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Reclamation Lowers Guernsey Reservoir

Media Contact: Mahonri Williams, (307) 261-5624, mlwilliams@usbr.gov

For Release: September 16, 2014

MILLS, Wyo. -- The Wyoming Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation in Mills, Wyo., will be lowering the water level in Guernsey Reservoir as the 2014 irrigation season draws to a close, according to Lyle D. Myler, Acting Wyoming Area Manager.

Guernsey Reservoir levels are expected to continue gradually declining until the end of September. The reservoir is expected to drop below water surface elevation 4400 feet (approximately 9,700 acre-feet) during the last week of September.

Guernsey Reservoir releases are expected to be at or below the current flow rate of approximately 1,700 cfs until the end of September when they will be discontinued for the winter.

Glendo Reservoir levels are expected to continue gradually declining and reach a water surface elevation near 4580 feet (approximately 84,000 acre-feet) around September 20. Glendo Reservoir levels will then stabilize and slowly increase after October 1.

Boaters, recreationists, and irrigators should take proper precautions regarding changing river flows between Glendo and Guernsey Reservoirs and the lowering of Guernsey Reservoir.

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