Chippewa Flowage Level & Statistics for February 2010

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* In Feet Above Sea Level
** In Cubic Feet per Second previous 24 hours
nr= Not recorded
np= No precipitation
ws= Wind Stacking (wind blowing out of the Northwest causing artificially high reading)
eq= equivalent
SOURCE: LCO HydroElectric Records & USGS Bishop's Bridge Readings. 


Date Time Temp/Precip Flowage Level * Out Flow**  Notes
February 1, 2010 06:00  -11° np 1311.07 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .04' in the last 24 hours
February 2, 2010 06:00  11° .03" equiv 1311.05 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .02' in the last 24 hours
February 3, 2010 06:00  -12° .03" equiv 1311.01 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .04' in the last 24 hours
February 4, 2010 06:00   20° np 1310.97 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .04' in the last 24 hours
February 5, 2010 06:00   26° .02" equiv 1310.93 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .04' in the last 24 hours
February 6, 2010 06:00   11° np 1310.91 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .02' in the last 24 hours
February 7, 2010 06:00   6° np 1310.87 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .04' in the last 24 hours
February 8, 2010 06:00   20° trace equiv 1310.84 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .03' in the last 24 hours
February 9, 2010 06:00   18° trace equiv 1310.81 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .03' in the last 24 hours
February 10, 2010 06:00   16° trace equiv 1310.78 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .03' in the last 24 hours
February 11, 2010 06:00   -13° np 1310.74 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .04' in the last 24 hours
February 12, 2010 06:00   -13° np 1310.71 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .03' in the last 24 hours
February 13, 2010 06:00   -12° np 1310.67 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .04' in the last 24 hours
February 14, 2010 06:00   0° np 1310.64 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .03' in the last 24 hours
February 15, 2010 06:00   20° .05" equiv 1310.61 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .03' in the last 24 hours
February 16, 2010 06:00   15° np 1310.58 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .03' in the last 24 hours
February 17, 2010 06:00   23° trace equiv 1310.54 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .04' in the last 24 hours
February 18, 2010 06:00   3° np 1310.50 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .04' in the last 24 hours
February 19, 2010 06:00   -3° np 1310.46

15:29 LOU Unit 2 500-0
15:34 MFV opens 0-90 
15:36 Power Back
15:40 Unit 2 on line 0-500  (496CFS)
15:49 MFV closed 90-0 CFS (1 CFS)
AADF= 497 CFS (LCO 496 Dam 1) 

 Flowage level is down .04' in the last 24 hours
February 20, 2010 06:00   5° np 1310.42 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .04' in the last 24 hours
February 21, 2010 06:00   2° np 1310.39 500 CFS (LCO) Flowage level is down .03' in the last 24 hours
February 22, 2010 06:00   22° trace equiv 1310.35

14: 01 Unit 2 off line 500-0 
14:06 MFV opens 0-90
14:14Dam Gate 2 opened to 10.5” (0-490 CFS) dam to 580 
AADF= 530 CFS (LCO – 292 CFS Dam – 238 CFS)

 Flowage level is down .04' in the last 24 hours
February 23, 2010 06:00   7° np 1310.29 580 CFS (Dam) Flowage level is down .06' in the last 24 hours
February 24, 2010 06:00   -9° .03 equiv 1310.24

10:00 MFV closed and Dam Gate 2 adjusted (580- 460 CFS)
 510 CFS (Dam)

 Flowage level is down .04' in the last 24 hours
February 25, 2010 06:00   -14° np 1310.21 460 CFS (Dam) Flowage level is down .03' in the last 24 hours
February 26, 2010 06:00   -12° np 1310.18 460 CFS (Dam) Flowage level is down .03' in the last 24 hours
February 27, 2010 06:00   2° np 1310.15 460 CFS (Dam) Flowage level is down .03' in the last 24 hours
February 28, 2010 06:00   21° np 1310.10

11:15 Unit 2 on (0- 500 CFS ADF LCO 266)

11:30 Dam Gate 2 closed (460-0 ADF Dam 214)

AADF= 480 CFS (Dam 214 LCO 266)

Flowage level is down .05' in the last 24 hours

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