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*Bypass tube capacity = '''15,000 cfs''' | *Bypass tube capacity = '''15,000 cfs''' | ||
*Estimated acre feet of water bypassed during HFE: '''125 kaf''' | *Estimated acre feet of water bypassed during HFE: '''125 kaf''' | ||
| − | *November volume = ''' | + | *November volume = '''745 kaf''' |
| − | *Hourly Releases before and after HFE: fluctuate between ''' | + | *Hourly Releases before and after HFE: fluctuate between '''6,000 to 9,000 cfs''' |
| − | *Estimated costs to hydropower: ''' | + | *Estimated costs to hydropower: '''$1.4 million''' |
*Actual costs to hydropower: '''TBD''' | *Actual costs to hydropower: '''TBD''' | ||
*Direct expenses for removal of concession assets: '''TBD''' | *Direct expenses for removal of concession assets: '''TBD''' | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 18 October 2016
SUMMARY
| High Flow Experiment- 2016 | |
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- Sediment in the system: TBD
- Peak CFS: 35,100 cfs
- Powerplant capacity = 20,100 cfs
- Units available: 6
- Bypass tube capacity = 15,000 cfs
- Estimated acre feet of water bypassed during HFE: 125 kaf
- November volume = 745 kaf
- Hourly Releases before and after HFE: fluctuate between 6,000 to 9,000 cfs
- Estimated costs to hydropower: $1.4 million
- Actual costs to hydropower: TBD
- Direct expenses for removal of concession assets: TBD
- Start Upramp: TBD
- Finish HFE: TBD
- Total HFE duration: 96 hrs
- HFE 2016 represents the 4th controlled high flow release conducted under the HFE Protocol.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
COMPLIANCE
CONCERNS
- Angler's concerns regarding a Fall 2016 High flow experiment
- Re-emergence of green sunfish in the -12 Mile Slough
- Increase in brown trout spawning and the increased prevalence of adult brown trout in the Lees Ferry reach since the beginning of the HFE Protocol
SEDIMENT
ADDITIONAL
