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Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico --- Page 8
<br /> SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES. ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN
<br /> WATERSHEDS IN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO
<br /> SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS
<br /> �4 LEGEND (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS)
<br /> .� a Forecast Point TMIS YEARS SNOA
<br /> `I Snow Course RIVER BASIN Number of WATER AS PERCENT OF "
<br /> or Courses
<br /> SNOTEL Site Su&WATERSHED Averaged Lasl Year
<br /> 1961-60 AV6.
<br /> M E s A STREAMFLOW FORECASTS
<br /> I Percent of 1961-80Av*gogo
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<br /> ,V_ Over 13D% Animas 6 92 107
<br /> x z R g s E ® 110-130% Dolores 6 79 107
<br /> I ® 90-110% San Juan 7 105 126
<br /> 70-90%
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<br /> - CURRENT INFORMATION PAST RECORD
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<br /> 0 E Z U e i (INCHES)
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<br /> n o u s 10 O 10 20 30 40 SURVEY (INCHES) (EPTH INCHES) LAST AVG.
<br /> SCALE IN MILES YEAR 61-60
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<br /> SAN JUAN-DOLORES BASINi
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<br /> Animas River
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<br /> 5. ° r in t , Cascade
<br /> 2/26 38 12.6 13.1 11.6
<br /> Z Lemon 2/27 34 10.5 10.2 9.5
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<br /> H I A R COLORAI>O Mineral Creek 2/26 51 14.2 15.9 13.6
<br /> O J Molas Lake 2/26 44 13.3 13.5 12.0
<br /> PurgatoryDISCO TINUE
<br /> N ( Red Mt. Pass (B) 2/26 88 26.5 34.2 25.1
<br /> 0 A Silverton Sub-Sta. DISCO TINUE
<br /> ; Spud Mountain 2/26 66 22.0 20.6 20.8
<br /> tz I Dolores River
<br /> M C < 1 4 E , Y Groun 3/02 38 12.3 - -
<br /> Gioard og 2/26 53 14.7 19.2 14.7
<br /> Lizard Head Pass 2/26 46 12.0 16.8 -
<br /> Lone Cone 2/25 50 14.4 20.2 14.6
<br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY Ophir Loop 2/27 55 16.6 17.6 12.0
<br /> THESE WATERSHEDS CURRENTLY ARE ALL ABOVE NORMAL AT 115% OF Rico 2/26 29 7.8 9.6 7.9Telluride 2/27 34 8.6 11.4 7.5
<br /> AVERAGE, 94% OF LAST YEAR'S READINGS . THE HIGHEST SNOWPACK IS IN Trout Iake 2/27 46 12.5 17.0 12.7
<br /> THE UPPER SAN JUAN BASIN AT 26% ABOVE AVERAGE. LOWER ELEVATION
<br /> San Juan River
<br /> PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN BELOW NORMAL FOR MOST OF THE REPORTING
<br /> STATIONS . STREAMFLOW FORECASTS ARE CALLING FOR, ABOVE AVERAGE Chama Divide (B) 2/25 17 8.6 .8 3.
<br /> Chamita (B) 2/25 35 .9 12.7 8.4
<br /> FLOWS ON ALL DRAINAGES . THE HIGHEST FORECASTS ARE ON THE SAN La Plata 2/28 54 20.4 20.5 16.2
<br /> JUAN AND DOLORES RIVERS AT 135 a AND 130% OF AVERAGE FLOWS Manors an Jun 2/26 53 34.5 30. 1 16.5
<br /> Upper San Juan 2/26 96 34.3 30.6 26.5
<br /> RESPECTIVELY. THE LOWEST EXPECTED STREAMFLOW IS ON THE LOS PINOS Vallecito 2/27 59 20.8 17.2 -
<br /> .,_ -- - RIVER -AT- BAY-FIELD AT -14% ABOVE -AVERAGE--FLOW. -RESERVOIR STORAGE IS Wolf Cr. Pass (B) 2/26 87 32.1 25.5 23.1
<br /> • - Wolf"Lr. 'Su[t_mit - _-_ 2��6 .92- 21 - 27.5 24.1 t
<br /> 75. ABOVE THE MARCH FIRST AVERAGE, SOIL MOISTURE IS FAIR TO GOOD.
<br /> ✓S-No survey.
<br /> (B)-On adjacent drainage.
<br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS (1000 Ac. Ft.) April - September
<br /> FORECAST POINT Forecast u of Average 1961-80
<br /> Average
<br /> unas River a go 527 115 458.2 VVATERSHED SNOWPACK
<br /> FDolores River at Dolores Based on 5 Selected Snow Courses
<br /> 333 130 256.0
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<br /> orida River at Bondad 44 119 37.2 z
<br /> Plata River at Hesperus W 35
<br /> lttU 'EkE R13s Pinos River at Bayfield (1) 250 114 219.0
<br /> Mancos River near Towaoc (2) 30
<br /> Inflow to Navajo Reservoir (1 & 3) 32 115 28.2 0
<br /> 930 128 729.0 W
<br /> Piedra. Creek at Arboles
<br /> 270 120 225.4
<br /> San Juan River at Carracas .5 1 400. W
<br /> San Mi el River at Placerville
<br /> (1) Observed flow plus change in storage in Vallicito Reservoir. (Y)March-July. (3)April-July. 3 20
<br /> Expressed as'Poor. Fair, Average. Ex.
<br /> WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK cellent"With Respect to Usual Supply. RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ae. Ft.) END OF MONTH , O
<br /> _ Flo+�v Period Basin or Stream Z -"_Nt� - •-••••••••
<br /> Usable Usable Storage �•,.
<br /> STREAM or AREA Spring Late and/or Capaary This Last 1961"60 ♦� 196• _
<br /> Season Season RESERVOIR Year Year AVERAGE IO
<br /> Groundhog 22- 11 14 10
<br /> Hermosa Creek Average Fair
<br /> Jackson Gulch 10 3 6 4 N 5
<br /> Lemon 40 28 28 17 =
<br /> West Dolores River Average Fair Mil ©
<br /> Average Fair Narraguinep 19 15 17 11 z -
<br /> Williams Creek g Navajo 1696 1372 1350 752 Q E6. isf MAR. Isl APR. Ist MAY Ist
<br /> Vallecito 126 51 73 52 *Cascade, Lizard Head, Molas Lake, Red Mountain
<br /> Pass Telluride.
<br /> WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK BY MAJOR WATERSHED AREAS
<br /> GUNNISON RIVER WATERSHED -ARKANSAS RIVER WATERSHED
<br /> Describes water supply conditions in Delta, Gunnison, Cimarron, Shavano, and Uncompahgre Describes water supply conditions in Lake County, Upper Arkansas, Fremont, Custer County
<br /> Soil Conservation Districts. Divide, Fountain Valley, Black Squirrel, Central Colorado, Turkey Creek, South Pueblo,
<br /> Olney Boone, Cheyenne, Upper Huerfono, Spanish Peaks, Purgotoire River, Trinchera,
<br /> Western Baca, Southeastern Baca, Two Buttes, Bent, Timpas, Notheast Prowers, Prowers,
<br /> -COLORADO RIVER WATERSHED Kiowa County, West Otero, East Otero, Prairie, .Hi Plains, and Double El Soil Conservation
<br /> .Districts.
<br /> Describe water supply conditions in DeBeque, Plateau Valley, Mesa, Bookcliff, Eagle County,
<br /> Middle Park, South Side, and Mt. Sopris Soil Conservation Districts.
<br /> -RIO GRANDE WATERSHED
<br /> -SOUTH PLATTE RIVER WATERSHED
<br /> Describes water supply conditions in Rio Grande, Center, Coneios, Mosca Hooper, and
<br /> Describes water supply conditions in Fort Collins, Big Thompson, Longmont, Boulder Valley, Castilla, Soil Conservation Districts. Also describes water supply conditions in UpperChoma
<br /> Jefferson, Teller-Park, Douglas County, Morgan, Kiowa, West Arapahoe, West Adams, East East Rio Arriba, Taos, Lindrith, Jemez, Santa Fe-Poioaque, Sandoval, Tijeras, Cuba and
<br /> Adams, Platte Valley, Southeast Weld, and West Greeley Soil Conservation Districts. Also Edgewood Soil Conservation Districts.
<br /> describes water supply conditions in Sedgwick, South Platte, Haxton, Peetz, Padroni, Morgan,
<br /> Rock Creek, and Yuma Soil Conservation Districts.
<br /> YAMPA, WHITE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVERS WATERSHED -DOLORES, SAN JUAN, AND ANIMAS RIVERS WATERSHED
<br /> Describes water supply conditions in Yampa, Moffat, West Routt, East Routt, North Park, Describes water supply conditions in San Miguel Basin, Dove Creek, Dolores, Manoos, La Plata,
<br /> White River, and Douglas Creek Soil Conservation Districts. Pine River, San Juan, San Miguel Basin, and Glade Park Soil Conservation Districts.
<br /> *U.S.GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1985-567-104 -
<br /> . USDA SCS"TLAN0 OR I"I -
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