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Fall storms pushed SRP's reservoirs from 53% to 70% full in less than a week
SRP's reservoirs went from 53% to 70% full in under a week
70%SRP reservoir system full on Nov. 6
Sources: KJZZ, AZ Big Media
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| SRP reservoir system full on Nov. 6 | 70% |
| Full on Nov. 1 | 53% |
If you've wondered where all that rain went, a lot of it is sitting in the Salt and Verde reservoirs. The Salt River Project says it stored about 370,000 acre-feet from the storms, taking the system from 53% full on Nov. 1 to 70% full on Nov. 6.
October and November inflows are the highest on record on the Salt and Verde watershed. SRP hydrologist Stephen Flora said the system captured enough water to cover about half a year of demand for its Phoenix-area distribution system. Some of the released water also seeped into the aquifer beneath the Valley.
- Verde River inflow peak: about 94,000 cubic feet per second
- Roosevelt Lake inflow peak: about 145,000 cubic feet per second
- SRP releases: back to normal operating ranges
- Colorado River gains: "a drop in the bucket"
The storms stored 370,000 acre-feet in SRP's reservoirs
- 370,000
- acre-feet of water stored by SRP
- 120 billion
- gallons stored in SRP's reservoir system
- 8 times
- the average October and November inflow
Sources: KJZZ, AZ Big Media
