locally released norepinephrine binds to alpha 1 receptors in arterioles to restrict blood flow and generally to increase blood pressure.
Friday (9/9). Spillway gates will be opened at 10 a.m. Monday (9/12) to release 1,000 cubic feet per second through the spillway, which runs from the lake to the Lackawaxen River. The release rate will be increased gradually to 2,000 cubic feet per second, and held at that level.
Lake Powell is now expected to release 8.23 million acre-feet of water downstream to Mead during the next federal water year, which runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Thatâs 750,000 acre-feet more than this yearâs delivery.