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<br />. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />00l/~5 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />April precipitation was 80 to 100 percent of normal in the Uintah Basin, 150 to <br />200% in the Yampa and White River drainages. This pattern is reflected in the <br />changes to the water supply forecasts. They showed a 5 to 10 percent drop in <br />the forecast for the Uintah Basin and 10 to 15 percent increases in othe areas <br />of the lower Green River Basin. October through April precipitation is generally <br />120 to 200 percent of average except in the Uintah Basin where it ranges 100 to <br />120 percent. <br /> <br />Snow measurements taken at the end of April indicate these basin averages: <br />Strawber~J 163%, Duchesne 122%, Price 174%, Huntington 162%, and Fremont 300%. <br /> <br />Streamflow remained high during April. Flow on the Green River at Green River, <br />Utah for April was 632,000 acre-feet, 150% and at Whiterocks near Whiterocks it <br />was 2,900 acre-feet, 121%. October through April flow for Green River at Green <br />River, Utah was 500,600 acre-feet, 159%. <br /> <br />May 1, 1984 storage in Flaming Gorge Reservoir is 3.067 million acre-feet, 131% <br />of average and 82% of capacity. Lake Powell end-of-month storage is 21.06 million <br />acre-feet, 84% of capacity and 1.7 million acre-feet lower than last year at this <br />time. <br />