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Reservoir Report 2-Mar-2008
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 1680.12 147     1.0
Twin Lakes 1681.24 104     2.0
Buckatapon 1639.56 44   2 G: 7.0, O: 0.0
Long-on-Deerskin 1696.82 101     1.0
Little Deerskin 1640.92 5   0 21.0
Seven Mile 1647.81 41   0 1.0
Nine Mile 1640.83 32 25   2.0
Burnt Rollways 1622.96 0     4.0
Sugar Camp 1594.00 130     1.0
Little St. Germain 1612.90 36   3 3.0
Big St. Germain 1588.80 42   5 16.0,6.0
Pickerel 1588.44 207   1 8.0
Rainbow 1584.62 481   138 23.0
North Pelican 1566.60 0     12.0
South Pelican 1590.82 127   3 18.0
Minocqua 1583.58 219     12.0
Squirrel 1563.28 55 4   3.5
Willow 1518.95 815   79 16.0,8.0
Rice 1454.80 396   40 22.0
Spirit 1427.91 129   19 3.0
Upper System Summary      
Total   3,112 30 292  
Net Change       262  
Percent in Storage   23.97%      
           
Eau Pleine 1129.13 982   42 4.0
Entire System Summary
Total   4,094 30 334  
Net Change       304  
Percent in Storage   23.47%      
Weekly Average Flow Analysis
  Merrill Wisconsin Rapids
  MCF Ave. CFS MCF Ave. CFS
Gain in Storage        
Loss in Storage 262 433 304 502
Regulated Flow   1,469   1,794
Net Used Release 262 433 304 502
Natural Flow   1,036   1,292
Average Precipitation This Week in Inches of Water
  Week's Year to Date
Area   Ave. Observed Normal Departure
Upper System Last Year 0.64 1.70 2.26 -0.56
  This Year 0.08 1.70 2.26 -0.56
Lower System Last Year 0.65 1.96 2.27 -0.31
  This Year 0.16 2.28 2.27 +0.01
Entire System Last Year 0.65 1.80 2.27 -0.47
  This Year 0.11 1.92 2.27 -0.35
10-Year Storage Comparison
  Upper Entire
Year System System
1999 3,983 5,105
2000 4,489 6,635
2001 2,174 3,482
2002 5,374 8,140
2003 2,887 4,329
2004 3,557 4,511
2005 3,801 5,619
2006 3,221 4,365
2007 3,356 5,331
2008 3,112 4,094