By Dustin Bleizeffer
WyoFile.com 

Water managers: Lower Flaming Gorge levels the 'new norm' , for now

 

December 29, 2022



Lower water levels at Flaming Gorge Reservoir, which have left several boat ramps and docks high and dry, are likely the “new normal” for years to come, according to federal officials.

The Bureau of Reclamation’s most recent water-balancing adjustment under the Colorado River drought contingency plan, announced this month, maintains current plans at Flaming Gorge Reservoir on the Wyoming-Utah border. Those plans entail releasing an extra 500,000 acre-feet of water through April as per actions implemented in May. 

However, Flaming Gorge — along with two other major Upper Colorado R...



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