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<br />Dr. Thomas Lev - Colorado Division of Water Resources
<br />. There is still an ice effect at stream gages and the DWR haven't had chance to look at data. There
<br />is quite a spike in streamflow coming off from the melt out of low elevation snowpack.
<br />. Reservoir Storage
<br />o Division 1 - Antero is 88% of capacity and will fill by June, Eleven mile is full, Spinney is
<br />68% of capacity and will not fill, Horsetooth is 68% full and will not fill, Boyd is 26% full
<br />and will not fill and Cobb reservoir is 15% full will not fill
<br />o Division 2 - Turqouise is 52% of capacity, Twin Lakes is 77%, Clear Creek is 71 %,
<br />Pueblo is 75%, John Martin is 20%, and Pueblo is 40% full and all division 2 reservoirs
<br />are not expected to fill.
<br />o Division 3 - Rio Grande is 52% of capacity, Platoro is 19%, Continental is 20%, Sanchez
<br />is 14% and Terrace is 62% and all Division 2 reservoirs are not expected to fill
<br />o Division 4 - Blue Mesa is 57% of capacity, Taylor Park is 74% full and not expected to
<br />fill. Ridgway is 95% full, Crawford is 98% full, Silver Jack is 83% full and these three are
<br />expected to fill this summer.
<br />o Division 5 - Dillon is 96% full, Green Mountain is 48% full, Ruedi is 67% full,
<br />Williamsfork is 77% full, Wolford is 77% and all are expected to fill. Granby is 53% full
<br />and not expected to fill.
<br />o Division 6 - Fish Creek is 80% full, Yamcolo is 97% full, and Elkhead is 26% full and
<br />these reservoirs are expected to fill and Elkhead is possible to fill.
<br />o Division 7 - Vallecito is 66% full, Lemon is 98% full and expected to fill. McPhee is 77%
<br />full and could possibly fill.
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<br />February snowpack on the Plains - Larry Walrod in Pueblo National Weather Service Office put
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<br />together snowpack numbers as a result of heavy blizzard and did manual snow depth and SWE
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<br />measurements. There can be concern as this area can turns from 20 degrees to 80 degrees quickly.
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<br />There is still a lot of snow in Crowley County. The soil moisture is at or above what they have had
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<br />restricti?ns this year. !-'o.J..,.jf,.~. ,~' \ .~" '. :,:..... \. --"mA
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<br />Treste Huse gave the 8-14 day \' r~"" ( ....-,,_" ' ,.'l....~.."........._~.~,/~~~ --~~~
<br />forecast. 8-14 day forecast showed "~ 4i!.....;~-:::~ ) -....~, '
<br />a weak broad ridge over United States, western us will bring above normal temps and below
<br />normal precipitation.
<br />There is not much in the forecast for precipitation for southwestern Colorado
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<br />Treste Huse. forecast meteorolo2ist.
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<br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection
<br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning
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