Fontenelle Dam Fishing Report
6.3.2018
Greetings,
Inflows into Fontenelle Reservoir continue to increase, requiring a corresponding increase in releases from Fontenelle Dam to leave sufficient capacity in the reservoir for anticipated runoff in June and July.
Fontenelle Reservoir is at 81% of full capacity with the pool elevation at 6497.30 feet as of June 3, 2018.
Releases from Fontenelle Dam will be increased from 6,000 cfs to 7,000 cfs according to the following schedule:
Date | Time (MDT) | Initial Release (cfs) | Change (cfs) | Final Release (cfs) |
6/4/2018 | 1:00 P.M. | 6000 | 250 | 6250 |
6/4/2018 | 3:00 P.M. | 6250 | 250 | 6500 |
6/5/2018 | 9:00 A.M. | 6500 | 250 | 6750 |
6/5/2018 | 1:00 P.M. | 6750 | 250 | 7000 |
Please note:
The current release schedule is subject to observed hydrology and is subject to change.
This notification supersedes all previously issued notifications and is current until a new one is issued. All times identified in this directive are local time (Mountain Daylight Time) and are not hour ending.
Regards,
Jed Parker, P.E.
Engineer | UC Water Resources Group