- Reclamation
- WaterSMART
- Reservoir Operations Pilots
- Reservoir Operations Pilots
- Selected Studies
Selected Studies
2021 Pilot StudiesIn June 2021, Reclamation selected six new Reservoir Operations Pilot Studies to evaluate approaches and potential operating alternatives to increase flexibility in reservoir operations to address risks from changes in the timing and volume of snowpack and runoff, changing water demands, reservoir evaporation, and risks from water supply shortfalls due to drought or competing demands.
Project Descriptions
- Columbia-Pacific Northwest: Umatilla Basin Project, McKay Reservoir
2015 Pilot Studies
In 2015, Reclamation selected five pilot studies to identify possible improvements to reservoir operations. The results from these pilots are posted on this webpage, as they become available. See links to Bulletins summarizing pilot results and to the full reports.
- Missouri River Basin: Upper Washita, Fort Cobb and Foss Reservoirs
- California-Great Basin: Klamath River Basin, Klamath Project
- Columbia-Pacific Northwest: Ochoco Creek and Crooked River
- Lower Colorado Basin: Salt River Project, Salt and Verde Rivers
- Upper Colorado Basin: Rio Chama Studies from the University of New Mexico
