missouri basin forecaster’s meeting 2010 nebraska-kansas area office water operations
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Missouri Basin Forecaster’s Meeting 2010 Nebraska-Kansas Area Office Water Operations Mark Rouse, Civil Engineer. NEBRASKA – KANSAS AREA. Merritt. Box Butte. Virginia Smith. Davis Creek. Red Willow. Medicine Creek. Enders. Lovewell. Trenton. Norton. Kirwin. Glen Elder. Bonny. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Missouri Basin Forecaster’s Meeting 2010
Nebraska-Kansas Area Office
Water Operations
Mark Rouse, Civil Engineer
NEBRASKA – KANSAS AREA
Box ButteMerritt
Virginia Smith
Davis Creek
Cedar Bluff
Webster
Glen Elder
Lovewell
NortonKirwin
Bonny
Trenton
EndersMedicine Creek
Red Willow
Daily Operations• KRP NO. 29 “Morning Reports”
– Daily contact with Dam Superintendents– SCADA
• Reservoir Conditions• Alarm System• Gate Changes
– HYDROMET• Diversion Dam Conditions• Streamflows• Updated hourly on GOES sites• Daily for Reservoir Conditions (Morning Reports)
Daily Operations Cont.
• Gate Changes– SCADA controlled facilities– Harlan County– Scheduling (8-24 hrs in advance)
SCADA
SCADA
SCADA
Annual Operating Plans
– Table 4 Operation Estimates• Reasonable Minimum Inflow• Most Probable Inflow• Reasonable Maximum Inflow
– Summary of Operations
District Water Supply Estimates
• January Water Supply Estimates– Based on AOP Table 4 Operation Estimates– Current Reservoir Conditions– Drought Predictions– Observed Streamflow Conditions– River Transit Efficiency (historic)– District Delivery Efficiency (historic)
Challenges
• Diminishing Inflows– SW Nebraska Area Lakes– Correlation with Precipitation– Variability
• Compact Administration– Imported Waters from Colorado– Future Administration Actions?
Inflow and Precipitation - Box Butte Reservoir10 year Moving Average
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Box Butte Inf low Box Butte Precip
Inflow and Precipitation - Enders Reservoir10 year Moving Average
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Enders Inflow Enders Precip
Inflow and Precipitation - Harlan County Reservoir10 year Moving Average
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Harlan County Inflow Harlan County Precip
Inflow and Precipitation - Keith Sebelius Lake10 year Moving Average
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Norton Inflow Norton Precip
