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<br />month after that. January had good storms in <br />southwest and Gunnison <br />The peak for the state for snowpack was <br />February 1st <br />The statewide bar graph of previous June I <br />dates shows this year was the best since 1999 <br />A statewide plot of Snow Water Equivalent <br />(swe) at SNOTEL sites shows swe melt out <br />in all basins occurred but the SNOTELS <br />above 10,000 still have snow particularly in <br />the Yampa, White, San Miguel, Dolores and San Juan Basins. Wolf Creek summit still has 36 <br />inches of water and 3 I inches of water at <br />park reservoir. <br />June 8 snowpack by basin in terms of the <br />long term average is: YampalWhite 66%, <br />North Platte 78%, South Platte 54%, <br />Arkansas 34%, Rio Grande III %, San <br />Miguel, Animas, Dolores, San Juan, 110%, <br />Gunnison 146%, Colorado 73%, and <br />statewide its 78%. The Arkansas is melting <br />out the quickest of all basins. <br />Statewide line graph shows the snow <br />hydrographs peaked out in early April for <br />snowpack accumulation and we are down to <br />18, 19, and 20% of seasonal maximum at this <br />point. <br />Snowmelt out was affected by the third week <br />in May. There were a few days in the 90- <br />degree range in lower elevations and above <br />freezing temperatures at high elevations <br />making snow melt around the clock. <br />We might be "out of the woods" in terms of <br />snowmelt flooding for the year. <br />The stream flows were high, banks were full, <br />but the discharges weren't enough to get <br />much flooding. Stream flows were above <br />normal, not record flows but certainly above <br />average. <br />Tracking the statewide total precipitation we <br />are the best since 1999 and this is tracked <br />through SNOTELS that represents high <br />elevations. <br />Reservoir storage is 93% of average and 110% <br />of last year for all basins. By Basin the <br />reservoirs in terms of the long term average <br />are: YampalWhite 94%, South Platte 99%, <br />Arkansas 72%, Rio Grande 96%, San Juan/San <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and ~ mu____ <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br /> <br />- 2 - <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Colorado SNOTEL Snowpack Update Map <br /> <br />~NRCS <br /> <br />Percent of AVKilge <br /> <br /> <br />..'M <br />D~-- <br />D'''-'~ <br />D--.'" <br />D....... <br />['!) M_O <br />.'" <br /> <br />P~WIIW.o'l.(I11l'1l1 <br />~tw;;tto~..tafOI1 <br /> <br />Current as 01 Jun 08. 2005 <br /> <br />Colorado Reservoir Storage Map <br /> <br />~NRCS <br /> <br />PofC:MI 01 A-"o';l'go <br />..'M <br />Om.IM <br />D"Q.rtlI <br />D--'" <br />Dr.... <br />[S;;iItIl.u <br />..M <br /> <br />flff}lAf!IIt)J..o..r. <br />SIl~ro,l:o..Uto.'l <br /> <br /> <br />Current as or June 1.2005 <br /> <br />COLORADO STATEWlDE <br />Reu'r~Dir Stara.gtl <br />tJ"P~lhlr..ll.r'" 1\.....,.',. <br /> <br />..., <br /> <br /> ^ <br />-~ r'\ tV \ - <br />.JY- \A.., \ <br /> \ A - <br /> .J ~ J <br /> \ ^ /\/ <br /> l <br /> Iv ,/ j <br /> <br />'500 <br /> <br />"'" <br /> <br />500 <br /> <br />-500 <br /> <br />.,,,,, <br /> <br />1'11) <br /> <br />...., <br /> <br />.".LIl <br />j;.~~;'''1I f l': f.;~ J ~ $: j ~a9;;$ P;;:SSl1;S ~ il ~ a ~~ ~ <br />~~ ~~~; ~~~~~~~i[;~~ ;,;~~ ~~~~~~~i~;~; <br /> <br /> <br />;)lreamTlOW rorecaSlS <br />June 1, 2005 <br /> <br />Nlltur3IR~Clur(eS <br />(onserY<I!ionSer"ice <br /> <br />Legend <br /> <br />. ~ 150% of AI/8rage <br /> <br />D130-150%OfAVerage <br />D110-129%OfAVerage <br />D90-109%ofAVerage <br />.70-89%ofAlleraQe <br />.SO-69%ofAllerage <br />.,z; 50% ofAllerage <br />DNotForecast <br />~MaJorBasinBoundary <br />~WatershedBoundar~ <br />