Reservoir and River Advisory
Today's Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
| Elephant Butte Reservoir (Feet/Acre-Feet) |
Change from One Week Ago |
Change from One Year Ago |
| Midnight Elevation |
4336.79 |
+0.16 |
-8.49 |
| [70.21 feet below spillway crest] |
|
|
| Midnight Storage Content |
450,704 |
+1,967 |
-125,173 |
| [22.55% of a full reservoir] |
|
| Caballo Reservoir (Feet/Acre-Feet) |
Change from One Week Ago |
Change from One Year Ago |
| Midnight Elevation |
4138.55 |
+0.11 |
+3.69 |
| [33.89 feet below top of conservation pool] |
|
|
| Midnight Storage Content |
25,158 |
+270 |
+7,768 |
| [11.10% 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 |
| Preliminary |
73% |
419,000 |
| Projected Reservoir Operations |
| Elephant Butte Dam |
Irrigation releases have ceased for the 2009 season. |
| Caballo Dam |
As of October 13, 2009 irrigation releases have ceased for the 2009 season. |
| 2009 Rio Grande Project FINAL Allocation |
(Acre-Feet) |
Last Year (Acre-Feet) |
| Issued: September 4, 2009 |
(08/22/08) |
| Elephant Butte Irrigation District |
275,898 |
320,545 |
| El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1 |
601,094 |
500,637 |
| Mexico |
58,571 |
60,000 |
| Total [% of a full supply] |
935,563 [97.60%] |
881,182 [94.56] |
