SALT LAKE CITY- Bureau of Reclamation officials are continuing water release adjustments out of Flaming Gorge Dam in response to updated Yampa River flow forecasts and increasing inflows into the reservoir.
To manage reservoir storage amid those high spring inflows, Flaming Gorge releases will be increased further on Thursday, June 9, 2016, to a peak rate of approximately 8,600 cubic feet per second (cfs). Releases will reach that peak rate at or near 8:00 AM Thursday morning.
Water releases from the dam reached 6,600 cubic feet per second (cfs) on Friday, June 3, 2016. The increase to 8,600 cfs is necessary to make space in the reservoir for continued high inflows. Releases will remain at 8,600 cfs until further notice, but are anticipated to stay at this level for five to seven days. Projected peak flow on the Green River at Jensen, Utah, resulting from the combined flows of the Yampa River and Flaming Gorge Dam releases, remains approximately 20,000 to 23,000 cfs.
Reclamation will continue monitoring downstream flowrates and will provide updates regarding future flows in the Yampa and Green Rivers. Flaming Gorge Reservoir information, including daily inflow and release rates, for the last 40 days can be found at http://www.usbr.gov/uc/water/rsvrs/ops/crsp_40_fgd.html.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
