COLORADO RIVER BASIN UPDATE AND STATUS - Arizona · 2020. 3. 6. · (kaf) 277 340 550 750 5,700...
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COLORADO RIVER BASINUPDATE AND STATUS
Presented to
Arizona Water Banking AuthorityMarch 11, 2020
TOTAL SYSTEM CONTENTS – 48% or 28.66 MAF
50%
UTAH
86%
Fontenelle
Flaming Gorge
WYOMING
COLORADO
NEW MEXICO
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
Blue Mesa65%
92%
76% Navajo
Morrow Point
3,657 ft, WY 2020 Equalization
Level
NEVADA
COLORADO RIVER SYSTEMRESERVOIR STATUS
March 2020Updated as of March 6, 2020
3,602.38 ft
Lake Powell49% 11.979 MAF
Lake Mead44% 11.387 MAF
1,096.07 ft
1,075 ft, First Tier Shortage
Data Source: United States Bureau of Reclamation
(Total system contents last year 41% or 24.44 MAF)
440 66
March 2, 2020
288 73(Observed)
8,564 79
87%
78%
60%
80%
Not to Scale1WY 2020 unregulated inflow into Lake Powell is based on the CBRFC forecast dated 2/4/20.
Not to Scale1WY 2020 unregulated inflow into Lake Powell is based on the CBRFC forecast dated 2/4/20.
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