7/5 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)
July 2 12,500 449.0 16,400 643.1 19,700 1182.8 13,000
July 3 13,500 449.0 16,400 643.1 19,700 1182.6 13,000
July 4 11,000 448.9 14,000 643.1 12,200 1182.6 13,000
July 5 11,000 449.0 16,400 643.3 19,700 1182.4 13,000
July 6 12,000 449.0 16,400 643.5 19,700 1182.3 13,000
July 7 12,500 449.1 15,600 643.4 13,800 1182.3 13,000
July 8 12,000 449.0 15,600 643.1 12,200 1182.3 8,800
Average 12,000 - 15,800 - 16,700 - 12,300

July 9 July 15

12,800 - 15,600 - 16,300 - 12,400
July 16 July 22 12,800 - 15,600 - 16,200 - 12,400


Current Lake Powell storage is 20,257 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (83 percent of capacity). Lake Mead storage is 20,630 KAF (80 percent of capacity). Total system storage is 48,633 KAF (82 percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3673.0 feet.

Yesterday, the average Colorado River flows were 951 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue Bridge and 1,965 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 July 1st are expected to be 2,190 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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