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Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico Page 5 <br /> YA , PA. WHITE A MD NORTH _PLATTE RIVER <br />-� WATERSHEDS /N COLORADO <br /> 7 o SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS ..•••.. <br /> o W o Y. Q M I I N G •el• (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS) <br /> Ala- I 9r I.,: q A RIVER BASIN Number of 'ATE R AS PE RCENT� <br /> and or Of <br /> i SUS-WATERSHED A erased La9r Yea• Ivbl-!0 A.e•are <br /> i E R <br /> cyl E <br /> 04. Elk 2 151 106 <br /> LOST LAKE I l Laramie 2 170 120 <br /> - ' t (••HA ABERS LAKE - <br /> `J North Platte 5 142 114 <br /> F T _ •of WONIGNT White 2 135 119 <br /> ' C I U T R PASS . <br /> m s. , Sf, E H A / Yampa 6 129 115 <br /> lNi <br /> P VI <br /> ' - �• ILL�]W GREEN PASS <br /> a C e <br /> - le ,,, G R A N D .wl�Ir <br /> W;r <br /> M <br /> F <br /> - ;• SNOW COURSE MEASUREMENTS <br /> ao°- _ t - CURRENT INFORMATION PAST RECORD - <br /> L WATER CONTENT <br /> I <br /> A R " SNOW COURSE ATE SNOW WATER (INCHES) <br /> DEPTH CONTENT <br /> SURVEY (INCHES) (INCHES) LAST AVG. <br /> YEAR 61-80 <br /> LEGEND <br /> i .,.:�- • ) COLORADO • Forecast Point <br /> NORTH PLATTE BASIN <br /> • Snow Course <br /> A ° 1 SNOTEL Site Laramie River <br /> :ram STREAMFLOW FORECASTS Deadman Hill 2/29 48 16.7E <br /> I o Percent of 1961-80Averope 9.7 13.4• <br /> Over 130b/o McIntyre N/S - - - 9.3 * � <br /> ® 110-130%. Roach 2/26 64 18.0 10.7 15.4 <br /> Q 90-110% North Platte River <br /> 70- 90% <br /> 10 0 10 20 30 Cameron Pass 2/28 69 27.0 18.8 23.1 <br /> SCALE IN MILES ® Under 70% Columbine Lodge 2/27 60 22.3 16.8 20.7 - <br /> Northgate 2/27 27 6.3 2.9 5.6 <br /> Park View 2/27 38 9.1 6.5 7.8 <br /> Willow Cr. Pass (B) 2/27 49 12.6 9.3 10.7 <br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY YAMPA aaslN <br /> BELOW AVERAGE SNOWFALL DURING FEBRUARY HAS BROUGHT THE SNOWPACK AND Elk River <br /> Elk River 2/27 53 7.2 11.0 16.1 <br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS CLOSER TO NORMAL. NEARLY A 25% DROP IN BASIN SNOWPACK HAS Hahn's Peak 2/22 47 14.1 9.7 13.5 <br /> DROPPED THE AVERAGE TO 114% OF AVERAGE AND STREAMFLOW FORECASTS HAVE DECREASED White River <br /> Burro Mountain 2/29 54 18.5 14.5 14.7 <br /> ACCORDINGLY. HIGHEST FLOWS ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED ON THE YAMPA RIVER AT Rio Blanco 2/29 45 14.5 <br /> 9.9 13.0 <br /> STEAMBOAT SPRINGS WITH A FORECAST OF 130% OF AVERAGE. SOIL MOISTURE IS REPORTED Yampa River <br /> AS GOOD IN IRRIGATED AREAS. ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLIES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE Bear River DISCONTINUED 6.3 0.2 D <br /> . . Columbine (B) 2.3 16.8 20.7 <br /> Crosho N/S - - 8.5 10.5 <br /> UPCOMING IRRIGATION SEASON. 2/28 68 23.6 <br /> Dry Lake 14.8 17.8 . <br /> ---- <br /> ---L n�c--Pass -(B) _- _ _ _ 2/Z 2-40 - 11�-- -7..1: �:3 , <br /> - Rabbit Ears 2/27 88 28.9 23.2 21.8 <br /> Tower 2/28 127 51.2 40.5 41.2 . <br /> Yampa View 2/27 58 18.0 11.4 13.5 <br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS 0000 Ae. Ft.) April - September <br /> Forecast rA,of Average 1961-80 <br /> FORECAST POINT Avert, <br /> i <br /> i <br /> Elk River at Clark 250 121 207.2 <br /> Laramie River near Woods 156 118 132.0 <br /> Little Snake River at Lily 435 122 356.8 <br /> North Platte River at Northgate 300 115 262.0 <br /> White River near Meeker 380 125 304.2 <br /> White River above Rangely 390 126 956.0 <br /> 1200 126 956.0 _ <br /> Yampa River near Maybell 370 130 284.2 vs-,No survey. ••�I• <br /> Yampa River at Steamboat Springs <br /> (BJ-On adjacent drainage. <br /> * Less than 15 years of record. <br /> D Snow course discontinued. Estimates available thru SCS office <br /> WATERSUPPLY OUTLOOK' EKpreased as'Poor. Fair.Average. Ex- <br /> WATER Wi[ft Respect co Usual Su Iv. <br /> Flow Pa,,od <br /> STREAM or AREA Spans Lace <br /> Season Sassari <br /> Canadian River Average Average <br /> Hunt Creek Average Average <br /> Illinois River Average Average <br /> Michigan River Average Average <br /> Oak Creek Average Average <br /> Trout Creek Average Average <br /> SITE-----TOWER . <br /> W <br /> z _45 <br /> H <br /> • <br /> 7 <br /> W1 <br /> 35 ' <br /> WATERSHED SNOWPACK g <br /> Based on 5 Selelected Snow Courses <br /> w <br /> W 35 25 <br /> J 3 ' <br /> a MA,X1ME1+tEGOR <br /> 4 30 <br /> 25 15 <br /> W <br /> 3 20 ero9e - <br /> 1961-a0 Av S <br /> z 15 <br /> U. 10 <br /> 0 DATE ,�.,.. <br /> cn -5 1 1/30 1/28 <br /> w 5 10/1 12/30 2/28 <br /> Z 0 11d1N1t1 3M .OF . RECf?�� 10/31 <br /> FEB. Ist MAR. Ist APR. Ist MAY. Ist <br /> *Burro Mountain, Columbine, Dry Lake, Elk <br /> River, Lynx Pass. <br /> USDA SCS.PORTLAND.OR 19111 <br /> r <br />