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<br /> SOUTH PLATTE RIVER- WATERSHEDIN COLORADO
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<br /> " " �"`• R A P A N O E f.t'7REkT INFORM.,TION PAST RECORD
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<br /> ., E L B E R T COLORADQ YEAR 61-l0
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<br /> ` EL PAS0 E ERI` ® 110-130% Baltimore 1/30 25 6.8 3.6 5.0
<br /> 90-110% 'Boulder Falls 1/26 38 12.0 4.5 7.7
<br /> a Lake Eldora 1/31 39 12.8
<br /> 70- 90°h 5.8 6.9
<br /> ® Under 70% Niw(ot 1/27 41 13.2 4.2 5.3
<br /> University Camp 1/26 47 15.1 5.7 10.8
<br /> Big Thompson River
<br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY
<br /> SNOWPACK STATISTICS FOR THE SOUTH PLATTE BASIN TOOK THE SHARPEST DECLINE IN Bear (eke 1/31 43 14.1 4.9 10.3 * "'
<br /> Deer Ridge 1/29 25 8.5 0.7 3.3
<br /> THE STATE, DOWN 74% FROM JANUARY 1 READINGS, AND IS CURRENTLY 138% OF NORMAL. THIS Hidden Valley 1/29 33 9.4 2.5 6.6
<br /> Lake Irene (B) 1/29 65 20.2 11.8 13.8
<br /> ECLINE IS INDICATIVE.OF THE BELOW NORMAL LOW ELEVATION PRECIPITATION THAT OCCURRED longs Peak 1/30 34 11.0 3.1 6.7
<br /> TWo MiXe 1/29 40 11.6 4.3 9.1
<br /> ONG THE FRONT RANGE. PRECIPITATION RANGED FROM A LOW OF 22% FOR THE MONTH AT Will Park 2/01 49 18.0 9.1 11.9
<br /> LENS PARK, TO A HIGH AT BOULDER OF 87% OF NORMAL. SEASONAL TOTALS ARE NOW NEAR Cache la Poudre
<br /> Bennett Creek 1/26 32 8.2 3.2 4.9
<br /> VERAGE TO 40% ABOVE AVERAGE. ADEQUATE SNOWMELT RUNOFF VOLUMES CAN BE EXPECTED Big South 1/30 16 4.9 2.7 1.5
<br /> Cameron Pass 1/30 64 23.8 17.1 17.7
<br />.. URING THE EARLY SUMMER MONTHS, BUT TAPERING OFF IN THE LATER MONTHS. RESERVOIR Chambers lake 1/30 24 7.7 4.2 6.4
<br /> Deadman Hill 1/31 40 12.6 7.8 10.5
<br /> TORAGE IS GOOD AND IS 113% OF NORMAL. Deadman
<br /> Lake 1/26 31 7.8 3.5 4.6
<br /> Joe Wright 1/30 64 22.2 17.0 15.8
<br /> Lost Lake ( DISCONTINUED D
<br /> Pine Creek 2/1 15 1 4.5 2.2 1.6
<br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS (1000 Ae.. Ft.) April-SePtember_t ✓_ -_u _ __ __ _ __ ____ �_v r. �- __._ _ ____, Reed Feather 'DISCONTINUED D
<br /> FORECAST POINT Forecast o of Average 1961-80
<br /> Average Clear Creek
<br /> Bear Creek at Morrison 38 132 28.7 Baltimore (B) 1/30 25 6.8 36 5.0
<br /> Big Thompson River at Drake (1) 155 136 114.0 Berthoud Falls 1/30 47 13.6 6.4 9.0
<br /> Boulder Creek at Orodell 68 145 46.7 EMire 1/30 27 7.4 2.4 4.6
<br /> Cache La Poudre River at Canyon Mouth 2 Grizzly Peak (B) 1/30 51 17.5 7.6 11.1
<br /> y ( ) 170 134 127.0 Loveland Pass 1/30 44 14.8 6.9 9.8
<br /> Clear Creek at Golden (3) 170 134 127.0
<br /> St. Vrain Creek at Lyons 105 133 78.8
<br /> South Boulder Creek near Eldorado Springs 55 130 42.1 St. Vrain River
<br /> South Platte River at South Platte 236 120 197.0 Copeland Lake 1/28 20 5.2 0.9 3.3
<br /> Ward 1/31 28 8.0 1.6 3.8
<br /> Wild Basin 1/28 34 9.4 2.8 8.1
<br /> 01 nhser,.rd flow plus b'-pass to power plant,. I-" ODsrrild fl,.r onus trana•bas sn diversions plus municipal and Irrigation diversions. (I) Observed flow.imme
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<br /> Bison Reservoir 1/31 13 3.5 1.7 -
<br /> WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK Eipretsed a5-Poor• t toFai Usuaverl
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<br /> ly. RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ae. Ft.) END OF MONTH 00M 1/26 24 6.6 2.4 4.4
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<br /> !' I Plow Penod Basin or Steam Usable Usable Storage Geneva Park 1/29 20 4.1 1.4 2.8
<br /> RESERVOIR Horseshoe Mountain 1/25 34 9.8 3.2 6.7
<br /> STREAM or AREA Spring Late and or Capau[r Th. Last, 1981-80
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<br /> Year rear Average
<br /> Hoosier Pass 1/30 43 12.5 5.7 8.1
<br /> Antero 16 16 16 14 Jefferson Creek 1/26 35 9.6 4.0 6.1
<br /> Coal Creek Excellent Average Barr Lake 32 22 26 !1 22 Mosquito 1/25 34 9.2 3.5 6.6
<br /> North Fork of South Excellent Average Black Hollow 8 4 5 i 4 Sundance 1/29 38 10.3 4.7 -
<br /> Platte Boyd Lake 48 40 36 36 Trout Creek Pass.
<br /> 1/25 20 4.6 1.4 3.4
<br /> North Fork of Cache xcellen Average Cache La Poudre 10 9 9 7
<br /> La Poudre Carter Lake 114 84 86 `'80
<br /> Ralston Creek xcellen Average Chambers Lake 9 4 5 3
<br /> Rock Creek xcellen Average Cheesman 79 75 78 ! 50
<br /> South Platte from xcellen Average Cobb Lake 34 20 20 14
<br /> Greeley to Fort Eleven Mile 98 98 75 88
<br /> Morgan Empire 38 14 28 22
<br /> South Platte from Average Fair Fossil Creek 12 O 6 7
<br /> Fort Morgan to Gross 43 31 29 27 NS-No curve .
<br /> Sterling Halligan 6 6 6 4 (8)-On adiacent drainage.
<br /> South Platte below Average Fair Horsetooth 144 117 104 " 83 *less than 15 years of record .
<br /> Sterling Jackson 35 28 26 '''29 D Snow course discontinued. Estimates available thru SCS office.
<br /> Julesburg 28 21 21 20
<br /> Lake Loveland 14 10 10 9 WATERSHED SNOWPACK
<br /> Lone Tree 9 8 8 6
<br /> Mariano 6 4 5 5 Based on 5 Selected Snow Courses
<br /> Marshall 10 8 8 4 F-
<br /> Marston 18 15 16 15 w 35
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<br /> Milton 24 15 16 13 a »:: :::»:::,.»:'.
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<br /> Point of Rocks 70 58 68 55 j 30 ''''.
<br /> Prewitt 33 18 25 1 17
<br /> Riverside 58 15 53 ,42
<br /> Standley 42 40 39 21 25
<br /> Terry 8 6 5 5
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<br /> Union 13 12 13 10 20
<br /> Windsor 19 13 12 10 3 Civet°96 ---.. -
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<br /> Hoosier Pass, University Camp.
<br /> USDA SCS FORTUiND.OR 191111
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