flaming gorge working group meeting august 19, 2004

Flaming Gorge Working Group Meeting

August 19, 2004

Flaming Gorge Working Group Meeting August 2004

Live Capacity 3,788,700 AFCapacity on 8/9/04 2,681,200 AFAvailable Space 1,107,500 AFPercentage of Full 72 %

Reservoir Elev. (Min Power) 5871.00 feetElevation on 8/9/04 6011.23 feetElevation above (Min) 140.23 feet

10 Day Average Inflow 1907 cfs10 Day Average Release 1007 cfs


Flaming Gorge ReservoirUnregulated Inflow 1994 to 2004

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Flaming Gorge ReservoirUnregulated Inflow Spring 2004

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Flaming Gorge ReservoirReservoir Elevation 1994 to 2004

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Flaming Gorge ReservoirRelease 1994 to 2004

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Green River Below FG Hourly Flows August 2004

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Flaming Gorge Forecast WY2005 Comparison with History

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Flaming Gorge Inflow ForecastsAugust 2004

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Aug-04 Sep-04 Oct-04 Nov-04 Dec-04 Jan-05 Feb-05 Mar-05 Apr-05 May-05 Jun-05 Jul-05 Aug-05 Sep-05

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Flaming Gorge Operations WY2005Release Schedule

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Flaming Gorge Operations WY2005Elevation Schedules

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