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Posted: Mar. 28 2014,3:32 pm |
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The Colorado River flow from Davis down through Yuma should be runnin' a little higher through April and into May... 
Good boating upriver for Desert Storm...
BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO AND YUMA, AZ – Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor and Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science Anne Castle today joined other senior officials of the United States and Mexico to celebrate a historic first-time intentional release of water—called a “pulse flowâ€â€”from Morelos Dam near the U.S.-Mexico border. The water release—which began on March 23, reaches its peak today and will continue until mid-May— is part of a broad package of joint cooperative treaty actions to ensure the Colorado River system is able to continue to meet the needs of both nations.
“The spirit of cooperation and commitment to protect and preserve the Colorado River is exemplary, and these partnerships will inspire future generations to take on and solve complex challenges involving finite resources,†said Deputy Secretary Connor, emphasizing the importance of this experimental flow. “This is the first time in history that water has flowed below Morelos Dam to aid in the long-term restoration of the river, and I want to thank the Mexican and U.S. Sections of the International Boundary and Water Commission, Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation, the Colorado River basin states, and all the U.S. and Mexican organizations involved in making today’s event happen. â€
The United States and Mexico agreed to the water release as a result of joint efforts and investments in water conservation projects in accordance with “Minute 319,†a 2012 bi-national agreement adopted under the 1944 U.S.-Mexico Treaty framework for sharing the Colorado River water. All Lower Colorado River Basin users in theUnited States. and Mexico will continue to receive their full allocations of Colorado River water in 2014.
The pulse flow, which began on Sunday with the lifting of one gate at Morelos Dam, will run for eight weeks. More control gates will open as the dam releases water at varying amounts and speeds toward the delta, its estuary and the Sea of Cortez. A volume of 105,392 acre-feet of water will flow down the river’s channel to help regenerate native cottonwood and willow habitat. The experimental flow also is providing the scientific community the opportunity to gather valuable data from collaborative monitoring activities; these data will inform both countries in developing future management actions regarding water flows in the delta. Scientists from Interior's U.S. Geological Survey are playing a key role measuring the hydrologic and ecosystem response to the pulse flow.
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Posted: Mar. 28 2014,3:41 pm |
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Release day coverage...
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Prolly significant water hasn't flowed down there since the big "flood" back in the early '80s...
You might see some changes in your favorite "sandbars"...it would be nice to see the reeds on the Havasu Sandbar get taken out...
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Posted: Mar. 29 2014,5:27 am |
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That's good news.
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Posted: Mar. 29 2014,8:33 am |
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Saw on RD's where it overflowed down @Martinez...
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Posted: April 01 2014,6:42 am |
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I kinda like the "natural" character of the river down low... Lots of kewl backwater areas to explore...
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Posted: April 02 2014,5:02 am |
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Water's been flowing pretty good here.
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