Glen Canyon Dam Update
August 12th, 2008
Glen Canyon Dam Operations
The monthly release volume in August 2008 is scheduled to be 890,000 acre-feet. Weekday releases will average about 14,700 cfs with afternoon peak releases to about 18,000 cfs and early morning lows to about 10,000 cfs. Weekend releases will average about 14,000 cfs with afternoon peak releases to about 17,750 cfs and early morning lows to about 10,000 cfs.
New Edition Grand Canyon Guide Just Arrived
August 26th, 2008
The new 4th edition of the most complete river guide for the Grand Canyon ever is now available in our store. The Guide to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon - Lees Ferry to South Cove by Tom Martin and Duwain Whitis is a winner of the National Outdoor Book Award. This popular guide features camps, rapids, scout points and updated (GCMRC) river mileages, printed on topo map backgrounds. This version reflects the latest changes in a variable river corridor, particularly updated camps, along with the summer shade/winter sun notations and detailed directions to popular attraction sites.
Glen Canyon Dam Update
August 27th, 2008
Glen Canyon Dam Operations
The monthly release volume for September 2008 is scheduled to be 719,000 acre-feet. During the months of September and October, releases from Glen Canyon Dam will be steady as described in the Final Environmental Assessment for Experimental Releases from Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona, 2008 through 2012 (EA). Beginning on September 1, 2008, releases from Glen Canyon Dam will be steady at 12,083 cfs and will remain at this level through the end of the day on October 31, 2008. The monthly volume for October 2008 that corresponds to this steady release rate is 743,000 acre-feet.
Grand Canyon Litigation Update
August 29th, 2008
The National Park Service has submitted a response to a legal challenge to the 2006 Colorado River Management Plan in Grand Canyon National Park. The case is currently before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The groups challenging the park's river plan include the non-profit River Runners for Wilderness, Rock the Earth, Wilderness Watch and Living Rivers. The four groups filed a lawsuit against the plan just days after the Plan was finalized in March, 2006.
