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The following is a summary of the Colorado Water Supply Conditions Update provided by the Office of <br />the State Engineer. <br />South Platte Basin <br />For December 2005 the basin water supplies were above normal. Snowpack is 132% of normal. <br />Reservoir storage was 108% of normal at of the end of December. Storage levels in the major plains <br />reservoirs: Julesburg, North Sterling, and Prewitt are at 66% of capacity. Cumulative storage in the <br />major upper-basin reservoirs of Cheesman, Eleven Mile, Spinney, and Antero is at 88% of capacity. <br />Arkansas Basin <br />Basin water supplies were well above normal for December 2005. January 1 snowpack is 98% of normal. <br />Stream flows at the gaging station near Portland were 434 cfs, as compared to the long-term average of <br />396 cfs. Storage in Turquoise, Twin Lakes, Pueblo, and John Martin reservoirs totaled 68% of normal at <br />the end of December. <br />Rio Grande Basin <br />Basin water supplies were below normal for December 2005. The snowpack is 34% of normal. At the <br />end of December 2005 storage in Platoro, Rio Grande, and Santa Maria reservoirs totaled 91% of normal. <br />Precipitation in Alamosa was 0.04 inches during December, 0.29 inches below normal. The average <br />annual temperature in Alamosa was well above normal for the eighth consecutive December. <br />Gunnison Basin <br />For December 2005 basin water supplies were above normal. Snowpack is 98% of normal. Streamflows <br />at the gaging station at Uncompahgre River near Ridgeway was 61 cfs, as compared to the long-term <br />average of 53 cfs. Storage in Taylor Park, Crawford, and Fruitland reservoirs totaled 111% of normal as <br />of the end of December. <br />Colorado Basin <br />For December 2005 basin water supplies were well above normal. Snowpack is 133% of normal. Flow <br />at the gaging station near Dotsero was 1,140 cfs, as compared to the long-term average of 1,046 cfs. <br />Storage in Green Mountain, Ruedi, and Williams Fork reservoirs totaled 113% of average at the end of <br />December. <br />Yampa/White Basin <br />Water supplies were above normal for the end of December 2005. Snowpack is 134% of normal. Stream <br />flows at the gaging station at Yampa River at Steamboat was 150 cfs, as compared to the average of 105 <br />cfs. Precipitation was much above average for December. <br />San Juan/Dolores Basin <br />December 2005 basin water supplies were below normal. Snowpack is 47% of normal. Flow at the <br />gaging station at Animas River near Durango was 240 cfs, as compared to the long-term average of 230 <br />cfs. Storage in McPhee, Vallecito, and Lemon reservoir totaled 116% of normal at the end of December. <br />Report from NOAA-The National Weather Service's Local Weather Forecast <br />Robert Glancy, with the National Weather Service (NWS), reported that persistent fast moving storms <br />have been dropping snow in Colorado's northern mountains. Most of the rest of the state has not <br />benefited from these storms, which is why the eastern plains have seen some fire activity. The weather <br />patterns could be changing slightly resulting in snow for the plains. <br />