WaterSaturday, November 7
SRP's reservoirs jumped from 53% to 70% full in days, and Tempe Town Lake stays closed
The Good Day Gilbert team
If you wondered where all that storm water went, a lot of it stayed put. SRP says its reservoir system rose from 53% full on Nov. 1 to 70% full by Nov. 6, a gain of 370,000 acre-feet, or 120 billion gallons.
SRP's reservoirs are 70% full, up from 53% on Nov. 1
70%SRP reservoir system full on Nov. 6
Source: AZ Family
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| SRP reservoir system full on Nov. 6 | 70% |
| Full on Nov. 1 | 53% |
October and November brought the highest inflows on record in the Salt and Verde watersheds after three straight low-runoff years. SRP hydrologist Stephen Flora said: "Just in a few days, we saw what we get all winter: January through May." Releases are back to normal.
- Tempe Town Lake: closed to boating and fishing until further notice
- Lake first closed: Sunday
- Sunday's collegiate triathlon: now a run-and-bike duathlon
- Some Salt River bed roads may stay closed; check ADOT's website
Tempe Town Lake added fishing to its closure because E. coli is among the bacteria concerns. The city says walking and bicycling around the lake are fine.
SRP's reservoirs gained 120 billion gallons from the storms
- 120 billion
- gallons added to SRP's reservoir system
- 370,000
- acre-feet gained by the system in total
- 94,000 cfs
- peak inflow into the Verde River
- 145,000 cfs
- peak runoff into Roosevelt Lake
Source: AZ Family
Sources: AZ Family, ABC15 Arizona, KTAR News 92.3 FM, KOLD