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<br />GUNNISON RIVER BASIN <br />as of April 1, 2000 <br /> <br />Mountain Snow pack' (inches) <br /> <br />~currenl -'-Average <br />___Maximum -+-Minimum <br /> <br />30 <br /> <br /> <br /> 25 <br />.5 20 <br />.- <br />c <br />.. <br />OJ <br />.~ 15 <br />::I <br />CT <br />W <br />~ <br />.. <br />... <br />'" 10 <br />::: <br /> 5 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Jan <br /> <br />Feb <br /> <br />Mar Apr May Jun <br /> <br />*Bi.lsed on selected stations <br /> <br />Precipitation" (% of average) <br /> <br />,.. Month Iy D y ear-t-o-d~t-e- <br />~~--- - - <br /> <br /> <br /> 180 <br /> 160 ---- <br /> 140. -------- <br />.. -------- <br />Dl 120 <br />.. <br />.. <br />.. <br />> 100 ------ <br /><( <br />- <br />0 <br />... 80 ---- <br />c <br />.. <br />u <br />.. <br />.. 60 -- ----- <br />a. <br /> 40 <br /> 20 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br /> <br />Oct Nov Dee Jan Feb Mar Apr May <br /> <br />Above average snowfall during March has improved the snowpack conditions in the Gunnison <br />Basin significantly. The total accumulation on April 1 is now 91 % of average. which is 15% of <br />average higher than last month. There is 42% more snow in the basin now than there was last <br />year at this time. The snowpack percentage is relatively unifonn throughout the basin, only <br />ranging from 87% of average in the Surface Creek Watershed, to 98% of average in the <br />Uncompahgre Watershed. Precipitation in the lower elevations was 178% of average during <br />March, and the water year total is now 95% of average. The combined reservoir storage in the <br />basin remains in good shape at 120% of average, which is about 13% less than last year at this <br />time. As the snowpack conditions improved throughout the basin, so did all of the streamtlow <br />forecasts. While most forecasts still remain below average, many are above 80% of average. <br />Forecasts range from 72% of average at the inflow to Paonia Reservoir, to 106% of average on <br />Lake Fork at Gateview. <br /> <br />I: <br />