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Winter Hours and Closures

Page, AZ Glen Canyon National Recreation Area announces the following winter operating hours for facilities and commercial services.

The Stateline Boat Ramp pump-out closed October 16. The Stateline fuel dock will close on November 1.

The north entrance to Wahweap will close October 26. This closure will only affect traffic entering the park. The road will remain open to traffic leaving the park. This closure is part of a larger set of previously
announced closures designed to reduce the risk of zebra mussel infestation during the winter months. Visitors will be able to enter the Wahweap marina area through the south entrance.

Dangling Rope Marina on Lake Powell will close on November 30 and reopen March 1, 2010. Fuel will not be available at Dangling Rope during this period. Boat fuel will be available at the Antelope Point, Bullfrog, and
Wahweap marinas throughout the winter months.

The Carl Hayden Visitor Center will transition to winter operating hours effective November 8. The Visitor Center will be open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with tours of Glen Canyon Dam beginning at 9:00 a.m. daily.

The Bullfrog Visitor Center will close for winter effective November 7, and the Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center will close October 31.

Lake Powell Resort at Wahweap will remain open and provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner services at Java City Coffee and the Driftwood Lounge until January 1, 2010. From January 1 to February 12, the Driftwood Lounge and Rainbow Room will be closed for renovations. During this period, guest meals will be accommodated in the gift shop.

As of October 5, the Jaâ diâ Tooh restaurant at Antelope Point is open Thursday through Sunday for lunch and dinner service.

The ARAMARK-operated Defiance House Lodge at Bullfrog will close November 9 for the winter. However, family units with complete kitchens will be available at Bullfrog, Halls Crossing, and Hite.

Campgrounds at Wahweap, Bullfrog, and Lees Ferry will remain open throughout the winter.

The winter months are a great time to visit Glen Canyon and Lake Powell. Visitors can take advantage of smaller crowds and value-season discounts. Many services and amenities remain available from park concession operations and businesses in the City of Page.

For more information about Glen Canyon, visit www.nps.gov/glca or call
(928) 608-6404.

www.nps.gov/glca

2010 Fishing Tournament Schedule (Revised February 3, 2010)

Date	Club	Location
March 6-7	Anglers Choice	Wahweap
March 13-14	A and C	Wahweap
March 20-21	Ultimate team	Bullfrog
March 3/27-28	Anglers Choice	Bullfrog
March 27-28	American Bass	Wahweap
April 10-11	Ultimate team	Bullfrog
April 17-18	A and C	Wahweap
April 17-18	Anglers Choice	Bullfrog
April 24-25	Bullfrog Open	Bullfrog
April 24-25	American Bass	Wahweap
May 1-2	Ultimate team	Bullfrog
May 8-9	Anglers Choice	Antelope Point
May 15-16	A and C	Wahweap
May 22-23	American Bass	Wahweap
May 22-23	Anglers Choice	Bullfrog
June 5-6	Anglers Choice combined with	Bullfrog
June 5-6	Ultimate	Bullfrog
June 12-13	A and C	Wahweap
June 19-20	Anglers choice	Antelope Point
November 6-7	Bullfrog Open	Bullfrog

CASTLE ROCK CUT

Reopened June 2008

Deepened 2009

Shortcut from Wahweap to Uplake destinations.

In Spring 2009 Castle Rock Cut (CRC) was dry once more. NPS authorized the deepening project and Brown Bros Construction completed the work allowing the Cut to reopen in May 2009. Boat traffic can now use the new and wider Cut. Boats save travel of 12 miles each way when leaving from Wahweap Marina to destinations uplake. The annual savings in gas equals the cost of deepening the cut. Rough water in the main channel between the dam and Warm Creek Bay can be avoided. The CRC shortcut allows emergency rescue personnel to arrive where they are needed in shorter time. Deepening the cut has made the Lake Powell experience more enjoyable, safer and less expensive.

	May 2004 NPS gained approval to deepen the Castle Rock Cut from the present level as seen in these pictures to a level as low as 3580.
	Castle Rock - July 2005
	June 2008 The cut flooded in 2008 allowing boat passage when the lake naturally rose above Elevation 3615.
	The deepening Project began in March 2009 as lake levels fell and allowed CRC to dry once again.
	This was a very large project involving 6 weeks of work with heavy equipment
	Rock layers were fractured by blasting to facilitate removal of overburden from the Cut channel
	A 12 foot high steep wall was cut out on the south side.
	The north side had a more gradual sloping wall. The Cut was lowered to Elevation 3607. Boats can now use the passage at Elevation 3610.
	The coffer dams at each end of the Cut were removed and the water ran freely across the Cut channel.
	The Cut is now passable to all boat traffic and will remain so until the lake falls below Elevation 3610

	Ground level view of boats cruising through the Cut.

Pictorial History of the Cut and Deepening Project

June 6, 2008 6:34 AM Waters from Warm Creek and Wahweap join after a long separation

	Waiting for the lake to rise over this high spot so the cut can fill.
	Water conquered the high ground at first light and began running along the bottom of the cut. It was a remarkable and satisfying experience to witness the water rushing across the flat this morning. It was not to be denied and moved with speed reminiscent of a small stream instead of a lake.
	We held a rope out to mark the finish line where water from the two bays would join. From 5:30 to 6:30 AM the water moved about 80 yards. We have waited so long for the cut to open that the speed was very satisfying. Rope was held by Nob Wimmer and Charlene Gustaveson who really enjoyed the whole event.
	Here the water is within inches of joining. Joining occurred at 6:34 AM on June 6, 2008 Lake elevation at that time was 3615.69
	The bottom of the cut filled quickly with the high spots being covered within an hour of the joining. The lake came up about one foot on this day. That is a rapid rise.
	By 8:30 AM the cut looked like part of the lake. (NOTE: the first boat to cross the cut on the afternoon of June 6 was manned by "Wordlings" Pete Klocki and Kevin Z)
	By June 24th the cut was wide open and visible from long distances. The lake elevation peaked at 3633.72 in 2008 covering the cut with 18 feet of water. It was passable from mid June 2008 to early January 2009.

Pictures and story from 2005 and 2006 - Still waiting for the cut to fill and provide passage from Wahweap to Warm Creek.

Background photos and text.

Castle Rock Cut is closer than it has been in the last 4 years to flooding and providing a shorter, softer and safer passage for boats heading up lake. On June 20, 2007 the water level was 3611.27

Here the water laps at the edge of the final barrier preventing water connection between the two bays. On the Wahweap side there is a rocky ridge 2 feet high (about 3615.58 MSL) that prevents water from advancing across the cut. The shallowest cut follows the line of tamarisk trees forward and then to the right. The exposed white rock ridge on right in picture is higher than the actual barrier where water will first pass.

June 20, 2007

Looking across the old dredged channel into Wahweap Bay we see that little brush growth has occurred in the middle of the land bridge. Tamarisk will not be hazard to navigation mid channel once the channel floods again.

June 20, 2007

Looking toward Warm Creek we see more tamarisk near the water edge where moisture has allowed brush to grow in previous years. There is no ridge preventing water from flooding the cut from the Warm Creek side. Trees are small and will be of little consequence to navigation when the water fills enough to float a boat in the cut.. The cut will fill from Warm Creek first leaving just the last ridge near the Wahweap side for the final obstacle. This channel will be full when the water spills from Warm Creek into Wahweap.

June 20, 2007

The cut on the Wahweap end shows the flat cut leading to the higher obstacle seen in the first picture.

The Cut is expected to flood in June 2008.

June 20, 2007

The Castle Rock Cut is dry due to low water. The sign here is a bit facetious. I did use the Cut today (7-1-05) but I had to walk. From Wahweap to Warm Creek is not quite a half mile. It took me 7 minutes at a brisk walk to get from one side to the other.

Notice the low spot to the left of the sign. That is the 50 foot channel that was dredged back in the 90's. My guess is that a lake elevation near 3616 will flood this channel once more.

Looks like it will be 3615 to wet the channel. 3620 to float a boat. (Wayne 6-20-2007)

July 2005

It would take more water than that to float boats. The common notion is that the cut will be operational for all boats at 3620. A level we are not likely to see in 2005.

This picture is from the midpoint of the cut looking toward Warm Creek.

July 2005

This is from the same spot looking back toward Wahweap. Notice the tiny sign in the left background blending in with the blue water. That is the warning sign seen in the first picture.

July 2005

The warning sign on the Warm Creek side of the cut is a diamond sign with no verbiage.

I will continue to request dredging of the CR Cut down to an elevation of 3600 feet. With the rapid lake level decline and rapid filling seen in 2005 NPS crews were stretched to the maximum to keep up with extending launch ramps and moving infrastructure. There was no way NPS could have taken on this additional project in spring 2005. There was Just not enough manpower.

July 2005