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<br />UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br />as of January 1,2003 <br /> <br />Mountain Snowpack* (Inches) <br /> <br />-*-Cu(ronl ~A"erage <br />___Maximum -+-Minimum <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br /> <br /> 20 <br />c <br />- <br />c 15 <br />. <br />;; <br />"' <br />~ <br />0" <br />W <br />~ 10 <br />. <br />- <br />. <br />;: <br /> 5 <br /> <br />o <br />Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun <br /> <br />"'Based on sclet:led slalions <br /> <br /> Precipitation. (Yo of average) <br /> [_Monthly DYeaHo-date I <br /> 140 <br /> 120 <br /> 100 , <br />. <br />'" <br />. <br />~ , <br />. <br />> 80 - <br />'" <br />- <br />0 <br />- - <br />c 60 <br />. <br />~ <br />. , <br />0. <br /> 40 <br /> 20 --- -- <br /> O. <br /> Oct No, Dec Jan Feb Ma, Ap' May <br /> <br />Snowpack measuremcnts in the Colorado Basin are 93% of average on January I, While this is <br />nearly 30% more snow than last year at this time, it is not nearly enough to help the basin out of <br />the drought conditions brought on by last year's low snowpack and dry summer. Fortunately it is <br />early in the season, and if the weather changes to a wetter pattern much of the basin could still <br />end up with snow amounts well above average by April I. Precipitation was only 53% of average <br />during December, and the water ycar total is 94% of average. There has been 26% more <br />precipitation than by this time last water ycar. Reservoirs in the basin have only 40% of their <br />average storage for this time of year. There is only 47% oflast year's storage. Early forecasts for <br />this year's runoff season are all below average at this time, Forecasts range from 80% of average <br />on the Colorado River at Dotsero, to 89% of average at the inflow to Ruedi Reservoir. <br />