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<br /> Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New, Mexico - Page 3
<br /> COLORADO, RIVER WATERSHED IN COLORADO
<br /> LEGEND SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS
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<br /> ® 110-130°k p 3 s� ?+ ;trN Colorado 19
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<br /> 70- 90°rG x D } 7 17 6 13 9
<br /> ® 40 .' . ,`y '..<: H Williams Fbrk 4 163
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<br /> Fremont Pass 2/28 58 17.5 8.6 12.9
<br /> Grizzly Peak 2/28 57 19.2 11.2 14.5
<br /> 10 0 10 20 30 Hoosier Pass 2/27 46 14.0 7.2 10.4
<br /> SCALEIN MILES .. Officers Gulch DISCO NTINU D 4.3 5.8 *D
<br /> Shrine Pass 2/29 62 18.3 12.3 14.4
<br /> Snake River 2/28 37 10.6 5.5 7.1
<br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY Swint Ranch 2/23 33 9.2 4.4 6.5
<br /> THE UPPER REACHES OF THE COLORADO RIVER HAS 39% ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWPACK Colorado River
<br /> FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THIS WAS THE RESULT OF HEAVY SNOWFALL IN LATE NOVEMBER �R�' 2/28 58 18.1 10.9 11.0
<br /> Berthoud Pa •s 2/28 63 21.9 13.7 13.0
<br /> AND DECEMBER. ALTHOUGH SNOWPACK STATISTICS HAVE DECREASED 21% FROM LAST Berthoud Summit 2/27 72 23.5 13.8 15.3
<br /> Cooper Hill DISC NTINU D 6.7 8.9 D
<br /> MONTH'S READINGS, SNOWMELT RUNOFF VOLUMES ARE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE. THE UPPER Copper Mountain 2728 5 17.4 9.6 11.6
<br /> Glenmar Ranch 2/23 40 10.7 6.7 7.5
<br /> COLORADO RIVER IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 135% OF AVERAGE, AND THE WILLIAMS FORK Gore Pass 2/22 35 10.3 6.4 9.1
<br /> Grand Lake 2/25 38 11.0 5.9 7.7
<br /> 150% IF AVERAGE PRECIPITATION PREVAILS THE REST OF THE WINTER. RESERVOIR Lake Irene 2/26 65 22.4 14.5 18.1
<br /> Lapland 2/27 42 12.2 7.5 8.8
<br /> STORAGE CURRENTLY IS 38% ABOVE NORMAL, DOWN 27% FROM LAST MONTH. SOIL MOISTURE Lulu DISCONTINUED 14.6 16.0 D
<br /> Lynx Pass 2 2 11.5 7.1 10.7
<br /> RANGES FROM FAIR TO GOOD IN MOST AREAS. McKenzie Gulch DISC NTINU D 4.3 5.5 D
<br /> Muddle Fbrk 2 23 13.7 7.6 8.4
<br /> Milner 2/26 48 15.4 9.2 12.4
<br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS (1000 Ae. Ft.) April - September North Inlet 2/27 37 9.5
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<br /> Panto 2/27 39 8.9
<br /> FORECAST POINT Forecast o of Average 1961-80 6,0 $,Q
<br /> s Average Phantom Valley 2/25 44 13.5 8,4' 9.8
<br /> - ue- ver--in#-low- - i on-Reservoir --- __ 225 -- }3 2 - 1-7 1. _ __ __ Ranch Creek a- 2/27 50 15.5 8.4 8.3
<br /> -- Tennessee Pass 128- J_� -`ir:T _
<br /> Blue River inflow to Green Mountain Reservoir (1) 400 133 300.8 4.6 8.6
<br /> Vail Mountain 2/24 68 25.1
<br /> Colorado River near Camera (2) 3500 143 2462.0 • 16.0 18.7 *
<br /> Colorado River near Dotsero (3) 2060 138 1494.8 Vasquez 2/25 47 14.2 10.2 10.4
<br /> Colorado River inflow to Granby Reservoir (4) 310 135 230.3 Plateau Creek
<br /> Eagle River below Gypsum 475 151 308.4
<br /> East Fork Troublesome Creek near Troublesome 27 140 19.3 Mesa Lakes 2/23 61 21.9 20.8 13.6
<br /> Roaring Fork at Glenwood Springs (5) 1100 150 733.5 Park Reservoir 2/24 72 26.7 24.4 20.2
<br /> r Williams Fork near Parshall (6) g:r,. 150 62.5 Trickle Divide 2/23 77 28.9 25.0 21.4
<br /> Willow Creek inflow to Willow Creek Reservoir � ,
<br /> ll)Uhsrrrrd fins plus diversions through Roberts Tunnel and change in storage in Utllun Resrrrair. (2)Ohserced (loin pl., the rb nrr a;I, a, tndl atrJ ul r JI.md r ll. may, -
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<br /> gnu plot dinrrsinns through Divide and 7rrin Lakr., Tunnels plus change in storage in Raedi Resen-nir. (h)Oh,rrved IIoN Ilu,.lirrrclan, +hr,,,ph luga,t P. ,
<br /> Ga,nrirk runnel. - _ Aspen DISC NTIN D 8.8 13.8 D
<br /> Hagerman Tunnel N/S
<br /> RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ac. Ft.) END OF MONTH WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK «le�t`wat�esprectato Usual Independence Pass 2/23 58 17.6 9.8 13.6
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<br /> Ivanhoe 2/27 65 20.6 12.2 14.7
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<br /> RE SERvOIR r T^ + lac 19r.i-f0 STREAM or AREA Sprang Late
<br /> season seasan � 2/27 48 14.6 7.2 10.3
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<br /> 2/24 66 23.2 12.8 13.7
<br /> Dillon 251 241 250 195 McClure Pass 2/28 51 16.8 10.3 13.7
<br /> Granby 466 379 208 233 Brush ExcellentAverage Nast 2/27 33 8.7 4.6 6.1
<br /> Green Mountain 139 73 77 67 Gyps Creek ExcellentAverage North Lost Trail 2/28 52 17.4 10.6 13.7
<br /> Homestake l/ 43 42 24 19
<br /> Ruedi 1/ 102 69 , 76 66 Williams Fbrk'River
<br /> Vega 32 19 24 10
<br /> Williams Fork 97 47 64 38 Glenmar Ranch 2/23 40 10.7 6.7 7.5
<br /> Willow Creek 9 8 7 7 Jones Pass 2/28 58 19.7 12.5 12.5
<br /> Middle Fork 2/23 47 13.7 7.6 8.4
<br /> Ute Pass 2/28 52 13.7 8.6 9.4
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<br /> l/ Period of record less than 15 years. Grano 2/24 33 9.1
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<br /> Willow Creek Pass 2/27 49 12.6 9.3 10.1
<br /> SITE-----PARK RESERVOIR Ns-No survey.
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<br /> * Less than 15 years of record.
<br /> 25 D Snow course discontinued. Estimates available thru SCS office.
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