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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 MEX/CO
<br /> SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS
<br /> LEGEND (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS.YFARSI
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<br /> Snow Course RIVER BASIN Nurnbe. 1 T. 5 YEAR 5 SNOW
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<br /> "'�` Lizard Head 1/26 50 14.9 9.6 11.1
<br /> Lizard Head Pass 1/26 55 16.0 8.5 -
<br /> r Irene Cone 1/24 51 16.4 11.4 11.6 *
<br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY Ophir Loop 1/23 49 15.5 7.8 9.4 *
<br /> LOW ELEVATION PRECIPITATION OVER MOST OF THE BASIN AVERAGED LESS THAN HALF Telo B 1/2 33 8. 5. 5.2
<br /> elluride 1/233 36 9.2 4.8 5.5
<br /> F THEIR NORMAL AMOUNTS FOR THE MONTH. SEASONAL TOTALS NOW RANGE FROM 105% OF Tmut Lake 1/23 47 14.4 6.9 9.4
<br /> VEc .3F, AT DURANGO TO 158% AT PLACERVILLE, AS REPORTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER Sari Juan River
<br /> Chama Divide (B) 1/26 26 4.4 2.4 3.1
<br /> SERVICE. STREAMFLOW VOLUMES RANGE FROM A LOW OF 37% ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE SAN JUAN Chamita (B) 1/25 39 11.4 5.1 6.2
<br /> La Plata 1/30 51 18.0 14.4 12.0 *
<br /> RIVER AT CARRACUS, TO A HIGH OF 49% ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE ANIMAS AT DURANGO. WITH Mancos T-Down 1/31 48 16.6 14.3 11.0 *
<br /> Upper San Juan 1/26 82 28.2 24.3 20.5
<br /> 60% OF THE MAXIMUM SNOWPACK IN PLACE, GOOD WATERSUPPLY CAN BE EXPECTED DURING Vallecito 1/27 53 18.4 13.4
<br /> - Wolf Cr. Pass (B) 1/26 69 -23.8 20.0 18.5
<br /> ARLY SPRING AND SUMMER. STORAGE AS MEASURED AT SIX RESERVOIRS IN THE BASIN IS Wolf Cr. Suamit 1/26 62 20.8 23.9 19.2
<br /> 181% OF NORMAL AND COULD SUPPLEMENT FLOWS DURING THE LATE. ,SUMMER.M NS-No survey. - -�
<br /> (B)-On adjacent drainage.
<br /> * Less than 15 years of record.
<br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS 0000 Ae. Ft.) April -September D Snow course discontinued. Estimates available thru SCS office.
<br /> FORECAST POINT Forecast % of Average 1961-80
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<br /> Animas aver a go 685 149 458.2 VVATERSHED SNOWPACK
<br /> Dolores River at Dolores 370 144 256.0 Based on 5 Selected Snow Courses
<br /> Florida River at Bondad 51 135 37.2
<br /> LaPlata River at Hesperus 37 142 26.1 w 35
<br /> Los Pinos River at Bayfield (1) 255 128 219.0 -�
<br /> Mancos River near Towaoc (2) 37 131 28.2 A+IXttl1►AI� DRt
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<br /> Inflow to Navajo Reservoir (1 & 3) 1000 146 686.0
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<br /> Piedra Creek at Arboles 300 133 225.4
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<br /> San Juan River at Carracas 550 137 400.7 25 ;
<br /> San Mi el River at Placerville 185 141 131.2 W
<br /> (1) Observed flow plus change in storage in Vallicito Reservoir. (2)March-July. (3)April-July. 3 20 .
<br /> ExD+eased as'Poor, Falr,Average. Ex- 3
<br /> WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK cellent•Wrth Respect to Usual Supply. RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ae. Ft.) END OF MONTH O 1
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<br /> Hermosa Creek Jackson Gul ch l/ 10 6 6 4 rn Li5
<br /> Excellent Averag Lemon 40 27 28 16to
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<br /> West Dolores River Excellent AveragE Narraguinep l/ 19 17 17 9 z I "1 u D `
<br /> Williams Creek ExcellentAverag Navajo 1696 1460 1400 791 AFEB. Isf MAR. Ist APR. Ist MAY. Ist
<br /> Vallecito 126 71 63 51 *Cascade, Lizard Head, Molas Lake, Red Mountain
<br /> Pass Telluride.
<br /> 1/ Period of record less than 15 years.
<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, Purgatoire River, Trinchera,
<br /> Western Baca, Southeastern Baca, Two Buttes, Bent, Timpos, Notheast Prowers, Prowers,
<br /> COLORADO RIVER WATERSHED Kiowo County, West Otero, East Otero, Prairie, Hi Plains, and Double El Soil Conservation
<br /> Describe water supply conditions in DeBeque, Plateau Valley, Mesa, Bookcliff, Eagle County,. Districts.
<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, Mosca Hooper, and
<br /> Describes water supply conditions in Fort Collins, Big Thompson, Longmont, Boulder Valley, Costillo, Soil Conservation Districts. Also describes water supply conditions in UpperChama
<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 Volley, 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, LaPlata,
<br /> White River, and Douglas Creek Soil Conservation Districts. Pine River, San Juan, San Miguel Basin, and Glade Park Soil Conservation Districts.
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