| 1/22/2009 6:00:00 AM | Email this article • Print this article | Bureau releases December-end status of Jackson Gulch, McPhee
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released the December-end status of local reservoirs Jackson Gulch and McPhee.
Jackson Gulch reservoir live content stood at 3,554 acre-feet with a 9,948 acre-feet maximum capacity and a 4,439 acre-feet average (1971-2000) end-of-month content. At Jackson Gulch, a daily maximum/minimum of 0 cubic-feet-per-second was released into the Mancos River, and 24 acre-feet were released for municipal purposes.
McPhee Reservoir live content stood at 286,024 acre-feet, with a 381,051 acre-feet maximum capacity and a 290,548 average (1986-2000) end-of-month content. At McPhee, 1,857 acre-feet were released into the Dolores River, and 3,528 acre-feet were released for transbasin purposes. At McPhee, a daily maximum/minimum of 31/30 cubic-feet-per-second was released into the Dolores River.
Questions can be directed to the Southern Water Management Group, Resource Management Division of the Western Colorado Area Office, Durango at (970) 385-6523.
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