Beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, outflow from Lake Granby will increase by 50 cfs every two hours until outflow reaches 430 cfs in the late afternoon.
The flow of 430 cfs will be maintained indefinitely. It is the maximum that operators can release out of the valves that sit toward the bottom of Granby. If more water needs to be released, it will come down the spillway at the top of the reservoir, but only after the reservoir rises to the spillway's elevation.
The Colorado Basin River Forecast Center is predicting inflow to Lake Granby to be the largest on record. Northern Water's models agree.
2011 RUNOFF UPDATE
