FONTENELLE - Releases from Fontenelle are currently 980 cfs while inflows are averaging 500 cfs. Releases will remain at 980 cfs until early spring. The elevation of Fontenelle Reservoir is 6481 feet above sea level, about 25 feet from top of pool, or 50% full. The reservoir elevation is declining and will continue to decline through the winter months.
To view the most current reservoir elevation, content, inflow and release, click on: Fontenelle Reservoir DataInflows for the month of December were 30,000 af, or 90% of average. Based on the latest inflow forecast from the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, inflows will continue to be below average through the fall and winter months (28,000 af, 28,000 af, and 50,000 af for January, February and March, respectively). Current modeling projects that the reservoir elevation low point will be approximately 6468 ft above sea level early next spring.
The Colorado Basin River Forecast Center has issued the 2009 water supply forecast. The January forecast for the April to July runoff season is 765,000 af, or 89% of average.
Open forum discussions on Fontenelle operations take place at the "Fontenelle Reservoir Working Group" meetings. The Working Group is a forum for information exchange between Reclamation and other parties associated with the operation of Fontenelle Reservoir. The public is encouraged to attend and express their concerns and interests with regard to Fontenelle Reservoir operation. The next Working Group meeting is scheduled for April 21, 2009 at 10:00 am at the visitor's center of the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge below Fontenelle dam. For more information about the Fontenelle Working Group, contact Ed Vidmar at 801-379-1182.
Minutes from the August 2008 Working Group Meeting in Green River, Wyoming can be viewed at: August 2008 Working Group Minutes. To view the hydrology presentation from the meeting, click on: Hydrology Presentation.
Updated January 7, 2009
Katrina Grantz
Email comments/inquires to: ResourceMgr@uc.usbr.gov