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ws 1�t0�al <br /> Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico - Page 2 <br /> GUNNISON RIVER WATERSHE. D IN COLORADO <br /> COLORADO SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS <br /> (COMPARISON YrlTrt PRtVIOUS YEAKSI <br /> P I T K I N - <br /> RIVER BASIN THIS YEAR'S SNOW <br /> Number of WATER AS PERCENT OF <br /> and or Courses <br /> o SUB-WATERSHED Averaged Last Year 1961-90 Average <br /> .r•' aTRICK <br /> - <br /> M E S A DIIVIDEE SS -•• <br /> MESA LAKE N.sTTH Gunnison 12 74 106 <br /> Al <br /> OS <br /> 39°- .�- -39° - Surface Creek 3 84 1 2 0 - <br /> E 5 Uncompahgre 4 73 107 <br /> T D u • U T <br /> D n <br /> D � - <br /> D <br /> C H A r � f. <br /> G N ISNOW COURSE MEASUREMENTS <br /> fieCURRENT INFORMATION PAST RECORD <br /> m <br /> P WATER CONTENT <br /> onaacH DATE SNOW WATER (INCHES) <br /> � I G <br /> M nI o e K .SNOW COURSE OF DEPTH CONTENT f <br /> M 0 `N M,Hi SURVEr (INCHES) (INCHES) LAST AVG. <br /> YEAR61-80 <br /> a-" <br /> oa l S Hl.eE <br /> GUNNISON BASIN <br /> LEGEND <br /> _ a Forecast Point Gunnison River <br /> • Snow Course <br /> S A N p o COCHETOPA PASS SNOTEL Site < <br /> ° [y STREAMFLOW FORECASTS Blue Mesa DISC N T I N E D <br /> `i ° <br /> Alexander Lake 2/2 6 6 8 2 2 . 0 2 5 . 7 18 Ok <br /> l N s A L E -39 Percent of 1961-80Avero <br /> o TELLURIDE• A MRA Over 13096 O0 Butte 2/2 8 45 13 . 5 1 9 . 6 12 91 <br /> " SLUMGU LION I ` Ove <br /> M I G U E L UNTAIN ` <br /> M,NERAL C it` MIN ERA L ® 110-1309y Cochetopa Pass (B) 2/2 7 24 4 . 8 8 . 4 5 . 0 . <br /> ICJ StIvertownI Crested Butte 2 /28 44 10 . 0 16 . 4 12 2 ' <br /> sAN IUAN AN Q 90-11096 Keystone 2/28 55 19 . 0 26 . 6 17 . 9 <br /> 70- 90% Lake City 3/0 1 28 7 . 0 10 . 1 6 . 5 <br /> ° 0 tO 20 "' °° t1iLES ® Under 70% Mesa Lakes (B) 2/26 57 16 . 2 21 . 9 13 . 6 <br /> SCALE 1!1,620,000 <br /> McClure Pass 2/26 48 14 . 1 16 . 8 13 . 7 <br /> Park Cone 2/2 7 37 8 . 3 9 . 8- 9 . 1 <br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY Park Reservoir 2/2 7 75 24 . 2 2 6 . 7 2 0 . 2 ' <br /> Porphyry Creek 2/26 52 13 . 8 22 . 0 1 4 . 1; <br /> Slumgullion 3/01 46 10 . 8 15 . 9 10 . 8,, <br /> SNOWPACK IN THE GUNN I SON RIVER WATERSHED HAS DECREASED THROUGHOUT THE BASIN Tomichi DISC N T I N E D <br /> �= <br /> IN FEBRUARY TO 106% OF AVERAGE. CURRENTLY, THE SNOWPACK IS ONLY 747 OF LAST <br /> Surface Creek <br /> YEAR'S MARCH FIRST CONDITIONS. STREAMFLOW FORECASTS ARE ALL ABOVE AVERAGE Alexander Lake 2/26 68 22 . 0 25 . 7 18 0 <br /> RANGING FROM 1040% OF AVERAGE ON THE EAST RIVER AT ALMONT, TO A HIGH OF 139% Mesa Lakes 2/26 57 16 . 2 21 . 9 13 . 6 <br /> OF AVERAGE ON THE GuNNI SON RIVER NEAR GRAND JUNCTION. Park Reservoir 2/2 7 75 24 . 2 26 . 7 2 0 . 2 <br /> THE SIX MAJOR RESERVOIRS <br /> IN THE BASIN ARE CURRENTLY CONTAINING AVERAGE TO ABOVE AVERAGE CONTENTS, 21% Uncompahgre River <br /> ABOVE AVERAGE BAS I NW I DE t SOIL MOISTURE IN I RR I GATED AREAS IS IN GOOD CONDITION Id arado 2/2 7 46 12 . 8 16 . 6 12 . 4 1 <br /> r' <br /> AND ABOVE NORMAL WATER SUPPLIES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS YEAR. Ironton Park 2/27 46 13 . 3 22 . 2 12 3 <br /> Red Mountain Pass 2/26 88 26 . 5 34 . 2 L5 . 11Telluride (B) 2/27 34 8 . 6 11 . 47 . 5I <br /> `a)-fin Ir2inzge. <br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS (1000 Ae. Ft.) April - September <br /> FORECAST POINT Forecast %of Average 1961-80 <br /> Average <br /> WATERSHED SNOWPACK <br /> East River At Alnont 210 104 202.4Y Based on 5 Selected Snow Courses <br /> _ - <br /> GLlnnison River inflow to Blue Mesa. Reservoir (1) 950 121 803.2 <br /> Gunnison River near Grand Junction (2) 1750 139 1265.035 <br /> North Fbrk of Gunnison 3 lItA;KilytWlt :tttCdit K <br /> ( ) 343 120 285.9 9 <br /> Surface Creek near Cedaredge z <br /> ` <br /> 21 120 17.3 W 30 <br /> Taylor River Inflow to Taylor Park Reservoir 120 105 114.7 J <br /> Uncompahgre River at Colons 154 115 133.8 S W X : <br /> �., <br /> W2C(1)Observed floe plus change in storage in Taylor Reservoir. (y) Observed floe plus ehange in storage in Blue Mesa, Morrow Point and Taylor Reservoirs. W <br /> (3) Observed floe plus change in storage in Poonia Reservoir. �.• <br /> Q <br /> WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK EcelIenteWi h Respect to Usuaa Average.Ex- RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ae. Ft.) END OF MONTH o is 1_g0 Av;�o <br /> Z 196- <br /> Flow Period Basln or Stream Usable Usable Storage i!1 <br /> STREAM or AREA Spn^g Late and/or Capac„r Th,s Lau i961-a0 W - <br /> Seasan Season RESERVOIR Year year Average - O <br /> t Ohio Creek Averag . Fair <br /> Blue Mesa 830 430 375 344 W 5 Q <br /> Slate River Average Fair 1w o' <br /> Crawford 14 1 1 8 r x; <br /> Fruit rowers 4 4 4 4 ? 0 <br /> Tomichi Creek Fair Fair g <br /> Fruitland 9 4 6 2 FEB, 1st MAR. Ist APR.Ist MAY 1st <br /> Morrow Point- 121 116 115 106 *Crested Butte, Ironton Park, Park Cone, Park <br /> Taylor 106 69 59 61 1 Reservoir, Porphyry Creek. <br /> Issued by Released by Report prepared by <br /> PETER C. MYERS SHELDON G. BOONE RAY T. MARGO, JR. GARRY L. SCHAEFER Snow Survey Supervisor SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE <br /> MICHAEL A GILLESPIE Assistant Snow survey p SNOW SURVEY UNIT <br /> A.CHIEF STATE CONSERVATIONIST STATE CONSERVATIONIST y Supervisor 2490 WEST 26TH AVE. <br /> SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE JAMES H. BESWICK Hydrologic Technician DENVER, COLORADO-80211 <br /> WASHINGTON, D.C. DENVER, COLORADO ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO MARY M. VIGIL <br /> Statistical Assistant <br /> LIST OF COOPERATORS <br /> The SCS administers the Cooperative Snow Survey Program in cooperation with <br /> other federal, state, and local agencies as well as private organizations <br /> and individuals. The following oranizations cooperate in Colorado and New <br /> Mexico Snow Surveys. <br /> STATE INVESTOR OWNED UTILITIES CORPORATIONS <br /> Colorado State Engineer Colorado Public Service Company Aspen Skiing Corp. <br /> Colorado State Soil Conservation Board Public Service Company of New Mexico Colorado Fuel and Iron Corp. <br /> New Mexico State EngineerClimax Molybdenum Corp. <br /> Colorado State University Experiment Station MUNICIPALITIES Copper Mountain Ski Area <br /> Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station Lake Eldora Corp. <br /> New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish City of Denver City of Greeley Vail Associates, Incorporated <br /> University of Colorado, INSTAAR City of Boulder City of Fort Collins Taylor Lumber and Land Company <br /> Idarado Mining Corp. <br /> FEDERAL WATER USERS ORGANIZATIONS PRIVATE CITIZENS <br /> Department of Agriculture Otto Goemmer, Colorado <br /> Forest Service Arkansas Valley Ditch Association Moreno Ranch, New Mexico <br /> Soil Conservation Service Colorado River Water Conservation District <br /> Department of Interior <br /> Bureau of Reclamation IRRIGATION PROJECTS <br /> .�' Geological Survey <br /> National Park Service Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company <br /> Department of Commerce San Luis Valley Irriation District <br /> NOAA, National Weather Service Santa Maria Reservoir Company <br /> NOAA, National Environmental Satellite Servie Costilla Land Company <br /> Defense Department Montezuma Irrigation Co. <br /> Army Engineer Corps Uncompahgre Valley Water Users' Association Many other organizations and individuals furnish valuable information for <br /> National Aeronautics and Space Administration Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company the snow survey and water supply forecast reports. Their assistance is <br /> Goddard Space Flight Center Trinchera Irrigation Co. gratefully acknowledged. <br /> ,ISM SCS"TIAND 011 1"1 <br />