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Reservoir Report 15-Jan-2006
Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company
Reservoir Current
Water
Elevation
Current
Storage
(MCF)
Storage
Gain
(MCF)
Storage
Loss
(MCF)
Gates (Inches)
G: Gate
O: Overflow
Lac Vieux Desert 1679.98 119   20 G: Clear, O: 0.0
Twin Lakes 1680.78 33   22 6.0
Buckatapon 1639.94 60   5 G: 8.0
Long-on-Deerskin 1696.96 116   15 6.0
Little Deerskin 1641.15 8   1 23.0
Seven Mile 1646.50 14   3 2.0
Nine Mile 1639.73 9   7 8.0
Burnt Rollways 1623.96 240   61 14.0
Sugar Camp 1596.02 302 2   18.0
Little St. Germain 1612.34 13   8 5.0
Big St. Germain 1589.32 78   5 20.0,16.0
Pickerel 1589.06 231   4 10.0
Rainbow 1595.43 1,882   85 22.0
North Pelican 1567.12 28   21 18.0
South Pelican 1590.78 121   9 18.0
Minocqua 1583.32 151   31 24.0
Squirrel 1563.14 45   15 9.5
Willow 1523.52 1,740   78 20.0
Rice 1457.30 757   47 27.0
Spirit 1431.68 295   37 3.0
Upper System Summary      
Total   6,240 2 475  
Net Change       473  
Percent in Storage   48.06%      
           
Eau Pleine 1133.66 1,613 3   1.0
Entire System Summary
Total   7,853 5 475  
Net Change       469  
Percent in Storage   45.03%      
Weekly Average Flow Analysis
  Merrill Wisconsin Rapids
  MCF Ave. CFS MCF Ave. CFS
Gain in Storage        
Loss in Storage 473 782 469 776
Regulated Flow   1,913   2,689
Net Used Release 473 782 469 776
Natural Flow   1,131   1,913
Average Precipitation This Week in Inches of Water
  Week's Year to Date
Area   Average Observed Normal Departure
Upper System Last Year 0.11 0.87 0.54 +0.33
  This Year 0.03 0.63 0.54 +0.09
Lower System Last Year 0.04 0.64 0.52 +0.12
  This Year 0.01 0.36 0.52 -0.16
Entire System Last Year 0.08 0.76 0.53 +0.23
  This Year 0.02 0.52 0.53 -0.01
10-Year Storage Comparison
  Upper Entire
Year System System
1997 8,610 12,413
1998 5,731 7,992
1999 4,817 6,400
2000 3,839 4,777
2001 4,111 6,232
2002 8,148 11,222
2003 6,034 8,930
2004 5,234 6,530
2005 6,168 8,514
2006 6,240 7,853