FLAMING GORGE –October observed unregulated inflow into Flaming Gorge reservoir was 45,000 acre-feet (AF), or 70 percent of average inflow. The October end of month elevation was 6029.7 feet, which equates to 3.34 million acre-feet or 89 percent of live storage capacity. The observed April through July unregulated inflow volume into Flaming Gorge Reservoir was 1,197,000 (101 percent of average), compared with the 68 percent of average forecasted in April.
The average daily base flow for the base flow period is 1,700 cubic feet per second (cfs) per day. The flexibility outlined in the ROD allows the average daily base flow to vary ± 40% from the average daily base flow for the summer period through November 30, and ± 25% for the winter period from December 1 through the end of February. Releases out of Flaming Gorge are currently fluctuating around a 2,025 cfs daily average and are expected to continue at 2,025 cfs through September. It is anticipated that releases will decrease in October to an average daily release of 1,750 cfs.
The next Flaming Gorge Working Group meeting is scheduled for April 27, 2009, in Vernal, Utah. The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Western Park Convention Center located at 302 East 200 South in Vernal, Utah. For directions, please call 435-789-7396. The Flaming Gorge Working Group is an open public forum for information exchange between Reclamation and the stake holders of Flaming Gorge Dam. The public is encouraged to attend and comment on the operations and plans presented by Reclamation at these meetings. For more information on this group and these meetings please contact Ed Vidmar at 801-379-1182.
Flaming Gorge Dam is currently releasing 1,750 cfs per day in a double peak pattern. The daily minimum and maximum release is approximately 850 cfs and 2,550 cfs, respectively. It is anticipated that releases will follow a double-peak pattern through the end of February.
DATE |
CLOCK time MST |
Total Release (cfs) |
11/8/2009 |
0:00 |
851 |
11/8/2009 |
1:00 |
851 |
11/8/2009 |
2:00 |
851 |
11/8/2009 |
3:00 |
851 |
11/8/2009 |
4:00 |
851 |
11/8/2009 |
5:00 |
1,459 |
11/8/2009 |
6:00 |
2,249 |
11/8/2009 |
7:00 |
2,553 |
11/8/2009 |
8:00 |
2,553 |
11/8/2009 |
9:00 |
2,553 |
11/8/2009 |
10:00 |
2,553 |
11/8/2009 |
11:00 |
2,158 |
11/8/2009 |
12:00 |
1,125 |
11/8/2009 |
13:00 |
1,125 |
11/8/2009 |
14:00 |
1,125 |
11/8/2009 |
15:00 |
1,125 |
11/8/2009 |
16:00 |
1,793 |
11/8/2009 |
17:00 |
2,553 |
11/8/2009 |
18:00 |
2,553 |
11/8/2009 |
19:00 |
2,553 |
11/8/2009 |
20:00 |
2,553 |
11/8/2009 |
21:00 |
2,553 |
11/8/2009 |
22:00 |
1,763 |
11/8/2009 |
23:00 |
851 |
11/8/2009 |
0:00 |
851 |
Updated 11/10/09
Heather Patno
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