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U <br /> Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico -- Page 7 <br /> - <br /> RIO GRANDE WATERSHED III COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO <br /> , <br /> �. COLORADO <br /> 0 <br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY <br /> S A G 11, <br /> E°A .I I ' WATER SUPPLIES SHOULD BE ABUNDANT DURING THE UPCOMING IRRIGATION SEASON. <br /> J` r SLUMGULLNI'-- <br /> '05 <br /> `H I N S D L <br /> 3B� THE MAJORITY OF COLORADO'S STREAMFLOW FORECASTS RANGE FROM 20% TO 40% ABOVE <br /> CONSRPI IF AVERAGE, WHILE NEW MEXICO'S MAJOR DRAINAGES ARE FORECAST AT 30% TO 60% ABOVE <br /> INl K �T�,t�MIDK t J 5, LAVETAPASS NORMAL• THE HIGHEST FORECAST IN NEW MEXICO IS ON THE RIO GRANDE AT SAN MARCIAL <br /> RE K01, <br /> AT 160% OF AVERAGE. RESERVOIR STORAGE CONTINUES TO REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE WITH <br /> J THOSE IN THE RIO GRANDE OF COLORADO AT 166% OF AVERAGE, T <br /> E, AND THOSE I.1 THE RIO - <br /> •/�` C�ypRES .��r C.� : .:•.. >�:;!«,RY'... -}-3T° <br /> NORTH OSTILLA <br /> NEW MEXICO .:::_ ? <::::<_;:; ::;_;;<::_;;;::_><<:;:;<:: :{.: < GRANDE PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO AT 232% OF AVERAGE. <br /> ELEPHANT BUTTE RESERVOIR IS <br /> LEGEND <br /> • Forecast Potts <br /> CURRENTLY STORING MORE THAN FOUR TIMES ITS <br /> k:>: >: _ :�3.�:: :. . s>: NORMAL VOLUME FOR MARCH FIRST. SOI <br /> Snow Course .Yr�n)�' �•�� HEMATITE PARK L ' <br /> . <br /> E i f SNOT EL Site <br /> MOI <br /> STURE <br /> STU RE RANGES <br /> FR <br /> OM <br /> :'< ._< ``>; GOOD <br /> STREAMFIOw FORECASTS �. � TO FAIR IN THE IRRIGATED AREAS. <br /> Percent of 1961-80 Average <br /> .�... <br /> Y <br /> C)VCr 1 3 /6 s,::<wa::::<:::;:::yc,,,.: PALo <br /> 11 13096 <br /> N <br /> 0 <br /> 90-110% M 0 R A <br /> :.":• LAMIT06 <br /> . _ 76°- 36 <br /> l T A . F .�o � S REAMFL W FORECASTS f c <br /> 0 <br /> 0 0 S (000 <br /> EN <br /> ip <br /> i OV• <br /> 0 <br /> Udder 7 ° A.t r . .,::;:.:.;. 1961-80 <br /> ® ALA ' ?:<>?k :';<` :i FORECAST POINT Forecast o of Average <br /> Average''•'� <br /> ABIN <br /> Fe MI G U E L COLORADO (April-September) <br /> 8 121 <br /> 66.0 <br /> Alamosa 0 <br /> la sa re � v Reservoir Creek bo a Terrace Res r r <br /> T ce <br /> C n j s River near Mogote (1) <br /> 24 <br /> 5 126 <br /> 19 <br /> 5.0 <br /> 0 <br /> 10 O IO 20 30 40 ?i{;y;;'{£ ::::::::z;`fif ??:>a•:::.:e:,';:: ;, <br /> SCALE IN MILES ;>:::<�>_` :..:<:;< 3?a::<:::=:r::=::_>.: ,:: Culebra Creek at San Luis 2 25 137 18.0 . <br /> xy t' ::><::•:::::.:<:;:=a'::;.::;_;:>::;:<:;<: . La Jara Creek near Capulin 11 141 69.0 <br /> 7.8 <br /> ALeuouEls : . Los Pinos River near Ortiz 1eo�5 ✓, ,� Rio Grande at Thirty Mile Bridge (3) 159 119 126.0 <br /> RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ac. ft.) END OF MONTH 35B E R N /t I L LO - --75° Rio Grande near Del Norte (3) 600 121 494.0 <br /> Rio Grande at Wagon Wheel Gap (3) 375 121 310.0 <br /> Basln or Sneam Usable <br /> Usable Storage <br /> and'or Capac,ty Th.s Lasl 19t1-so - 30.0 <br /> RESERVOIR rear Yea I A�era It Saguache Creek near Saguache 40 133 <br /> COLORADO WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK E cellen°°was Poor.Respe Fao Usual ver te.Supply San Antonio River at Ortiz 20 132 15.2 <br /> Continental 27 3 Flow Per.od South Fork of Rio Grande at South Fork 145 114 127.0 <br /> Platoro 75 14 4 5 STREAMorAREA Sprrnt Late Trinchera Water Supply (April-July) (6) 37 141 26.3 <br /> • 14 9 Season Season <br /> NEW MEXICO (March-July) <br /> Rio Grande 51 21 10 16 Costilla Creek at Costilla (4) 20 105 19.0 <br /> Sanchez 103 42 24 16 COLORADO Gallinas Creek near Montezuma 10 143 7.0 <br /> Santa Maria 45 8 24 6 Jemez River near Jemez 40 100 40.0 <br />' Terrace 18 8 12 6 Sangre de Cristo Cr Excellen Excell nt Pecos River at Pecos 58 129 45.0 <br /> NEW MEXICO Trinchera Creek Excelle t Excell nt Red River at Mouth 34 113 30.0 <br /> Avalon 6 3 3 3 Rio Chama at E1 Vado 315 151 208.0 1 <br /> Caballo 344 24 137 71 NEW MEXICO Rio Grande at Otowi (5) 870 145 600.0 <br /> Conchas 273 148 168 40 Embudo Creek Excellent Excell nt Rio Grande at San Marcial (5) 670 160 420.0 <br /> E1 Vado 195 130 127 34 Rio Hondo near Valdez 15.0 <br /> Mora River Excellent Averag 20 133 <br /> Elephant Butte 2195 1318 940 26 Nambe Creek Excellent Averag Rio Pueblo de Taos below Los Cordovas 37 137 27•0 <br /> McMillRn 34 24 23 16 Rio Ojo Caliante Excellent Averag Santa Cruz River at Cudiyo 1Q 129 14.0 <br /> Santa Rosa 447 14 35 - Santa Fe Creek Average Fair Santa Fe near Santa Fe _ <br /> ' Sumner 111 36 (Hob.."d flw plus change in etarvge in Platoro Reeerlxiir. (2)0bserved flow plus ehmge in ownige in Sanchea Reaerwir. (d)0bservad floe plus change <br /> in etomge in.Santa Mk w, Ric (:Hindle and Continental Reservoirs. 14)Obeerved flow plus change in Costilla Reaerveir. (5)0barrmed fiw ptw change in <br /> "- uhrlge in ET-Ya7o'3n t rvoira (G)S--oj Tri��llerTi Crsek nmr F,fCiarTand,-UCe-Z re nw?r"For-i-wand,-Sarlg e-4 Cristo creek naar Fort <br /> (hrl.rnd, and Indian Creek diverawn. <br /> SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS <br /> (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS) <br /> (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS) ?nuS YEA R S SNOW ' <br /> RIVER BASIN N n,ber of <br /> THIS YEAR'S SNOW WATER AS pE RCENT OF <br /> \ RIVER BASIN NwmEer of WATER AS PERCENT OF SUB-WATERSHED era Courses <br /> ust Yen 1%1-a0 A.era e and or Courses t t <br /> su&WATERSHED A.nged Last Year I%I-00 A.nate WATERSHED SNOWPACK <br /> - NEW MEXICO <br /> COLORADO Based on 5 Selected Snow Courses * Pecos 1 98 125 <br /> Rio Grande Basin Colorado <br /> Alamosa 1 131 140 35 ' Red River 2 100 123 <br /> Conejos 6 142 128 IAXEt41�l1tt #1:.. ECDRs Rio Chama 3 134 148 <br /> Culebra 4 145 155 Z Rio Grande, NM 17 101 131 <br /> Rio Grande, CO 24 129 122 Rio Hondo - - - <br /> f > <br /> SNOW COURSE MEASUREMENTS W 2 s <br /> SNOW COURSE MEASUREMENTS <br /> CURRENT INFORMATION PAST RECORD - <br /> CURRENT INFORMATION PAST RECORD at <br /> WATER CON TENT W 2 WATER CONTENT <br /> DATE SNOW WATER (INCHES) Q SNOW COURSE OOFE SNOW WATER ONCHES) <br /> DEPTH CONTENT <br /> SNOW COURSE OF DEPTH CONTENT 3 SURVEY (INCHES) (INCHES) EA1T a V� <br /> SURVEY (INCHES) (INCHES) LAST AV6. - <br /> YEAR 6h80SIX <br /> oAveco9 ... <br /> RIO GRANDE BASIN-COLO. (Zn 10, 196l-8-- RIO GRANDE BASIN - NM <br /> Pecos River <br /> Alamosa River 0 Bitter Creek DISCO TINUE - - D <br /> H 5 Panchuela 2/29 18 5.0 5.1 4.0 <br /> Lily Pond 2/28 51 15.5 - - _ Wesner Springs DISCO TINUE - - D <br /> Silver Lakes 3/01 30 7.7 5.9 5.5 z_ IbElNEwtt tiA F R�G�EI <br /> FEB. Ist MAR. Ist APR.Ist MAY Ist Red River <br /> Conejos River *Cumbres Pass, La Veta Pass, Silver Lakes, Upper Hematite Park (B) 2/27 21 5.3 5.4 4.0 <br /> Cumbres Pass 2/27 67 23.3 17.6 18.0 Rio Grande, Wolf Creek Pass. Red River 2/27 28 6.6 6.5 5.7 <br /> Cumbres Trestle 2/27 79 30.9 20.9 21.9 * <br /> La Manga 2/27 58 20.1 14.1 16.7 Rio Chama <br /> Pinos Mill 2/25 68 24.8 18.1 19.6 N Bateman 2/28 44 13.8 11.2 10.2 <br /> Platoro 2/28 50 16.3 12.4 14.6 Chama Divide 2/27 23 6.8 4.9 3.9 <br /> River Springs 2/29 28 7.7 4.0 5.7 Chamita 2/27 41 12.7 8.7 8.4 <br /> Rio Grande <br /> Culebra River WATERSHED SNOWPACK Alamitos 2/28 29 8.1 9.4 5.7 <br /> * Bernal Trail (B) DISCO TINUE - - D <br /> Brown Cabin 2/29 38 10.0 6.4 5.3 Based on 5 Selected Snow Courses Big Tesuqua DISCO TINUE 10.0 5.9 D <br /> Culebra 2/29 39 10.9 8.9 7.8 Z Rio Grande ,Basin, New Mexico Cordova 2/27 47 13.7 10.0 9.5 <br /> -- La Veta Pass (B) 2/28 55 14.3 9.2 9.1 * J 35 Elk Cabin 2/27 16 4.9 6.4 3.5 <br /> Trinchera (B) 2/29 41 9.7 6.5 6.8 Q - Gallegos Peak 2/29 41 13.3 9.4 8.9 <br /> MAXtM�:M 4F' #tEC©R� Hopewell 2/28 58 20.3 16.1 15.0 <br /> Rio Grande W 30 La Cueva 2/23 26 7.8 9.2 6.6 <br /> North Costilla 2/24 22 5.0 5.8 4.2 <br /> Big Meadows 2/29 43 12.9 12.0 12.5 W 25 Ojo Redondo 2/24 12 4.2 6.0 - <br /> Cochetopa Pass 2/29 31 8.4 3.6 5.0 f- <br /> 4 Palo 2/27 35 10.0 6.1 6.8 <br /> Grayback 2/27 49 15.1 9.9 12.5 * 3 Payrole 2/28 36 11.0 9.0 8.2 <br /> Hiway 2/28 64 24.1 22.1 20.7 3 20 Post Office Flat 2/24 9 3.2 4.6 - <br /> Lake Humphrey 2/26 27 6.0 5.6 6.2 0 Quemazon 2/29 27 6.7 11.3 8.0 <br /> Love Lake 2/28 34 7.4 7.7 7.9 z <br /> Middle Creek 2/28 56 16.8 14.5 - N (5 Rice Park 2/22 17 5.5 7.2 - <br /> Pass Creek 2/24 41 12.7 10.5 11.2 Rio En Medic 2/28 34 8.6 12.5 8.9 <br /> Pool Table 2/28 20 4.4 3.5 5.3 O 10 - - San Antonio Sink 2/2.7 37 11.0 7.1 7.4 <br /> Sandoval 2 29 18 4.6 7.8 5.0 <br /> Porcupine 2/26 36 9.4 5.5 .8.9 N 1961-80 Average .................. / <br /> W Senorita Divide 2/27 34 11.1 15.1 8.4 <br /> Santa Maria 2/25 24 5.8 3.2 4.6 = S <br /> Upper Rio Grande 2/26 30 6.9 6.2 7.9 Taos Canyon 2/27 24 7.2 5.2 4.6 <br /> Wolf Creek Pass 2/24 68 25.6 25.4 23.3 Tres Ritos /27 31 9.0 7.1 5.1 <br /> 0 Rio Hondo <br /> Wolf Cr. Summit (B) 2/28 70 27.5 26.9 24.1 * FEB. lit MAR. lit APR, lit Taos Powderhorn DISCO 2INUE 23.0 - D <br /> Bateman,Big Tesuque, Chamita, Payrole, Red River. <br /> VS-No survey. NS-No survey. <br /> i t d d ajacenranage. <br /> (B)-on adjacent drainage. (B)-On - <br /> Less than 15 years of record. * Less than 15 years of record. <br /> ) <br /> USDA SCS.RORTI.ANO.OR 1961 D Snow course discontinued. Estimates available thru SCS office.j <br />