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<br />GUNNISON RIVER BASIN <br />as of March 1, 2004 <br /> <br />Mountain Snowpack* (inches) <br /> <br />Precipitation* (% of average) <br /> <br />'~Current ---t--Average <br />-ll-t..~aximum -+-Minimlim . <br /> <br />:.Monthly ElYear-to-date ! <br /> <br />30 <br /> <br /> <br />160 <br /> <br />140 <br /> <br /> <br />. , <br />Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May <br /> <br /> 25 <br />c 20 <br />...: <br />c <br />~ <br />IV <br />.~ 15 <br />::J <br />tT <br />W <br />... <br />CI) <br />- <br />IV 10 <br />~ <br /> 5 <br /> <br /> 120 <br />CI <br />C) <br />III 100 <br />... <br />CI) <br />~ <br />.... 80 <br />0 <br />- <br />c <br />CI) <br />~ 60 <br />CI) <br />Co <br /> 40 <br /> 20 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun <br /> <br />"'Based on selected stations <br /> <br />Snowpack measurements in the Gmmison Basin relnain at near average levels on :Nlarch 1, which <br />is about where they have been this entire season. There is nearly 20% more snow this year than <br />J _ J <br /> <br />there was last year at the same time. The measurements are relatively consistent throughout the <br />basin ranging fron1 98% of average in the Upper Gunnison \Vatershed, to 115% of average in the <br />Uncompahgre \Vatershed. Precipitation during February was 92% of average. The total <br />precipitation this water year has been 95% of average. Reservoir storage in the basin has <br />improved slightly from last month, from 86(% to 93% of average. The storage amount is 25010 <br />above last year's storage measurement at this tinle. If sno\vpack and precipitation conditions <br />remain favorable during IvIarch, most reservoirs should have no problem filling to desired levels <br />during the runoff season. Streamflow forecasts are reflective of the sno"vpack levels at near <br />average for most of the torecast points. Forecasts range from only 81 % of average at Tomichi <br />Creek at Sargents, to 1 02~~ of average on Surface Creek near Cedaredge. <br />