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<br />YAMPA, WHITE, NORTH PLATTE AND LARAMIE RIVER BASINS <br />as of March I, 2000 <br /> <br />Mountain Snow pack' (inches) <br /> <br />i) <br />~j <br /> <br />I ~ Current -'-Average <br />~Maximum -+-Minimum <br /> <br />. <br />1 <br />I <br /> <br />35 <br /> <br /> <br />30 <br /> <br />25 <br />.5 <br /> <br />.- <br />c <br />~ 20 <br />> <br />'5 <br />CT <br />w 15 <br />.. <br />.. <br />... <br />.. <br />== 10 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun <br /> <br />*Based on selected stations <br /> <br />Precipitation' (% of average) <br /> <br />160 - <br /> <br /> 140-- <br /> 120 <br />.. <br />Q <br />.. 100 -- <br />.. <br />.. <br />> <br /><( <br />- 80- <br />0 <br />... <br />c <br />.. <br />u 60 -- <br />.. <br />.. <br />l1. <br /> 40- <br /> 20- <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />I_MOnlhly DYear-lo-date I <br /> <br /> <br />Oct Nov Dee Jan Feb Mar Apr May <br /> <br />These basins continued to receive some of the largest quantities of snow in the state during <br />February. Above average snowfall during the month has kept the snowpack accumulation the <br />highest in the state. The North Platte Basin is 102% of average while the Yampa and White <br />basins are 100% of average. Most of the watersheds have at or above the accumulation there was <br />last year at this time. Precipitation in these basins during February was 133% of average, but the <br />water year total is only 89% of average. The combined reservoir storage in these basins remains <br />in good shape at 109% of average, which is about the same as last year at this time. The <br />improving snowpack accumulation is beginning to nudge the streamflow forecasts closer to <br />average flows for this runoff season. Although most of the forecasts are still below average, all of <br />them are above 80% of average. Forecasts range from 82% on the Little Snake River to 103% on <br />the Yampa River at Steamboat Springs. <br /> <br />" <br />\ <br />\ <br /> <br />11 <br />