Releases from Flaming Gorge Dam are scheduled to increase starting today. As of November 3rd, the Flaming Gorge Reservoir pool elevation was just over 6,031 feet which is 91 percent of the live storage capacity, according to the Bureau of Reclamation. Inflows for the month of October totaled 69,564 acre-feet which is 95 percent of average. As a result, the average daily releases are being increased from 1,100 cubic feet per second to a daily average of 2,150 cubic feet per second by early December. The Bureau of Reclamation forecast for unregulated inflows into Flaming Gorge is 98 percent of average for November, 109 percent of average for December, and 107 percent of average for January. For more data and information, visit usbr.gov.
