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<br />.J...).... v V J <br /> <br />.~ ~ ,. A <br /> <br />ARKANSAS BASIN <br /> <br />Jun-Q1 <br /> <br />Basinwide Conditions Assessment . <br />The swsr value of 2.7 indicates that for May the <br />.basin water supplies were above normal. The Natural <br />Resources Conservation Service reports that June 1 <br />snowpack is 54% of normal. Flow at the gaging station <br />Arkansas River near Portland was 1 ,438 cfs, as compared to <br />the long-term average of 1,193 cfs. Storage in Turquoise, <br />Twin' Lakes, Pueblo, and John Martin reservoirs totaled <br />123% of normal as of the end of May. <br /> <br />Outlook <br />Dry conditions ~xist on many of the tributary areas in <br />the basin with only the most senior rights able to divert <br />water. Timely storms have temporarily lessened the impact <br />of dry conditions, <br /> <br />Adm inistrative/Manaaerj1ent Concerns <br />If the dry weather trend continues, the potential is <br />high for. a Water District 67 mainstem Arkansas River call <br />and Fountain Creek tributary call to control. <br /> <br />Public Use Impacts <br />Storms throughout the lower Arkansas River 'basin in <br />May were damaging, causing many Irrigators to temporarily <br />stop irrigating, <br /> <br />i. <br /> <br />~MSlNSWSlIfS1'CR( <br /> <br />,. <br />>:.". <br /> <br />Iii 2 <br />;: <br /> <br /> <br />-t <br /> <br />, <br />, . <br /> <br />WI <br />3 <br />~ 0 <br />)( <br />W <br />o <br />~.1 <br /> <br />;, <br />.. . <br /> <br />~ f. '. <br />:~. .: <br /> <br />>- <br />f5-? <br /> <br />.;! <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />q ._- <br />.Ji!In.V2 JInoI3 ...IIln-M ~95 Jin.QS Jfttt..W ._ ~ ...IM-OO ~ <br />P.OIlK/'l'EAA <br /> <br />ARKANSAS RIVER I'R PCRTlA/IO, FlDN f1'( Wl>.lER Yl?AR <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />I,2OO,OCU <br /> <br />., <br /> <br /> / V <br /> / <br /> / ~ .- <br /> /' <br />~ V <br /> <br />.}. ", <br /> <br />j I,OOl,OOO <br />l\- <br />I!! <br />:i. <br />~ 800,000 <br />9 <br />LL <br />W eoo,ooo <br />> <br />~ <br />~ 400.000 <br />::> <br />o <br /> <br />2OO.CXXl t <br /> <br />o <br />Ckt r-bv Dee Jan Rib MInh -"9lI M1y Uwl .My h.g SEp' <br /> <br />.......WEr(lll84} <br /> <br />-+- CRt" (1977) <br /> <br />-6-AVG <br /> <br />-*"3>>1 <br /> <br />REl'ft;SENTA1l\IE RI5S8'M:lIRS <br /> <br />180.000 <br /> <br />lEO,lXXl <br /> <br /> <br />14O,lXXl <br /> <br />j 120.000 <br />~ <br />u <br />to <br />g 100.000 <br /> <br />~ eJ.lXXl <br />.9/ <br />iil 00.000 <br />~ <br />1,/).000 <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br />20.000 <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />.kh1 MlIlln <br /> <br />FI.IIlIlIo <br />.A~ <&'31 Corienls <br /> <br />TU1JI[i&B <br />1iI0S'3W1 CaiEnls <br /> <br />T..n1./lt.8s <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~- ,. <br /> <br />~}j <br />