Sunday, March 1, 2009

Roosevelt Reaches 2,151 Feet

Roosevelt hit the legal elevation of 2,151 feet above sea level sbortly before 4 pm this past Friday. In order to comply with the rules written by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding flood-control regulations, SRP increased the water flowing past Roosevelt Dam to 1,900 cubic feet per second, about 853,000 gallons per minute.