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Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico - Page 8
<br /> SAN MIGUEL.. DOLORES, ANIMA AND SAN JUAN
<br /> WATERSHEDS IN COLORADO AND NEW /IBEX/CO
<br /> LEGEND SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS
<br /> (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS)
<br /> • Forecast Pollst
<br /> Snow Course RIVER BASIN T«IS YE AR S SNOW
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<br /> NwnDer o1 WATER AS PERCENT OF
<br /> • SNOTEL Site and or Cou,ses
<br /> S A I , - SU&WATERSHED Averared gait Year -60 AV6.
<br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS I661
<br /> Percent of 1961-80 Average
<br /> ° ~� Over 130%
<br /> M N •.4T R ' S E ® Animas 6 133 116
<br /> 110
<br /> Dolores 5 156 135
<br /> 90-110% San Juan 7 ill 120
<br /> 7. 70- 90%
<br /> Ouray 2
<br /> 38
<br /> o- I RDF IVARADOeo ® Under 70%
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<br /> ( CURRENT INFORMATION PAST RECORD
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<br /> L A L. WATER CONTENT
<br /> an o u 0 95 10 0 10 20 30 40 R H SNOW COURSE A'E DEPTH CONTENT AVG.
<br /> SNOW WATER (INCHES)
<br /> SCALE IN MILES SURVE Y (INCHES) (INCHES) LAST
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<br /> YEAR 61-00
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<br /> Z Cascade 2/28 42 13.1 10.4 11.6.
<br /> leunn 2/29 34 10.2 10.4 9.5
<br /> O I J R A R (()LORANO Mineral (reek 2/28 51 15.9 11.3 13.6
<br /> I Molas Lake 2/28 43 13.5 8.8 12.0
<br /> N Purgatory DISCO TINUE 19.0 17.8 D
<br /> Red Mt. Pass (B) 2/28 89 34.2 21.6 25.1
<br /> S 4 NuovA � l Silverton Sub-Sta. DISCOITINUED 7.2 7.8 D
<br /> 7e°-- 1 Spud Mountain 2/28 59 20.E 18.3 20.8
<br /> . _ Y r Dolores River
<br /> Groundhog 3/04 48 13.9 14.2 -
<br /> Idzard Head 2/28 59 19.2 12.4 14.7
<br /> I.i zard Head Pass 2/28 54 16.8 11.0 -
<br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY Ione Cone 2/24 60 20.2 14.5 14.6 *
<br /> r , Ophjr hoop DISCO TINUE 10.9 12.0 *
<br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS HAVE DECREASED 10 TO Rico 2/28 33 9.6 6.0 7.9
<br /> '20% AFTER ANOTHER DRY MONTH. Telluride 2/23 42 11.4 6. 7.5
<br /> 11AiQY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOW ELEVATION PRECIPITATION STATIONS REPORTED Trout D2ke 2/23 55 17.0 10.0 12.7
<br /> LESS THAN 50% OF AVERAGE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION. EXPECTED WATER SUPPLIES REMAIN San Juan River
<br /> Charm Divide (B) 2/27 23 6.8 4.9 3.9
<br /> ABOVE AVERAGE WITH MOST STREAMFLOW FORECASTS AT 20 TO 30% ABOVE AVERAGE. REPORTS Chamita (B) 2/27 41 12.7 8.7 8.4
<br /> FROM SIX MAJOR RESERVOIRS IN THE BASIN ARE SHOWING STORAGE OF 76% ABOVE AVERAGE La Plata. 2/28 54 20.5 18.0 16.2Mancos T-Down 2/29 54 19.1 17.0 16.6 *
<br /> Upper San Juan 2/24 79 30.6 27.8 26.5
<br /> FOR MARCH FIRST. SOIL MOISTURE IS GENERALLY GOOD THROUGHOUT THE IRRIGATED Vallecito 2/29 56 17.2 17.2 -
<br /> _ Wolf Cr. Pass (B) 2/28 68 25.6 25.4 23.3
<br /> AREAS.
<br /> Wolf Cr. Summit 2/28 70 27.5 26.9 24.1
<br /> is NS-No survey.
<br /> (B)-On adjacent drainage.
<br /> * Less than 15 years of record.
<br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS (1000 Ac. Ft.) April - September D Snow course discontinued. Estimates available thru SCS office.
<br /> FORECAST POINT Forecast a of Average 1961-80
<br /> Average
<br /> -rna iver a go 590 129 458,2 WATERSHED SNOWPACK
<br /> Dolores River at Dolores 335 131 2 .0
<br /> 47 1 31 56 Based on 5 Selected Snow Courses
<br /> 56
<br /> Florida River at Bondad .2 Z
<br /> Ia Plata River at Hesperus 34
<br /> 0 w 35
<br /> Los Pinos River at Bayfield (1) 250 113 221.0 +dtXtAAL1 �< t1= tR�
<br /> Mancos River near Towaoc (2) 32 113 28.2 5 30
<br /> Inflow to Navajo Reservoir (1 & 3) 850 117 729.0 Cr
<br /> Piedra Creek at Arboles 270 120 225.4 w
<br /> San Juan River at Carracas 25
<br /> 490 122 400.7 W
<br /> San Miguel River at Placerville
<br /> (1) Observed flow plus change in storage in Vallicito Reservoir. (2)March-July. (3)April-July. s3 20
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<br /> Expressed as'Poor, Fair,Average. Ex-
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<br /> WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK cellenC With Respect to Usual Supply. RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ae. Ft.) END OF MONTH 0 15 e
<br /> Flow Period Bas-or Stream 2 AVee- ••••••••....-
<br /> STREAM or AREA Spring and or Usable Usable Storage (n ,96�-a�••••
<br /> D [ Late CaDao ry This Last 1961-60 to .
<br /> Season Season RESERVOIR Year Year AVERAGE
<br /> Groundhog 1/ 22 14 16 10 0
<br /> Hermsa Creek Excellen AverageJackson Gulch 1 10 6 6 4 Li
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<br /> West Dolores River Excellen AverageLemon 40 28 28 17 MIN MlrtM
<br /> f Williams Creek Excellen AverageNarraguinep 1/ 19 17 17 11 Z
<br /> Navajo 1696 1350 1342 752 eFEB. Isf MAR. ISt APR. Ist MAY Ist
<br /> Vallecito 126 73 61 52 *Cascade, Lizard Head, Molas Lake, Red Mountain
<br /> Pass Telluride.
<br /> l/ 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, Timpas, Notheast Prowers, Prowers,
<br /> -COLORADO RIVER WATERSHED Kiowa 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, Conejos, Mosca Hooper, and
<br /> Describes water supply conditions in Fort Collins, Big Thompson, Longmont, Boulder Valley, Castilla, 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-Pojoaque, Sandoval, Tijeras, Cuba and
<br /> Adams, Platte Valley, 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.
<br /> USDA SCSPORTUNO.OR I"1
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