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wsV, 1 L4 o Lo L <br /> 002163 <br /> Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico - Page 3 <br /> COLORADO RIVER WATERSHED IN COLORADO <br /> SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS <br /> LEGEND 1 (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS) <br /> Forecast Point L <br /> THIS-YE AR S SNON <br /> • Snow Course ,�► J A C K S 0 N LUL RIVER BASIN Number of WATER AS PERCENT OF <br /> f SNOTEL Site o rda Courses <br /> - ILNER PASS SUB-WATERSHED A•erased uu Year 1%I-80 Are.are <br /> PHANTOMVALL¢Y AKE IRENE <br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS COLUmR <br /> Percent of 1961-80 Average �~ (' ' <br /> -- Over 130% AF K ` 'K - Blue River 6 68 92 <br /> ® 110-t 30% : ' Colorado 19 70 84 19 7 O •••. •••.•• •.••••.••'• Gr(•'•Y.• G Yn�Or <br /> 90-110% ::Q Plateau 3 7 7 <br /> R I 0 - � I- ..l..l�.bixv 5� '•P45. y5 !'p• Dt..' '•'M�GRFe/ Roaring Fork 7 77 106 <br /> _ SD^^ ,qillianz Fork 4 68 104 <br /> ® Under 7096 .G° AAw Willow Creek 2 81 100 <br /> B L A N C 0 r ` �APeririo :` <br /> ERT OWPAS= <br /> _ ` \• SJN T <br /> O �.. 'e. •�MEN`-n, u� ER H(:uGCALLS <br /> or •••'�'• is ,IS,IIT • PCGRO UNO. . <br /> NANGH` • <br /> •7­ 2Q .'S hA F .,RLY rF AEI'• <br /> '� <br /> IZ2 K <br /> N r <br /> I gl•ERs'oultr+S <br /> A,. F•' 1. ••'. �• m,•L T <br /> le w o Q. INEP S5 �y/�y/ /� �[ y(����e y[y�( <br /> �,.�yrI)I �.' •R)fte•''•• ri q MTP,NP•RN.••. IVER - �11VTr COUZE 1'IEWRIMEN lS <br /> W 1•• e F u MON7 ASS CURRENT INFORMATION PAST RECORD <br /> .�' l •• •••• '•• - k / COOPE HILL P A R K <br /> TIN' ESSEE PA sS DATE SNOW WATER WATER CONTENT <br /> INCHES) <br /> IVANHOE g DEPTH CONTENT <br /> '.•• ! A , ) '0 SNOW COURSE OF YEAR 61-80 <br /> IAGERMANKUNr�Ed SURVEY pNCHES► 1(NCHES) LAST AVG. <br /> A COLORADO BASIN <br /> YR CR MC CLURC A P TWIN LAKES <br /> '.`•' C k 1 �r�•D PASS 0 T F P 5 `UNNE- <br /> E VYxy� Y $ f1Q f1CTlOf! 6� ,/�• AR RESERVOIR I m 1.Fi Fl r 9E E D' . <br /> tff h •.1.•,/ ALE%ANDER LAKE Blue River - <br /> 39°- ;e..'>?:V'::eo.'<; o.`W f• T A N S 0 N ,t,;r; .'t!s + - <br /> iv <br /> 7.2 11.0 7.3 a <br /> kk�,� :_. �$�•,<:��{ ,�• o � Blue River <br /> 2/25 30 <br /> Fremont Pass 2/28 47 11.2 17.5 12.9 <br /> . <br /> Grizzly Peak 2/28 52 13.5 19.2 14.5 <br /> >: <br /> ID 0 10 20 30 Hoosier Pass 2/25 36 9.6 14.0 10.4 <br /> SCALIN MILES <br /> Officers Gulch DISC01 TINUED <br /> Shrine,Pa.ss 2/28 51 14.3 18.3 14.4 <br /> Snake River 2/27 27 5.5 10.6 7. 1 <br /> Summit Ranch 2/26 40 8.0 - - <br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY <br /> SNONPACK IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN HAS DECREASED AGAIN THIS MONTH. CURRENTLY, Colorado River <br /> THE BASIN IS AT 1010 OF AVERAGE, A DECLINE FROM THE 198% OF AVERAGE ON FEBRUARY Arrow 2/27 47 11.9 18. 1 11.0 <br /> Berthoud Pass 2/28 55 14.4 21.9 13.0 <br /> FIRST. THE ONLY SUB-BASIN WITHIN THE WATERSHED TO INCREASE IN SNOWPACK WAS THE Berthoud Summit 2/26 60 15.4 23.5 15.3 <br /> WILLa"I CREEK BASIN, AN INCREASE OF 1070 OF AVERAGE DURING FEBURARY. THIS YEAR'S Cooper Hill Disco TINUED <br /> Copper Mountain 2/27 48 12.0 17.4 11.6 <br /> THE HIGHEST FLOW IS FORECAST ON THE _ <br /> FORECASTED STREAMFLOVIS ARE ALL NEAR AVERAGE. Glenmr Ranch 2/26 36 8.0 10.7 7.5 <br /> 91 <br /> ROARING FORK AT CLEN` AI00D SPRINGS AT 17% ABOVE AVERAGE. RESERVOIR STORAGE IN THE Gore Pass 2/25 39 7.5 11.3 7. <br /> Grand Lake 2/24 31 7.5 11.0 .7 <br /> BASIN IS CURRENTLY 13714 OF AVERAGE. V11TH SOIL MOISTURE RATED AS IN GOOD CONDITION Lake Irene 3/01 69 19.2E 22.4 18. 1 <br /> ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLIES ARE EXPECTED THIS SPRING AND SUMMER. Lapland 2/27 32 7.6 12.2 8.8 <br /> Lulu DISCOT TINUED <br /> Lynx Pass 2/25 41 9.3 11.5 10.7$= <br /> McKenzie (filch 2/28 30 7.4 - 5.5 <br /> Middle Fork 2/26 38 8.5 13.7 8.4' <br /> Milner 2/24 38 9.8 15.4 12.4`' <br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS (1000 Ac. Ft.) April - September North Inlet 2/23 25 5.5 9.5 8. 1 <br /> 1961-80 Pando 2/28 26 6.5 8.9 8.0 <br /> FORECAST POINT Forecast a of Average Average Phantom Valley 3/01 28 7.7E 13.5 9.8 <br /> - ---- Blue ver�nf low- -D' ran-Rene - Tt5- ----Toy_- -171.'1 - _T __ - _ Ranch-Creek 2/27 3 7 8.8 15.5 8.3 <br /> Tennessee Pass 2/2 7 34 --- - 7.2 11. 1 8.6 <br /> Blue River inflow to Green Mountain Reservoir (1) 307 102 300.8 Vail Mountain 2/28 64 19.6 25. 1 18.7 <br /> Colorado River near Cameo (2) 2750 112 2462.0 Vasquez 2/26 48 11.6 14.2 10.4 <br /> Colorado River near Dotsero (3) 1640 110 1494.8 <br /> Colorado River inflow to Granby Reservoir (4) 230 100 230.3 Plateau Creek <br /> Eagle River below Gyps= 375 119 308.4 '- - <br /> East Fork Troublesome Creek near Troublesome 17 90 19.3 Mesa. Lakes 2/26 57 16.2 21.9 13.6 <br /> Roaring Fork at Glenwood- Springs (5) 855 117 733.5 Park Reservoir 2/27 75 24.2 26.7 20.2 <br /> Williams Fork near Parshall (6) 72 115 62.5 Trickle Divide 2/27 78 24.9 28.9 21.4 <br /> Willow Creek inflow to Willow Creek Reservoir <br /> I Il Ubsrn•ed Jlou plus drrrrsions through Roherfs Tunnel and change in storage in Dtllnn Reservoir. (2)Ob.served /lnu plus the rhanges u. indlrutrJ ur/I/and I]1. Roaring Fork - <br /> j t1 Uhs trued Jlnu plus the changes as tndi cared io(ll.(I/and(6/plus 4%nf/at Ditch and rhunge in 1lornestake. Uilliam. f-A, I-pit I(I. in, Qillou Creek R-err•nirs. �'6 <br /> !)Ubseried J[nN rnrrertrd for chongr in storngr in Lake Granby as Juro to ed hs L S.R.R and diversions hT adonis Tunnel raid Grand RiI rr!Li tt Ir. Sl 11LcerrrJ - <br /> r(/nu plan rlinresinn.c through Divide and Turin l.ukrs Tunnels plus rhunge in storagr in Ruedi Reserroir. (61 Uh.srned (!nu plu. dierrsian. through Sugusl I'. A�.�„a DISCO TINUED <br /> I.umhck DunneL ��'�L�'�� <br /> Hagerman TL=el DELAY ID <br /> Expressed as'Poor, Farr.Ayera`e. E.- 2/25 46 11.3 17.6 13.6 - <br /> RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ac. Ft.) END-OF MONTH WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK cellent-With Respect to Usual Supply Independence Pass <br /> Basin or Sveam Usable Storage Flo..Period Ivanhoe 2/25 59 15.4 20.6 14.7 <br /> u..ele 2/25 44 10.2 14.6 10.3 <br /> and or Capacrry Tnrs Last 1961-80 STREAM or AREA S asoir Late Kiln <br /> RESERVOIR Year tea. Averare Season Season - <br /> Lift 2/23 62 18.8 23.2 13.7 <br /> Dillon M 229 241 195 lure Pass 2/26 48 14. 1 16.8 13.7 <br /> Nast 2/25 32 7.2 8.7 6. 1 <br /> Granby 466 399 379 233 Bah Average Average <br /> Green Mountain 139 73 73 67 Gyps Creek Average Average North Last Trail 2/26 54 14.3 17.4 133.7 <br /> Homestake 43 24 42 19 <br /> Ruedi 101 72 69 67 Williams Fork River <br /> Vega 32 19 19 10 Glenm2/26 36 8.0 10.7 7.5 <br /> Williams Fork 97 47 47 38 Jones Pass Ranch 2/27 51 13.8 19.7 12.5 <br /> Middy Pass <br /> Fork <br /> Willow Creek 9 5 8 7 M 2/26 38 8.5 13.7 8.4 <br /> Middle <br /> Ute Pass 2/27 42 9. 1 13.7 9.4 <br /> Willow Creek <br /> Granby 2/28 30 6.9 9. 1 6.8 <br /> Willow Creek Pass 2 28 1 47 1 10.6 12.6 10.7 <br /> ( t 4 e e t z! NS-No survey. <br /> J 9 <br /> (B1 <br /> I -art adjacent drainage. <br /> 11, r <br /> t7114 <br /> 14 3a 'Fe <br /> - <br /> ,�` <br /> WATERSHED SNOWPACK <br /> Based on 7 Selected Snow Courses <br /> W 33 <br /> J <br /> MAX1MU10 '0� RECORO <br /> Al <br /> 30 <br /> fq <br /> )� € <br /> (i )I 25 <br /> UJ <br /> % a <br /> r� � � W <br /> a4Qn20 <br /> 4a r rrR �'�1 <br /> 3 i <br /> tin; <br /> ��R �a <br /> u 15 �ggA-8 <br /> �sl p <br /> 10 iy <br /> • �� }�i-. >4TA`mSkhS•F.r t °"3aY2!j 1 �S r. _'^ r• :� O _ <br /> g <br /> - s 'n 5 <br /> W <br /> a <br /> = M1 tMUM 4F RECORD <br /> t FEB. Ist MAR 1st APR. Ist MAY 1st <br /> *Berthoud Pass, Grizzly Peak, Independence Pass, <br /> Willow Creek. <br /> Lake Irene, Lynx Pass, Shrine Pass, <br /> USWSC$PORTtANO.OR I% <br />