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<br />- 3 - <br /> <br />experiencing conditions that are well below average. The term "percent of average" is used <br />frequently and is typically a comparison. <br />. Arkansas Basin had a solid month without any significant precipitation increases. The Arkansas <br />needs 200% of average snowpack in the next few months to get back to average. <br />. The NRCS has elevation graphs of Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) on their web site. <br />. Colorado Basin - Despite good snowpack early it is overall fairly dry in this basin. <br />. Gunnison Basin - The dry February has taken its toll; they did get a good storm over the <br />weekend. They will need about 158% of average snow this spring to get to the average peak. <br />. Laramie/North Platte - This basin is doing very well this year with 135% of average snowpack. <br />. Rio Grande Basin - This year, the Rio Grande Basin is almost a mirror image of2002 (drought <br />year). They will need 463% of average snowpack to get back to the average peak. April 10th is <br />the normal snowpack SWE peak. <br />. San Juan. Dolores. San Mhwel. Animas - These basins will need 500% of average snow to <br />back to the average peak. This is even with the recent snowstorm that left five feet of snow on <br />Wolf Creek Pass. <br />. South Platte Basin - This basin is 107% of average right now and the peak doesn't occur until <br />April 23rd. <br />. Yamoa/White Basin - This basin is doing the best of anywhere in the state. They have exceeded <br />the snowpack SWE peak already. Typically April 13th is the average peak. <br />. Statewide - 94% statewide but still need 141 % of average snowfall to make it an average year. <br />. Annual Precipitation Summary - This graph shows accumulated precipitation since October <br />18t (water year is Oct. 1 - Sept.30). <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Percent of Average <br />.>150 <br />o 130- 150 <br />o l1D.129 <br />090.,09 <br />070.89 <br />1.....1 so. eo <br />.<so <br /> <br />~ N ReS <br /> <br />Colorado Reservoir Storage Map <br /> <br />Provisional Dafa <br />Subjecllo Revision <br /> <br /> <br />Natural Re,ources <br />Conservation Service <br /> <br />End of February 2006 <br /> <br />Flood Protection . Water Project Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br />