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Waterflow reports for the Colorado river from Glenn Canyon dam to Parker dam

Releases from Davis and Parker dams will vary from about 4,500 cubic feet per second (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 Avg Releases (cfs)
Lake Havasu Elev.
(ft)
Davis Dam Avg Release (cfs) Lake Mohave Elev.
(ft)
Hoover Dam Avg Release (cfs) Lake Mead Elev.
(ft)
Glen Cyn Dam Avg Release
(cfs)
Oct 17 9,500 446.7 13,300 635.0 11,700

1137.4

8,100
Oct 18 9,500 446.6 13,300 634.8 11,700

1137.4

8,100
Oct 19 8,800 446.6 13,300 634.7 11,700 1137.3 8,100
Oct 20 6,500 446.9 13,300 634.5 11,700 1137.2 8,100
Oct 21 9,800 446.8 13,300 634.4 11,700 1137.1 8,100
Oct 22 9,800 446.6 13,300 634.1 10,000 1137.1 8,100
Oct 23 9,800 446.5 12,000 633.9 10,000 1137.1 8,100
Average 9,100 - 13,100 - 11,200 - 8,100
Oct 24 to Oct 30 7,600 446.3 11,500 633.5 11,300 1136.6 8,100
Oct 31 to Nov 6 6,500 446.6 11,000 634.1 12,500 1136.0 8,400

Current Lake Powell storage is 11,947 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (49 percent of capacity). Lake Mead storage is 15,146 KAF (59 percent of capacity). Total system storage is 34,793 KAF (59 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3602.07 feet.

The observed April-July forecast for the Colorado River was 8.81 million acre- feet or 111 percent of average.

Yesterday, the average Colorado River flows were 1119 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue Bridge and 1295 cfs at the Northerly International Boundary. The average release from Painted Rock Dam was 0 cfs and Alamo Dam was 175 cfs. The Morelos Dam diversions for the week of 17-Oct-2005 are expected to be 1236 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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