11/18 Lower Colorado River Operations Schedule
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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 averages for the following 2 weeks, are scheduled as follows:

Date Parker Dam Average Release (cfs) Lake Havasu Elev. (cfs) Davis Dam Average Release (cfs) Lake Mohave Elev. (ft) Hoover Dam Average Release (cfs) Lake Mead Elev. (ft) Glen Canyon Dam Average Release (cfs)
Nov 15 10,000 447.1 13,100 633.0 16,400 1212.4 17,500
Nov 16 10,000 447.1 13,100 633.2 16,400 1212.4 17,500
Nov 17
10,000
447.0 13,100 633.4 16,400

1212.4

17,500
Nov 18
10,000
446.9 13,100 633.6 16,400 1212.4 17,500
Nov 19 10,000 446.7 13,100 633.9 16,400 1212.4 17,500
Nov 20 10,000 446.6 13,100 633.8 13,000 1212.5 17,500
Nov 21 10,000 446.4 12,500 633.7
11,400
1212.6 17,500
Average 10,000 13,000 15,200 17,500
Nov 22 Nov 28 10,000
445.9
13,600
633.7
13,400 1212.7 17,500
Nov 29 Dec 5 9,000
445.3
12,900
633.4
12,800
1213.0 17,500

Current Lake Powell storage is 22,346 thousand acre-feet (KAF) (92 percent of capacity). Lake Mead storage is 24,746 KAF (96 percent of capacity). Total system storage is 55,021 KAF (93percent of capacity). Lake Powell elevation is 3687.3 feet.

Yesterday, the average Colorado River flows were 4,540 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue Bridge and 2,300 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 Nov 15 are expected to be 1,910 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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