,600 |
| July 29 to Aug 4 |
11,400 |
447.4 |
14,200 |
641.6 |
15,100 |
1158.1 |
14,600 |
Current
Lake Powell storage is 15,843 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (65 percent of capacity).
Lake Mead storage is 17,484 KAF (68 percent of capacity). Total system storage
is 40,199 KAF (68 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3638.64 feet.
The
Projected April-July forecast for the Colorado River is 1.25 million acre-feet
or 16 percent of average as of 15-July-2002.
Yesterday,
the average Colorado River flows were 851 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue Bridge
and 1,857 cfs at the Northerly International Boundary. The average release from
Painted Rock Dam was 0 cfs and Alamo Dam was 40 cfs. The Morelos Dam diversions
for the week of July 15, 2002 are expected to be 1,940 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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