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<br /> Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico - Page 2
<br /> GUNNISON RIVER WATERSHED IN COLORADO
<br /> COLORADO SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS
<br /> (COMPARISON wlTn PREVIOUS YEARS)
<br /> P I T K I N THIS YEAR'S SNOw
<br /> RIVER BIL4N Num DRr of WATER AS PERCENT OF
<br /> and or Courses
<br /> o SUB-WATERSHED Avergged Last Year 1961-80 Average
<br /> TRICKLE �,
<br /> M E K A DIVIDE 12 128 137
<br /> MESA LAKE b) L STM [Gunnison
<br /> Surface Creek 3 89 128
<br /> 4 128 145
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<br /> Alexander Lake 3/30 75 28.0 31.9 23.5
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<br /> b b£o ?� STREAMFLOW FORECASTS Blue Mesa DISC TINUE - -
<br /> 39°-�- ,.;•. .: -38° Percent of L%I-W Average Butte 3728 60 23.2
<br /> a,TELLURIDE i DARA ` �gq' 'a'- 13.1 16.0 u e SL MUu LION Over 13096 Cocheto a Pass (B) 3/27 38 10.1
<br /> .:IUNTAIN p 5.1 6.1
<br /> M I G U E L MINERAL C M IN E R A L ® 110-130% Crested Butte 3/29 54 19.2
<br /> SI ertown i 12.4 14.9
<br /> SAN JUAN Q 90-110% Keystone 4/02 77 31.8 20.4 21.5
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<br /> 70- 90% Lake City 3/29 43 11.2 5.3 7.6
<br /> 0 0 20 30 ^o MLES ® Under 70% Mesa Lakes (B) 3/30 80 28°0 29.0 17.7
<br /> c scn�E 1:1 620,000 McClure Pass 3/29 59 20.9
<br /> 16.7 15.4 .
<br /> Park Cone 3/27 45 14.2 6.7 11.0
<br /> Park Reservoir 3/29 83 29.0 35.0 25.1
<br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY Porphyry Creek 3/28 85 25-6 18.0 17.3
<br /> SNOWPACK STATISTIC IN THE UPPER GUNNISON RIVER BASIN IS 137% OF AVERAGE, Slumgullion 3/29 60 18.8 10.3 14.1
<br /> -� Tomichi DISCO TINUE 13.7 13.1
<br /> DOWN 7% FROM MARCH 1. THE HIGHEST SNOWPACK EXISTS IN THE UNCOMPAHGRE BASIN AT 45%
<br /> Surface Creek
<br /> ABOVE AVERAGE. SIX SNOW COURSES IN THE GUNNISON BASIN RECORDED NEW MAXIMUMS, WITH Alexander Lake 3/30 75 28.0 31.9 23.5
<br /> SOME SNOW COURSES ESTABLISHED IN 1935. AN INDEX OF SIX RESERVOIRS IN THE BASIN Mesa Lakes 3/30 80 28.0 29.0 17.7
<br /> Park Reservoir 3/29 83 29.0 35.0 25.1
<br /> HAVE 89% OF AVERAGE STORAGE CURRENTLY, AND 69% OF LAST YEAR. SOIL MOISTURE IN ALL
<br /> Uncompahgre River
<br /> IRRIGATED AREAS REPORT GOOD CONDITIONS. EXPECTED SNOWMELT RUNOFF VOLUMES FOR THE Idarado 3/29 67 22.8 16.2 16.6
<br /> Ironton Park 3/29 79 27.6 19.4 14.0
<br /> APRIL-SEPTEMBER PERIOD ARE ALL WELL ABOVE AVERAGE. THE UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER AT COLONj. Red Mountain Pass 3/27 106 37.8
<br /> 33.2 31.7
<br /> Telluride (B) 3/26 47 13.8 11.0 7.9
<br /> -� SHOULD HAVE 45% ABOVE NORMAL STREAMFLOW IF AVG. PRECIP OCCURS THE NEXT 2 MONTHS.
<br /> :iS-:;o survey. ,
<br /> (BJ-?• adjacent drainage.
<br /> *Less than 15 years of record.
<br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS (1000 Ae. Ft.) April - September D Snow course discontinued. Estimates available thru
<br /> FORECAST POINT Forecast % of Average 1961-80 SCS office.
<br /> Average
<br /> WATERSHED SNOWPACK
<br /> East River At Almont 275 136 202.4 Based on 5 Selected Snow Courses*
<br /> Gunnison diver inflow to-Blue,Mesa
<br /> Gunnison River near Grand Junction (2) 2300 183 1265.0 ?�
<br /> North Fork of Gunnison (3) 390 136 285.9 M1tlOM>lA� R#1
<br /> Surface Creek near Cedaredge 20 116 17.3 _ w 30
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<br /> 165 146 114.7
<br /> Taylor River Inflow to Taylor Park Reservoir Q
<br /> 1 94
<br /> 1 45
<br /> 133.8
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<br /> (1) Observed flow plus change in storage in Taylor Reservoir. (2) Observed flow plus change in storage in Blue Mesa, Morrow Point and Taylor Reservoirs.
<br /> (3) Observed flow plus change in storage in Paonia Reservoir.
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<br /> Expressed as"Poor. Fair,Average, Ex- a0
<br /> WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK cellent•With Respect to Usual Supply. RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ae. Ft.) END OF MONTH z A
<br /> Flow Period Basin or Stream Usable Usable Storage N 10
<br /> STREAM or AREA Spring Late and,or CaDab ry Th,z last 1981-80
<br /> Season Season RESERVOIR yea. real Avers e - W -
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<br /> Ohio Creek
<br /> xcellen Excelle t Blue Mesa 830 250 442 306 w 5
<br /> Slate River xcellen Excelle t Crawford 1/ 14 12 14 10 ..,:;•;:<„r
<br /> xcellen Excelle t Fruit rowers 4 4 z .. . . st
<br /> Tomichi Creek g 4 4 FEB. Ise MAR, Isf APR.ist MAY Ise
<br /> --' Fruitland 9 6 3 2
<br /> Morrow Point 1 121 115 115 107 *Crested Butte, Ironton Park, Park Cone, Park
<br /> Taylor 106 51 61 Reservoir, Porphyry Creek.
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<br /> l/ Period of. record less than 15 years.
<br /> Issued by Released by Report prepu:red by
<br /> PETER C. MYERS SHELDON G. BOONE RAY T. MARGO, JR. GARRY L. SCHAEFER Snow Survey Supervisor SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
<br /> SNOW SURVEY UNIT
<br /> CHIEF STATE CONSERVATIONIST STATE CONSERVATIONIST MICHAEL A. GILLESPIE Assistant Snow Survey Supervisor 2490 WEST 26TH AVE.
<br /> SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE SOIL CONSERVATION
<br /> ON ERVA OW SERVICE
<br /> JOHN L. SPRAGUE Hydrologic Technician DENVER, COLORADO-80211
<br /> WASHINGTON, D.C.
<br /> DENVER, COLORADO MARY M.VIGIL Statistical Assistant
<br /> LIST OF COOPERATORS
<br /> The SCS administers the Cooperative Snow Survey Program in cooperation with
<br /> other federal, state, and local agencies as well as private organizations
<br /> and individuals. The following oranizations cooperate in Colorado and New
<br /> Mexico Snow Surveys.
<br /> STATE INVESTOR OWNED UTILITIES CORPORATIONS
<br /> Colorado State Engineer Colorado Public Service Company Aspen Skiing Corp.
<br /> Colorado State Soil Conservation Board Public Service Company of New Mexico Colorado Fuel and Iron Corp.
<br /> Climax Molybdenum Corp.
<br /> New Mexico State Engineer
<br /> Colorado State University Experiment Station MUNICIPALITIES Copper Mountain Ski Area
<br /> Lake Eldora Corp.
<br /> Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
<br /> Dept. of Game and Fish City of Denver City of Greeley. Vail Associates, Incorporated
<br /> New Mexico
<br /> University De Colorado, land Fi City of Boulder City of Fort Collins Taylor Lumber and Land Company
<br /> Idarado Mining Corp.
<br /> PRIVATE CITIZENS
<br /> FEDERAL WATER USERS ORGANIZATIONS
<br /> Otto Goemmer, Colorado
<br /> Department of Agriculture Arkansas Valley Ditch Association Moreno Ranch, New Mexico
<br /> Forest Service
<br /> Colorado River Water Conservation District
<br /> Soil Conservation Service
<br /> Department of Interior IRRIGATION PROJECTS
<br /> Bureau of Reclamation
<br /> Geological Survey
<br /> National Park Service Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company
<br /> San Luis Valley Irriation District
<br /> Department of Commerce
<br /> Santa Maria Reservoir Company
<br /> NOAA, National Weather Service
<br /> NOAA, National Environmental Satellite Servile Montilla Land Company
<br /> ...-• Montezuma Irrigation Co.
<br /> Defense Department Uncompahgre Valley Water Users' Association Many other organizations and individuals furnish valuable information for
<br /> Army Engineer Corps the snow survey and water supply forecast reports. Their assistance is
<br /> National Aeronautics and Space Administration Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company n PP y P
<br /> Goddard Space Flight Center Trinchera Irrigation Co. gratefully acknowledged.
<br /> USDA WS IORTLAND.04 11101
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