01/04 PROJECTED LOWER COLORADO RIVER OPERATIONS SCHEDULE
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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)
Jan 7 3,000 446.5 10,800 641.9 13,010 1177.6 13,010
Jan 8 6,000 446.5 10,800 642.1 13,010 1177.6 13,010
Jan 9 6,000 446.5 10,800 642.2 13,010 1177.6 13,010
Jan 10 5,500 446.5 10,800 642.3 13,010 1177.6 13,010
Jan 11 5,500 446.6 10,800 642.5 13,010 1177.6 13,010
Jan 12 6,000 446.6 10,000 642.5 10,200 1177.7 13,010
Jan 13 5,500 446.6 10,800

642.4

8,900 1177.7 13,010
Average 5,360 - 10,570 - 12,730 - 10,500

Jan 14 to Jan 20

6,000 446.6 10,800 642.6 12,230 1177.7 13,010
Jan 21 to Jan 27 6,000 446.5 10,300 643.2 11,890 1177.8 13,010


Current Lake Powell storage is 17,961 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (74 percent of capacity). Lake Mead storage is 19,792 KAF (76 percent of capacity). Total system storage is 44,977 KAF (76 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3655.8 feet.

Yesterday, the average Colorado River flows were 581 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue Bridge and 1,651 cfs at the Northerly International Boundary. The average release from Painted Rock Dam was 0 cfs and Alamo Dam was 25 cfs. The Morelos Dam diversions for the week of January 7, 2002 are expected to be 2,013 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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