6/5 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)
June 4 12,000 448.2 15,700 641.8 20,500 1186.9 10,100
June 5 12,500 448.2 15,700 642.1 20,500 1186.8 10,100
June 6 12,500 448.2 15,700 642.4 20,500 1186.6 10,100
June 7 8,500 448.6 15,700 642.7 20,500 1186.4 10,100
June 8 11,000 448.8 16,700 642.9 20,500 1186.3 10,100
June 9 11,000 449.0 16,700 642.8 15,400 1186.2 10,100
June 10 13,000 448.8 16,700 642.5 13,600 1186.1 10,100
Average 11,500 - 16,100 - 18,800 - 10,100

June 11 June 17

12,900 448.7 16,400 642.6 17,000 1185.3 10,100
June 18 June 24 12,900 448.6 16,100 642.7 16,700 1184.4 10,100


Current Lake Powell storage is 19,797 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (81 percent of capacity). Lake Mead storage is 21,127 KAF (82 percent of capacity). Total system storage is 47,209 KAF (79 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3669.70 feet.

Yesterday, the average Colorado River flows were 1,540 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue Bridge and 1,480 cfs at the Northerly International Boundary. The average release from Painted Rock Dam was 0 cfs and Alamo Dam was 0 cfs. The Morelos Dam diversions for the week of June 4th are expected to be 1,780 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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