The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released the February-end status of local reservoirs Jackson Gulch and McPhee.
Jackson Gulch reservoir live content stood at 5,193 acre-feet with a 9,977 acre-feet maximum capacity and a 4,655 acre-feet average (1971-2000) end-of-month content. At Jackson Gulch, a daily maximum/minimum of zero cubic-feet-per-second was released into the Mancos River, and 9 acre feet were released for municipal purposes.
McPhee Reservoir live content stood at 273,370 acre-feet, with a 381,051 acre-feet maximum capacity and a 289,277 average (1986-2000) end-of-month content. At McPhee, 1,807 acre-feet were released into the Dolores River, and 740 acre-feet were released for transbasin purposes. At McPhee, a daily maximum/minimum of 30/30 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.
