Navajo Reservoir Releases June 13, 2023 #SanJuanRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

San Juan wildflowers.

From email from Reclamation (Susan Novak Behery):

The Bureau of Reclamation will reduce the release from 4,300 cfs to 4,000 cfs today at 12:00 PM.  The release will be further ramped down beginning Thursday, June 15th, at 12:00 PM.  The updated schedule is in the following table and posted to the website at the link below. 

http://www.usbr.gov/uc/wcao/water/rsvrs/notice/nav_rel.html

DateDayEnd of Day Release (cfs)
6/12/2023Mon4300
6/13/2023Tue4000
6/14/2023Wed4000
6/15/2023Thu3600
6/16/2023Fri3000
6/17/2023Sat3000
6/18/2023Sun3000
6/19/2023Mon3000
6/20/2023Tue2500
6/21/2023Wed2000
6/22/2023Thu1600
6/23/2023Fri1100
6/24/2023Sat900
6/25/2023Sun700
6/26/2023Mon500

Areas in the immediate vicinity of the river channel may continue to be unstable and dangerous. Please use extra caution near the river channel and protect or remove any valuable property in these areas. 

For more information, please see the following resources below:  

Bureau of Reclamation:  

• Susan Behery, Hydrologic Engineer, Reclamation WCAO (sbehery@usbr.gov or 970-385-6560).   

• Navajo Dam website: https://www.usbr.gov/uc/water/crsp/cs/nvd.html  

• Navajo Dam Release Notices: https://www.usbr.gov/uc/wcao/water/rsvrs/notice/nav_rel.html  

• Colorado River Basin Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/coloradoriverbasin  

San Juan County, New Mexico, Office of Emergency Management:  

• Website: https://www.sjcoem.net  

• SJOEM River Page: https://www.sjcounty.net/river  

• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/oemsjc  

San Juan County, Utah, Office of Emergency Management:  

• Website: https://sanjuancounty.org/emergency-management  

• San Juan County Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SanJuanUtah/  

Navajo Nation Department of Emergency Management:  

• Website: https://ndem.navajo-nsn.gov/  

• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/nndem2020/  

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