Reservoir and River Advisory
Today's Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
| Elephant Butte Reservoir (Feet/Acre-Feet) |
Change from One Week Ago |
Change from One Year Ago |
| Midnight Elevation |
4352.70 |
+0.02 |
+3.80 |
| [54.30 feet below spillway crest] |
|
|
| Midnight Storage Content |
672,113 |
+314 |
+57,584 |
| [34.04% of a full reservoir] |
|
| Caballo Reservoir (Feet/Acre-Feet) |
Change from One Week Ago |
Change from One Year Ago |
| Midnight Elevation |
4148.44 |
-1.05 |
+2.06 |
| [23.01 feet below top of conservation pool] |
|
|
| Midnight Storage Content |
58,389 |
-4,787 |
+7,323 |
| [25.96% of a full reservoir] |
|
|
| 2009 Spring Runoff Forecast (Acre-Feet) NRCS |
| Rio Grande Floodway and Conveyance Channel at San Marcial (March-July) |
| Jun 1st |
63% |
360,000 |
| Projected |
63% |
361,300 |
| Projected Reservoir Operations |
| Elephant Butte Dam |
2,300 cubic feet per second (cfs) - Jun 5 - Jun 30 |
| Caballo Dam |
average 2,190 cfs - Jun 7 - Jun 14;
average 2,435 cfs Jun 15 - Jun 30 |
| 2008 Rio Grande Project FINAL Allocation |
(Acre-Feet) |
Last Year (Acre-Feet) |
| Issued: June 16, 2009 |
(06/17/08) |
| Elephant Butte Irrigation District |
260,426 |
329,098 |
| El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1 |
535,256 |
480,490 |
| Mexico |
50,265 |
59,411 |
| Total [% of a full supply] |
845,947 [90.78%] |
868,999 [93.26%] |
