Buffalo Bill Reservoir is close to being full

Posted 7/9/19

Cooler temperatures heading into the Fourth of July slowed the rise of Buffalo Bill Reservoir, but Bureau of Reclamation water watchers look for it to top off at a full pool any day.

The level …

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Buffalo Bill Reservoir is close to being full

Lightning splits the sky just north of Cowley on the evening of July 4. To many residents’ dismay, rain and thunderstorms have continued in July, following significant rainfall in May and June. Cooler weather last week slowed the rise of water at Buffalo Bill Reservoir.

Tribune photo by Mark Davis

Posted Tuesday, July 9, 2019 10:20 am

Cooler temperatures heading into the Fourth of July slowed the rise of Buffalo Bill Reservoir, but Bureau of Reclamation water watchers look for it to top off at a full pool any day.

The level of the reservoir stood at an elevation of 5,391.7 feet Monday morning, within 2 feet of a full pool. The reservoir is considered “full” when the level is at the top of the active conservation pool, an elevation of 5,393.5 feet

Inflows into the reservoir were holding at about 6,200 cubic feet per second Sunday, with outflows at about 5,990 cfs.

Inflows spiked as high as 9,800 cfs twice during the month of June.