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 genera- tion. 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) |
Nov 7 |
7,000 |
447.6 |
12,000 |
634.7 |
12,700 |
1136.9 |
8,400 |
Nov 8 |
7,000 |
447.7 |
11,000 |
634.8 |
12,700 |
1136.8 |
8,400 |
Nov 9 |
7,500 |
447.7 |
11,000 |
634.9 |
12,800 |
1136.7 |
8,400 |
Nov 10 |
5,000 |
447.9 |
11,000 |
635.0 |
12,800 |
1136.6 |
8,400 |
Nov 11 |
7,500 |
447.8 |
11,000 |
635.1 |
12,800 |
1136.5 |
8,400 |
Nov 12 |
7,500 |
447.7 |
10,000 |
635.1 |
10,300 |
1136.6 |
8,400 |
Nov 13 |
7,500 |
447.6 |
10,000 |
635.1 |
10,300 |
1136.5 |
8,400 |
Average |
7,000 |
- |
10,900 |
- |
12,100 |
- |
8,400 |
Nov 14 to Nov 20 |
6,300 |
447.8 |
10,700 |
636.3 |
13,400 |
1135.9 |
8,400 |
Nov 21 to Nov 27 |
6,300 |
448.0 |
10,700 |
637.4 |
13,400 |
1135.2 |
8,400 |
Current Lake Powell storage is 12,018 thousand acre-feet (KAF)
(49 percent of capacity). Lake Mead storage is 15,072 KAF (58 percent of capacity).
Total system storage is 34,793 KAF (59 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation
is 3602.79 feet.
The Projected April-July forecast for the Colorado
River is 8.81 million acre-
feet or 111 percent of average as of November 7, 2005.
Yesterday, the average Colorado River flows were
814 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue Bridge and 1,305 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 November 7, 2005 are
expected to be 1,580 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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