Lower Colorado River Operations Schedule
Releases from Davis and Parker dams will vary from about 2,000 cubic feet per second
(cfs) to 15,000 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 averages for the following 2 weeks, are scheduled as follows:
Parker Davis Hoover
Dam Lake Dam Lake Dam Lake
Average Havasu Average Mohave Average Mead
Release Elev. Release Elev. Release Elev.
Date (cfs) (ft) (cfs) (ft) (cfs) (ft)
---- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- ----
Nov 30 6000 447.7 9600 635.2 12700 1093.5
Dec 1 6000 447.7 9600 635.3 11200 1093.5
Dec 2 5500 447.7 9600 635.4 11200 1093.5
Dec 3 5000 447.7 8500 635.6 11200 1093.6
Dec 4 5500 447.7 8500 635.8 11200 1093.6
Dec 5 6000 447.5 8500 635.8 8500 1093.7
Dec 6 6000 447.3 8500 635.8 8700 1093.8
Average 5700 9000 10700
Dec 7 to
Dec 13 5100 446.9 8700 636.5 10300 1094.4
Dec 14 to
Dec 20 5100 446.6 8700 637.2 10300 1094.9
Current Lake Powell storage is 15,012 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (62 percent of
capacity). Lake Mead storage is 10,920 KAF (42 percent of capacity). Total
system storage is 33,529 KAF (56 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation
is 3,631.42 feet.
Yesterday, the average Colorado River flows were 671 cfs near the Yuma Fourth
Avenue Bridge and 1,836 cfs at the Northerly International Boundary. The
average release from Painted Rock Dam was 0 cfs and Alamo Dam was 34 cfs. The
Morelos Dam diversions for the week of 30-Nov-2009 are expected to be 2,079 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 exercised while using the river between Davis Dam and the
Mexican Border at San Luis, Arizona.
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