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Governor's Report for March 14, 2006 Joint Water Availability & Flood Task Force Meeting
Date
3/14/2006
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Joint Water Availability & Flood Task Force Meeting Governor's Report
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Statewide
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WATF Meeting Summary
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<br />MARCH 2006 DROUGHT AND FLOOD UPDATE <br /> <br />Colorado SNOTEL Snowpack Update Map <br /> <br />~ N RCS <br /> <br />Percent of Average <br />_>150 <br />012<)-150 <br />0110- 129 <br />090-109 <br />D 70 - 69 <br />~ 50 - 69 <br />_<50 <br /> <br />Provisional Data <br />SUbject to Revision <br /> <br /> <br />Current as of Mar 20, 2006 <br /> <br />.Oaia may not provid.e ,] valid meas.ure of condltions <br /> <br />Reservoir storage around the State is close to average <br />and above 2005 levels for the same time. Gunnison <br />basin reservoir levels are well above average, <br />prompting Denver Water to consider pre-springtime <br />releases from Dillon Reservoir. Arkansas basin <br />reservoir levels are below average. This can be <br />attributed in part to reservoir operations, particularly <br />John Martin Reservoir. Reservoirs are an important <br />component of flood control in Colorado. <br /> <br />Colorado Streamflo\N Forecast Map <br /> <br />~ N RCS <br /> <br />Percent of Average <br /> <br />_>150 <br />_ 130-150 <br />~110-129 <br />_ 90-109 <br /> <br /> <br />_ 50 - 6P <br />_<C,O <br /> <br />ProvisIonal Data <br />Subject to Rel'lsfon <br /> <br />The Yampa/White, North Platte, Colorado, and the South <br />Platte basins are experiencing above average snowpack <br />conditions, while the Gunnison and the Arkansas basins have <br />average to below average snowpacks. The San Miguel, <br />Dolores, Animas & San Juan, and Rio Grande basins are <br />experiencing snowpack levels that are well below average <br />thus setting these basins up for drought conditions similar to <br />2002. <br /> <br />Colorado Reservoir Storage Map <br /> <br />Percent of Average <br />.. > l~.o <br />U 130-1~O <br />Ul1lJ-12Q <br />U '~0-10Q <br />U 70 - 89 <br />IiiiiI ~.O - 69 <br />.. < 50 <br /> <br />~ NRCS <br /> <br />ProvIsional Data <br />Subject to Revision <br /> <br /> <br />End of February 2006 <br /> <br />The percent of average streamflow for each of the basins <br />ranges from a high of 130-150% to less than 50% in parts <br />of the Rio Grande basin and the southern tributaries. The <br />Blue and Eagle rivers in the Colorado basin have the <br />highest volume runoff currently. As spring begins, and <br />snowpacks start to melt and runoff into streams, rivers, & <br />reservoirs, resulting streamflow will be closely monitored <br />to ascertain water availability conditions and flood <br />potential around the State. <br /> <br />Lon!! Term Forecast Summary <br />La Nina conditions have been present since last fall, hence <br />Current as of March 1, 2006 the characteristically distinct south to north gradient in <br />snowpack levels. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center <br />forecasts for the next 6 months are undecided, showing an <br />equal chance of dry conditions or wet conditions for much of <br />the State. Although and increased tilt towards dry conditions in southern Colorado is consistent with weak La Nina <br />conditions. The southern portion of the State will continue to be dry. Weather forecasts for the next 6-8 weeks show <br />cooler temperatures with above normal precipitation. The mountain basins along & north ofl-70 will maintain 115% - <br />150% of normal. Mountain basins south of 1-70 will play "catch-up" with more frequent spring storms but still fall below <br />normal (65-80%) for the year. <br /> <br />NOTE: The most current NRCS maps are depicted in this report and may have been updated since the March 14, 2006 <br />meeting. <br />
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