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Reservoir Report 05-Feb-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 1679.88 100     G: Clear, O: 0.0
Twin Lakes 1680.58 2   15 4.0
Buckatapon 1639.66 48   2 8.0
Long-on-Deerskin 1696.68 87   6 6.0
Little Deerskin 1641.20 9 2   23.0
Seven Mile 1646.48 14 3   2.0
Nine Mile 1640.69 28   3 12.0
Burnt Rollways 1623.76 189 3   8.0
Sugar Camp 1594.33 158   104 18.0
Little St. Germain 1612.24 8 4   5.0
Big St. Germain 1589.18 68     24.0,16.0
Pickerel 1588.93 226 1   10.0
Rainbow 1593.84 1,605   91 22.0
North Pelican 1566.60 0   6 18.0
South Pelican 1590.64 100   9 18.0
Minocqua 1583.03 78   15 24.0
Squirrel 1562.70 14 4   9.5
Willow 1522.50 1,507   59 20.0
Rice 1456.76 673   12 27.0
Spirit 1429.72 199   27 3.0
Upper System Summary      
Total   5,113 16 348  
Net Change       333  
Percent in Storage   39.38%      
           
Eau Pleine 1134.05 1,679 11   11.0
Entire System Summary
Total   6,792 27 348  
Net Change       321  
Percent in Storage   38.94%      
Weekly Average Flow Analysis
  Merrill Wisconsin Rapids
  MCF Ave. CFS MCF Ave. CFS
Gain in Storage        
Loss in Storage 333 550 321 531
Regulated Flow   2,009   3,219
Net Used Release 333 550 321 531
Natural Flow   1,459   2,688
Average Precipitation This Week in Inches of Water
  Week's Year to Date
Area   Average Observed Normal Departure
Upper System Last Year 0.10 1.60 1.30 +0.30
  This Year 0.70 2.12 1.30 +0.82
Lower System Last Year 0.02 1.32 1.26 +0.06
  This Year 0.34 1.06 1.26 -0.20
Entire System Last Year 0.07 1.47 1.28 +0.19
  This Year 0.57 1.74 1.28 +0.46
10-Year Storage Comparison
  Upper Entire
Year System System
1997 6,982 10,366
1998 4,320 5,913
1999 4,252 5,578
2000 3,025 3,831
2001 3,367 5,122
2002 6,896 9,432
2003 4,343 6,590
2004 4,265 5,391
2005 4,897 6,805
2006 5,113 6,792