The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation cranked up the amount of water it is releasing from Ruedi Reservoir on Monday to prepare for the runoff that is expected to be stronger than usual this spring. Ruedi Reservoir is essentially like a big tub. Water needs to be let out to offset the water flowing in. The flow from Ruedi dam into the Fryingpan River was increased from 95 to 120 cubic feet per second. “The reason for the increase is that the basin above Ruedi has seen some great snowfall and currently is 130 percent of normal,” said a notice sent via e-mail by the Bureau of Reclamation spokesman Peter Soeth. “Because of this, Ruedi was going to be higher than expected when we start to fill the reservoir.”

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