Colorado-Big Thompson Project update: 550 cfs in the Big Thompson River below Olympus Dam

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From email from Reclamation (Kara Lamb):

Just a quick update: with the 90+ degree heat, we’ve seen increases in nightly snow melt run-off into Lake Estes. As a result, we upped releases from Olympus Dam to the lower Big Thompson River again last night, by 50 cfs. Today, there should be about 550 cfs flowing at the top of the canyon.

More Colorado-Big Thompson Project coverage here.

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