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Recreation Advisory
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TEXAS RIVER RECREATION ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, FORT WORTH TX
100 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009


FRI JAN 16 2009 THROUGH MON JAN 19 2009

RIVER FLOWS - IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND/FLOATABILITY LEVELS ($)
RESERVOIR RELEASES - IN SECOND FOOT DAYS - THE VOLUME OF WATER
REPRESENTED BY A FLOW OF ONE CUBIC FOOT PER SECOND FOR 24 HOURS.

RIVER BASINS AND     ESTIMATED FLOWS / FLOATABILITY LEVEL
OBSERVATION             FRIDAY      SATURDAY      SUNDAY       MONDAY
POINTS BY AREAS         FLOW/ $     FLOW / $     FLOW / $     FLOW / $


NORTHEAST WATERWAYS
 NECHES RIVER
  ALTO                  730 / 1      710 / 1      690 / 1      690 / 1
 SABINE RIVER
  GLADEWATER
   /US 271/             480 / #      410 / #      360 / #      320 / #

NORTH CENTRAL WATERWAYS
 BRAZOS RIVER
  PK DAM                 60 / #       60 / #       60 / #       60 / #
  DENNIS /1543/          50 / #       50 / #       50 / #       50 / #
  GRANBURY DAM           30 / #       30 / #       30 / #       30 / #
  WHITNEY DAM            20 / #       20 / #       20 / #       20 / #
 TRINITY RIVER
  BENBROOK DAM            0 / #        0 / #        0 / #        0 / #
 DENTON CREEK
  GRAPEVINE DAM          80 / 1       80 / 1       80 / 1       80 / 1
 ELM FORK
  LEWISVILLE DAM        150 / 1      150 / 1      150 / 1      150 / 1

SOUTHEAST WATERWAYS
 ANGELINA RIVER
  SAM RAYBURN DAM       900 / 1      300 / #        0 / #        0 / #
 NECHES RIVER
  TOWN BLUFF DAM       2000 / 3     2100 / 3     2100 / 3     2100 / 3
 VILLAGE CREEK
  KOUNTZE /418/         380 / 1      330 / 1      290 / 1      250 / 1
 SABINE RIVER
  TOLEDO BEND DAM       200 / #      200 / #      200 / #      200 / #
 TRINITY RIVER
  LIVINGSTON DAM       3000 / 3     3000 / 3     3000 / 3     3000 / 3

SOUTH CENTRAL WATERWAYS
 COLORADO RIVER
  SAN SABA /190/         60 / #       60 / #       60 / #       60 / #
  AUSTIN /183/           50 / #       50 / #       50 / #       50 / #
 FRIO RIVER
  GARNER STATE PARK      30 / #       30 / #       30 / #       30 / # 
 GUADALUPE RIVER
  SPRING BRANCH
   /FM 311/              50 / #       50 / #       50 / #       50 / #
  CANYON DAM             70 / #       70 / #       70 / #       70 / #
  CUERO
   /77A 87 183/         490 / 1      490 / 1      480 / 1      470 / 1
 LAMPASAS RIVER
  STILLHOUSE DAM          0 / #        0 / #        0 / #        0 / #
 LLANO RIVER
  LLANO /SH 16/          60 / #       60 / #       60 / #       60 / #
 PEDERNALES RIVER
  JOHNSON CITY           20 / #       20 / #       20 / #       20 / #
 SAN ANTONIO RIVER
  FALLS CITY /791/      180 / #      170 / #      170 / #      170 / #
 SAN MARCUS RIVER
  SAN MARCOS
  (BELOW BLANCO)         90 / #       90 / #       80 / #       80 / #
  LULING /SH 80/         60 / #       60 / #       50 / #       50 / #

WEST TEXAS WATERWAYS
 RIO GRANDE RIVER
  PRESIDIO              260 / #      260 / #      260 / #      260 / #
  BOQUILLAS (RGV)       350 / 1      350 / 1      350 / 1      350 / 1
 PECOS RIVER
  PANDALE /1865/        200 / 1      200 / 1      200 / 1      200 / 1



CAUTION:  FLOW ESTIMATES ARE BASED ON RAINFALL AS OF 6 AM WEDNESDAY.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AFTER RELEASE OF THIS ADVISORY CAN GREATLY CHANGE
THE FORECAST RIVER CONDITIONS.  ESTIMATES OF DISCHARGES FROM RESERVOIRS
ARE SUBJECT TO POWER AND WATER SUPPLY RELEASES AND FLOOD CONTROL
REGULATIONS.  CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND BE PREPARED FOR
CHANGES IN FLOW AND FOR FLASH FLOODS.

$  KEY TO SUGGESTED FLOATABILITY LEVELS SUBJECT TO REVISION BY RIVER
RECREATION ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS AND TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE
DEPARTMENT, 1978.

 #.  RIVER BELOW MINIMUM.
 1.  MINIMUM WATER AVAILABLE FOR FLOATING.  SOME PORTAGING OR LINING
     THROUGH SHALLOW IS NECESSARY.
 2.  SATISFACTORY WATER CONDITIONS FOR FLOATING.
 3.  IDEAL WATER CONDITIONS FOR FLOATING.
 4.  WATER LEVEL APPROACHING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
 5.  MAXIMUM WATER FLOWS FOR EXPERTS ONLY.
 F.  RIVER IN FLOOD.
 NA.  NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION ON RIVER CONDITIONS.


$$



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