The Bureau of Reclamation, at the request of, and in collaboration with, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGF), has scheduled a series of fluctuating flows in the North Platte River downstream of Gray Reef Dam. The purpose of the fluctuations is to improve trout reproduction in the river, according to Lyle D. Myler, Acting Wyoming Area Manager.

On April 2, 2012, flows in the river below Gray Reef Dam will fluctuate from 500 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 4000 cfs according to the following schedule:

HOURS	GRAY REEF OUTFLOWS (cfs)
00:01 to 01:00 a.m.	500
01:00 to 03:00 a.m.	2000
03:00 to 07:00 a.m.	4000
07:00 to 08:00 a.m.	3000
08:00 to 09:00 a.m.	2000
09:00 to 10:00 a.m.	1000
10:00 to midnight	500

This schedule will be repeated again on April 3, 4, 5, and 6, 2012. After completing the flushing flow on April 6, 2012, the flows below Gray Reef Dam will return to 500 cfs.

The flushing flows are expected to clean the spawning gravels of fine sediment which has accumulated over the winter. The fluctuations in the river flow will be achieved without loss of power generation and the water released from Alcova Reservoir will be restored downstream in Glendo Reservoir.

The public is urged to use caution during this period of rapid fluctuation of flows below Gray Reef Dam.