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<br />ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN <br />as of February 1, 2004 <br /> <br />Mountain Snowpack* (inches) <br /> <br />Precipitation* (% of average) <br /> <br />---*-Current -'-Average <br />_Maximum -+-Minimum <br /> <br />I_Monthly liIYear-to-date I <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br /> <br />120 <br /> <br /> 16 <br /> 14 <br />.5 12 <br />~ <br />c <br />Q) 10 <br />~ <br />'S <br />C" 8 <br />w <br />'- <br />Q) <br />- <br />~ 6 <br /> 4 <br /> 2 <br /> 0 <br /> Jan Feb Mar Apr May <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br /> <br /> 100 <br />Q) <br />0) 80, <br />III <br />'- <br />Q) <br />~ <br />.... 60 <br />0 <br />- <br />c <br />Q) <br />~ <br />Q) 40 <br />c. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May <br /> <br />*Based on selected stations <br /> <br />While the snow accumulation during January was not all that many probably had hoped for in the <br />Arkansas Basin, there was enough to help raise the measurements from only 69% of average last <br />month, to 76% of average on February 1. Measurements range from 75% of average in both the <br />Upper Arkansas Watershed and the Pugatoire Watershed, to 82% of average in the Cucharas and <br />Huerfano watersheds. The precipitation during January was only 77% of average, which was <br />very nearly the same as last month's amount The water year total remains at only 77% of <br />average. The combined reservoir storage is only 53%, which is nearly the same as last month. <br />There is 16% more water stored then there was last year at this time. Unfortunately, the below <br />average snowpack has translated into below average streamflow forecasts at all of the forecasted <br />stream gages. Forecasts range from only 62% of average in the Cucharas River near La Veta, to <br />89% of average at Chalk Creek near Nathrop. <br />