| 8/19/2008 6:00:00 AM | Email this article • Print this article | Bureau releases July-end status
of Jackson Gulch, McPhee reservoirs
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released the July-end status of local reservoirs Jackson Gulch and McPhee.
Jackson Gulch Reservoir live content stood at 8,337 acre-feet with a 9,948 acre-feet maximum capacity and a 7,306 acre-feet average (1971-2000) end-of-month content.
At Jackson Gulch, a daily maximum/minimum of 45/45 cubic-feet-per-second was released into the Mancos River, but 55 acre-feet were released for municipal purposes.
McPhee Reservoir live content stood at 348,412 acre-feet, with a 381,051 acre-feet maximum capacity and a 335,208 acre-feet average (1986-2000) end-of-month content.
At McPhee, 6,974 acre-feet were released into the Dolores River, and 45,783 acre-feet were released for transbasin purposes.
At McPhee, a daily maximum/minimum of 120/103 cubic-feet-per-second was released into the Dolores River.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is the largest wholesale water supplier and the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the United States, with operations and facilities in the 17 Western States. Its facilities also provide substantial flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife benefits.
For more information, visit their Web site at http://www.usbr.gov. Questions can be directed to the Southern Water Management Group, Resource Management Division of the Western Colorado Area Office, in Durango at 970-385-6523.
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