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<br />GUNNISON RIVER BASIN <br />as of January 1,2003 <br /> <br />Mountain Snowpack* (inches) <br /> <br />-X-Current ---.-Avorage <br />___Maximum -+-Minimum <br /> <br />30 <br /> <br /> <br /> 25 <br />.E 20 <br />- <br />c <br />. <br />;; <br />'" 15 <br />, <br />0" <br />UJ <br />" <br />. <br />;; 10 <br />;: <br /> 5 <br /> <br />o <br />Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun <br /> <br />-Based on selecled stations <br /> <br /> Precipitation. (% of average) <br /> I_Monthly DYear-lo-dale I <br /> 140. <br /> 120 <br /> 100 - <br />. <br />en <br />. <br />" <br />. - <br />> 80 <br />"" <br />- <br />0 <br />- <br />c 60 <br />. <br />u <br />" <br />. <br />11. <br /> 40 <br /> 20 <br /> 0 . . <br /> Ocl Nov Dee Jan Fab Ma, Apr May <br /> <br />The January I snowpack measurements are 93% of average in the Gunnison l3asin. While these <br />measurements are a good deal bctter than last ycar at this time, they are not what water managers <br />in the basin have been hoping for. l3ecause of the extremely low snowpack last season and <br />continued dry conditions through the summer months, snow amounts will need to be very much <br />above average this season to help the water supplies out of a deficit situation. Fortunately at this <br />point these snoW amounts could casily be boosted to well above average with a shift to a wettcr <br />wcather pattern. Precipitation during December was only 62% of average, which is about 13% <br />less than the same period last year. The total precipitation so far this water year is 93% of average. <br />Reservoirs in the basin have only 63% of their average storage for this time of year, which is only <br />63% oflast year's storage. All of the streamflow forecasts are below average at this time. <br />Forecasts range from 74% of average on Tomichi Creek at Gunnison, to 86% of average on the <br />East River at Almon!. <br />