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Reservoir Report 6-May-2007
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 1679.96 115   8 G: Closed, O: 8.0
Twin Lakes 1682.04 229   6 1.0
Buckatapon 1640.38 78 3   1.0
Long-on-Deerskin 1697.00 120   2 2.0
Little Deerskin 1641.25 10   1 1.0
Seven Mile 1648.72 61     1.0
Nine Mile 1643.68 118 4   1.5
Burnt Rollways 1624.97 537 53   1.0
Sugar Camp 1596.37 333 13   1.0
Little St. Germain 1613.48 62   4 1.5
Big St. Germain 1590.08 129     12.0
Pickerel 1589.84 267   6 2.0
Rainbow 1589.45 966   28 12.0
North Pelican 1569.00 133 14   10.0
South Pelican 1591.36 210   3 1.0
Minocqua 1584.48 465   20 2.0
Squirrel 1564.02 110     1.5
Willow 1523.40 1,712 21   6.0
Rice 1460.04 1,212 72   6.0
Spirit 1436.97 674   50 5.0
Upper System Summary      
Total   7,542 181 129  
Net Change     51    
Percent in Storage   58.09%      
           
Eau Pleine 1145.27 4,409 15   1.0
Entire System Summary
Total   11,951 196 129  
Net Change     66    
Percent in Storage   68.53%      
Weekly Average Flow Analysis
  Merrill Wisconsin Rapids
  MCF Ave. CFS MCF Ave. CFS
Gain in Storage 51 85 66 110
Loss in Storage        
Regulated Flow   1,433   3,118
Net Used Release        
Natural Flow   1,518   3,228
Average Precipitation This Week in Inches of Water
  Week's Year to Date
Area   Average Observed Normal Departure
Upper System Last Year 0.46 5.49 6.63 -1.14
  This Year 0.01 5.07 6.63 -1.56
Lower System Last Year 0.73 4.73 7.08 -2.35
  This Year 0.78 5.51 7.08 -1.57
Entire System Last Year 0.56 5.23 6.81 -1.58
  This Year 0.29 5.23 6.81 -1.58
10-Year Storage Comparison
  Upper Entire
Year System System
1998 9,425 13,642
1999 8,186 12,499
2000 9,138 11,784
2001 10,334 14,737
2002 11,615 15,985
2003 10,289 14,680
2004 10,771 15,063
2005 8,156 12,436
2006 8,018 11,519
2007 7,542 11,951