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<br /> Water Supply Outlook, for Colorado and New Mexico Page 8
<br /> SAN MIGUEL DOLORE$Ii;c ANIMASAND�.SAN JUAN
<br /> WATERSHEDS /N COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO
<br /> SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS
<br /> LEGEND (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS)
<br /> • Forecast Point TNIs rEAR's sNoN
<br /> • Snow Course RIVER BASIN Numblr of
<br /> and or Cowries HATER AS PERCENT OF
<br /> S A - SNOTEL Site SUB-WATERSHED Averaj s Mast Year 1061-00 AVG.
<br /> } I STREAMFLOW FORECASTS
<br /> ` Percent of 1961
<br /> o -80Average
<br /> a g s E a Over 130% Animas 6 102 122
<br /> ® 110-130%
<br /> ri Dolores 6 66 116
<br /> 90-11096
<br /> il San Juan 5 142 161
<br /> Ouray
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<br /> so-- a \y� -30 ® Linder 70%
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<br /> CURRENT INFORMATION PAST RECORD -
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<br /> WATER CONTENT
<br /> \. At 1a a DATE SNOW WATER (INCHES)
<br /> a A+ _9 - 10 O. 10 20 30 40 SNOW COURSE SURVEY (INCHES) CONTENT YEAR
<br /> 1 AVG.
<br /> t C\z .\• �'�y�, `� t SCALE IN MILES l
<br /> 1-00
<br /> N7LYT JmL/V11JIMS WI
<br /> Animas River
<br /> Z °\ • as Cascade 4/30 18 8.9 7.1 6.2
<br /> .e a v�, 3,
<br /> P o. •� azr f Iewn Res. #1 5/01 13 5.2E 5.0 4.8
<br /> ;'•'. COLORADO Lemon Res. #2
<br /> M4ineraTl,,lCreek 4/30 36 14.4 17.4 3.0
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<br /> 1V y z ° xa a i z olas Lake
<br /> 4/30 38 15.2 11.6 9.5
<br /> y tk \ I Purgatoy (B) DISC TINUE
<br /> 4/30 94 37.5 44.2 33.6Silverton Sub-Stu
<br /> aa•a�� �''i z e3'"' Spud Mountain • DISC TINUE
<br /> • . 4/30 75 30.4 24.2 4.2
<br /> 'v w . s.. ..rs Dolores River
<br /> ` Groundhog N/S
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<br /> Lizard Head 4/30 47 18.9 22.2 16.2
<br /> Lizard Head Pass 4/30 42 15.6 18.3 -
<br /> Lone Gone 4/25 34 13.5 24.8 11.9
<br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY ophir IIoaP 4/30 60 21.8 24.6 15.4
<br /> APRIL BROUGHT INCREASES IN SNOWPACK TO ALL OF THESE BASINS. THE ANIMAS AND Rico 4/30 0 0.0 0.2 1,7
<br /> Z�elluride 4/30 0 0.0 9.8 2.6
<br /> SAN JUAN DRAINAGES INCREASED THE MOST AT 18% AND 19% INCREASES, RESPECTIVELY. AN !rout Ieifle 4/30 38 13.8 ' 21.2 10.7
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<br /> AVERAGE OF ALL THE BASINS SHOWS THE SNOWPACK AT 36% ABOVE AVERAGE. STREAMFLOW ;
<br /> San Juan River
<br /> FORECASTS ARE ALL CALLING FOR MUCH ABOVE NORMAL FLOWS IN ALL OF THESE BASINS. THE
<br /> SAN JUAN RIVER INFLOW TO NAVAJO RESERVOIR IS EXPECTED TO FLOW AT 78% ABOVE THE Churns Divide ($) N/S
<br /> Chamita (B) 4/24 4 1.3 0.0 1.6
<br /> NORMAL VOLUME. THE SIX MAJOR RESERVOIRS IN THESE BASINS ARE CURRENTLY STORING. Ia Plata 4/29 37 17.7 14.5 11.9
<br /> 76% ABOVE NORMAL CONTENTS FOR MAY FIRST, 5% ABOVE LAST YEAR. SNOTEL SITES ON ManoOs T-Dom N/S
<br /> Upper San-Juan 4/29 114 46.2 31.3 8.4
<br /> RED MOUNTAIN AND WOLF CREEK PASSES SHOWED INCREASES OF 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW WATER Vallecito 4/29 56 23.6 20.0 -
<br /> EQUIVALENT DURING THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL. SOIL MOISTURE HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AS Wolf Cris, Pass (B) 4/29 103 44.2 28.6 25.2
<br /> Wolf Cr. SLT=it 4/29 136 51.2 32:2 32.9 .
<br /> IN GOOD CONDITION IN IRRIGATED AREAS.
<br /> NS-No survey.
<br /> (B)-On adjacent drainage.
<br /> STREAMFLOW FOR15CASTS 0000 Ae. Ft.) April September
<br /> FORECAST Ina POINT Forecast %of Average 1961-80
<br /> Average
<br /> imas ver at Durango 102 155 458.2 I WATERSHED SNOWPACK
<br /> Dolores River at Dolores 360 141 256.0 used on 5 Selected Snow Courses
<br /> Florida. River at Bondad 50 135 37.2 fr'
<br /> la Plata River at Hesperus 35 133 26.i W35
<br /> Ins Pinos River at Hayfield (1) 300 137 219.0 � AX1mum- RD
<br /> Mancos River near Towaoc (2) 38 135 28.2sign
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<br /> Inflow to Navajo Reservoir (l & 3) 1300 178 729.0t
<br /> Piedra Creek at Arboles 340 150 225.4
<br /> San Juan River at C 25
<br /> _ 720 180 400.7 W
<br /> San Mi 1 River at Placerville t- ..:_
<br /> (1)Observed flow plus change in storage in Val licito Reservoir. (2)March-July. (3)April-July. ; to
<br /> Expressed a:'Poor, Farr,Average,Ex-
<br /> WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK Cal lent-With Respect to Usual Supply. RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ac. Ft.) ENO OF MONTH o IS
<br /> r, Flow Period Basin or Stream _
<br /> STREAM or AREA Spring ';l� ,v •••-
<br /> in and/or Usable Usable Storage
<br /> Season Late RESERVOIR Capac.ty This Last 1961-GO
<br /> Season Year Year AVERAGE 10
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<br /> Groundhog 22• 13 14 13
<br /> Hermosa. Creek Avg. Fair
<br /> Jackson Gulch. 10 8 6- 7 to 5
<br /> Lemon 40 30 31 22 =
<br /> West Dolores River Avg. Fair u 11AIN1MO ,
<br /> Narraguinep 19 18 18 16 Z
<br /> Williams Creek Avg. Fair - 0
<br /> Navajo 1696 1487 1400 810 FE9. Isf MAR. 1st APR. Ist MAY. 1st
<br /> Vallecito 126 79 81 62 *Cascade, Lizard Head, Moles Lake, Red Mountain
<br /> is 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 Huerfano, Spanish Peaks, Argatoire River, Trinchera,
<br /> Western Baca, Southeastern Baca, Two Buttes, Bent, Timpos, Notheast Prowlers, 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 /> -SOUTH PLATTE RIVER WATERSHED -RIO GRANDE WATERSHED -
<br /> Describes water supply conditions in Rio Grande, Center, Coneios, Mosco Hooper, and
<br /> Describes water supply conditions in Fort Collins, Big Thompson, Longmont, Boulder Valley, Costilla, Soil Conservation Districts. Also describes water supply conditions in UpperChamo
<br /> Jefferson, Teller-Park, Douglas County, Morgan, Kiowa, West Arapahoe, West Adams, East ` East Rio Arriba, Taos, Lindrith, Jemez, Santa Fe-Pojoaque, 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, Mancos, LoPlafa,
<br /> White River, and Douglas Creek Soil Conservation Districts. Pine River, San Juan, Son Miguel Basin, and Glade Park Soil Conservation Districts.
<br /> *U.S.GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1985-567-104
<br /> USDA.xsraruxo.a.191111
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