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<br />Colorado Reservoir Storage Map <br /> <br />Percent of Average <br /> <br />_'~150 <br />c::::J 130-149 <br />c::::J 110-129 <br />D91~109 <br />c:::J 10 - 89 <br />~,"~69 <br />_'50 <br /> <br />NRCS Snow Survev Pro2:ram <br />. Mike Gillespie- NRCS report. <br />October was average, November <br />warm and dry, December heavy snow <br />storms in southern mountains January <br />increased snowpack percentages in <br />all basins, February continued above <br />average snowfall. <br />o Yampa/White River Basin - End of February 2008 <br />best snowpacks in Little <br />Snake and North Platte 109% at northwest corner. This basin has only above average twice in a <br />decade. Reservoir storage is III % of average, 106% of last year and 80% of total capacity. <br />o Colorado River Basin - The Roaring Fork and blue River Basins are doing. This is the best year <br />since 1997. This basin is not too far from record maximum and six weeks earlier than what we <br />would expect. The reservoir storage is 102% of average, 99% of last year, and 66% of capacity. <br />The runoff forecasts are highest for the Roaring Fork at 147% of average. <br />o South Platte Rive Basin - the headwaters is above average and near average in Front Range. The <br />Poudre is a little bit above average. The snowpack is 109% of average. Reservoir storage is 90% <br />of average, 105% oflast year, and 72% of total capacity. <br />o Gunnison River basin - Snowpack is 137% of average and 173% oflast year. Reservoir storage <br />is 103 % of average and 93 % oflast year and 61 % of total capacity. There is ony a 10% chance it <br />won't be average in this basin. Gunnison <br />River near Grand Junction and North <br />Fork of the Gunnison River near <br />Somerset are forecasted for 150% of <br />average streamflows and this is the rule <br />of thumb when to get concerned. <br />o Southwest River Basins - Snowpack in <br />the Dolores, Mancos, La Plata, and San <br />Juan basins are near 150% of average. <br />Reservoir storage is 106% of average, <br />96% of last year, and 69% of capacity. <br />McPhee reservoir inflow is forecasted for <br />155% of average, Animas River at <br />Durango is forecasted for 155% of <br />average, and San Juan River at Carracas <br />is forecasted for 173%. <br /> <br />FfovJsiona! Data <br />SubIecllo RevisIOn <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado Streamflow Forecast Map <br /> <br />Percent of Average <br />_~=150 <br />_130-149 <br /> <br />.00-100 <br />::::::170-89 <br />_~.69 <br />_~50 <br /> <br /> <br />Current as of March 1,2008 <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br />