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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX, AZ
505 PM MST SAT MAR 13 2010
...CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO INCREASE RELEASE OF WATER FROM PAINTED ROCK 
DAM INTO GILA RIVER...
 
THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS INCREASED THE FLOW OF WATER OUT OF 
PAINTED ROCK DAM INTO THE GILA RIVER TO 2500 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND 
AS OF 9 AM TODAY...SATURDAY MARCH 13TH. FLOW OF WATER DOWN THE GILA 
RIVER BELOW THE PAINTED ROCK DAM WILL CONTINUE AT THIS RATE UNTIL 
FURTHER NOTICE.
MANY LOW WATER AND GRADE CROSSINGS OVER THE GILA RIVER...DOWNSTREAM 
OF PAINTED ROCK DAM WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOWING WATER. 
THIS INCLUDES POCO DINERO ROAD AND ROCKY POINT ROAD IN SOUTHWEST 
MARICOPA COUNTY AND SEVERAL RURAL ROADS IN EASTERN YUMA COUNTY 
BETWEEN DATELAND AND MOHAWK. IMPACTS COULD BE FELT FURTHER 
DOWNSTREAM IF RELEASES CONTINUE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
THE INCREASE FLOW OF WATER WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO MOVE DOWNSTREAM 
IN THE GILA RIVER...WITH LOCATIONS FURTHEST FROM PAINTED ROCK DAM 
PROBABLY NOT SEEING THE HIGHER WATER LEVEL UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS TO 
OVER A DAY AFTER INCREASED RELEASES BEGIN. GENERALLY SPEAKING...THE 
CREST OF THE PEAK FLOWS SHOULD TRAVEL 3 TO 4 MILES PER HOUR.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INTERESTS ALONG THE GILA RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF PAINTED 
ROCK DAM...ESPECIALLY ALONG LOW LYING AREAS...TAKE NECESSARY 
PRECAUTIONS...AND REMAIN ALERT FOR INCREASES IN THE RIVER LEVEL. 
REMEMBER...BE A SMART MOTORIST AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF 
UNKNOWN DEPTH. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER AND STRONGER THAN YOU THINK.
 
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BRECKENRIDGE