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Colorado and New Mexico - Page 3
<br /> Water Supply Outlook for Co
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<br /> , COLORADO- RIVER ,",WATERSHED '�N` COL O QO
<br /> SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS
<br /> LEGEND (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARSI
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<br /> RIVER BASIN Nam Der of ATE AS PERCENT OF
<br /> Forecast Point . - anaor Courses 1961-BO A.era e•., Snow Course ,Ey` J A C K S 0 N oLUL ILNERPAss
<br /> 1 SNOTEL Site wgwATERv,Eo A.era�eo Las, Year
<br /> PHANTOM V4LL-Y KE IRENE
<br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS GDLUM9
<br /> Percent of L%1-W Average - 142
<br /> M. � Blue River 7 l41
<br /> Over 130% �
<br /> '• Colorado 19 129 138
<br /> ® 110-130Dk ;< .; ' Plateau 3 100 147
<br /> Q 90-11o� R D _. I Footing Fork 7 135 139
<br /> >>> 70- 90% „4Oe ��Iilliams Fork 4 131 156
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<br /> ® Under 70% �� � FkDY, Willow Creek 127
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<br /> SNOW COURSE MEASUREMENTS
<br /> CURRENT INFORMATION PAST RECORD
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<br /> Blue River3/29 54 15.4 10.5 8.3
<br /> Fremont Pass 20.8 15.8 16.4
<br /> 3/27 67
<br /> Hoosier
<br /> Peak 3/28 66 21.7 17.2 18.6
<br /> o ID o to zo 30 Hoosier Pass 3/30 62 17.8 10.5 12.6
<br /> s AL IN MIL s Officers Gulch DISCO TINUE - - D
<br /> Shrine Pass 3/27 75 24.9 18.8 18.0
<br /> Snake River 3/28 40 12.4 9.7 8.0
<br /> Summit Ranch 3/27 49 14.2 7.5 7.7
<br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY
<br /> THE SNOWPACK STATISTIC FOR THE UPPER REACHES OF THE COLORADO BASIN IS SECOND , Colorado River
<br /> Arrow 3/29 62 22.2 16.1 13.9
<br /> HIGHEST IN THE STATE. APRIL 1 SNOWPACK FIGURES ARE 141% OF AVERAGE AND 27% ABOVE Berthoud ,Pass , 3/28 77 23.3 21.7 16.2
<br /> Berthoud Summit 3/29 85 29.0 20.7 19.0
<br /> LAST YEAR. STREAMFLOW VOLUMES IN THE UPPER REACHES OF THE COLORADO ARE EXPECTED ape. Hill DISCOXTINUE - - D
<br /> ABOVE AVERAGE AT LAKE GRANBY, AND SHOULD INCREASE SOMEWHAT DOWN- Copper Mountain 20.0 15.4 15.0
<br /> TO PRODUCE 35% A Glenmar Ranch 3/27 49 14.6 9.9 8.9
<br /> Gore Pass 3/26 43 13.0 10.2 10.8
<br /> STREAM. STREAMS WITH THEIR HEADWATERS IN THE GRAND MESA AREA CAN EXPECT MUCH sand Lake 3/30 42 12.5 11.3 9.1
<br /> Lake Irene 3/29 75 27.2 21.6 21.2
<br /> ABOVE AVERAGE VOLUMES. RESERVOIR STORAGE IN THE BASIN IS CURRENTLY l41% OF Lapland 3/29 49 14.6 11.9 10.1
<br /> Lulu DISCO TINUE - - D
<br /> AVERAGE. SOIL MOISTURE IS REPORTED GOOD IN ALL AREAS Lynx pass 13.7 11.3 13.1
<br /> McKenzie Gulch DISCO TINUE - - D
<br /> Middle Fbrk 3127 54 17.0 12.3 10.0
<br /> Milner 3/29 54. 18.5 13.2 13.5
<br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS (1000 Ac. Ft.) April - September
<br /> North Inlet 3/26 41 10.8 9•7 9.0
<br /> 1961-eo Pancb 3/27 40 11.3 9.3 9.9
<br /> FORECAST POINT Forecast o of Average Average Phantom Valley 3/30 46' 15.6 13 c 4 11.1
<br /> ...N Ranch Creek 3/29 54 18.1 12.9 10. - -- - -
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<br /> _ = Tennessee Pass �_� ��3J27 491� �13.7 7.5 '10.6
<br /> Blue River inflow to-Green Mountain-Reservoir (1) 415 138 300.8 Vail Mountain 3/27 87 30.6 24.8 25.1
<br /> 3650 149 2462.0 '
<br /> - Colorado River near Can-ero (2) Vasquez 3/30 59 19.4 15.1 13.2
<br /> Colorado River near Dotsero (3) 2060 138 1494.8
<br /> Colorado River inflow to Granby Reservoir (4) 310 135 230.3 plateau Creek
<br /> Eagle River below Gypsum 490 156 308.4
<br /> East Fork Troublesome Creek near Troublesome 27 140 19.3 Mesa Lakes 3/30 80 28.0 29.0 17.7
<br /> Roaring Fork at Glenwood Springs (5) 1060 145 733.5 park Reservoir 3/29 83 29.0 35.0 25.
<br /> Williams Fork near Parshall (6) 94 150 62.5 Trickle Divide 3/29 90 44.0 36.9 27.
<br /> Willow Creek inflow to Willow Creek Reservoir yy�
<br /> I t)hsrmed flnu plus dir ersions through Roberts Tunnel and change in storage in U,Ilun Reserinrir. !Y1 0bserved flan plu, thr chungr. a, indicated,n 1 0 v+d I , Flaring Fbrk
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<br /> flow plus dinrrsions through Diride and Trrin Lakrs Tunnels plus change in ctnrage in Ruedi Re,sennir. (610bsereed Ilnu plu, do rrs i.m, lhr,n,gh lugusf N _, .,.,.,;.. ... Aspen DISCO TINUE - - -
<br /> I;umllck DannP[. - `ager 3/29 84 33.8 33.0
<br /> - , Hagerman Tunnel
<br /> Expressed as"Poor. Fa.,. A.erage. Ex- Independence Pass 3/25 69 21.8 15.3 17.0
<br /> RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ac. Ft.) END OF MONTH WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK celleot-w.th Respect to Usual Suppl, Ivanhoe
<br /> Flo+Pe„a, 3/28 80 25.6 19.8 18.5
<br /> Basrn or Slreare Usable Usable Storasf v'
<br /> _ aie e, STREAM erAREA SDrm, Lne j1.L 3/28 59 16.9 11.6 12.6
<br /> Capacrq Tn,s Last 19t1•�0 Season Season
<br /> RESERVOIR YMr rear A.era e
<br /> Lift 3/24 _82 29.8 20.4 18.7
<br /> Dillon 25 241 249 193 McClure Pass 3/29 59 20.9 16.7 15.4
<br /> Granby 466 358 193 211 Brush xcellen Averag Nast• 3/28 34 9.3 6.9 6.4
<br /> Green Mountain 139 56 65 55 Gypsum Creek xcellen Averag North Lost "Trail 3/29 57 20.3 16.5 15.5
<br /> f Homestake 1/ 43 39 17 15
<br /> Ruedi 1/ � 102 61 73 59 � Williams Fork Rive>�
<br /> Vega 32 19 26 11 Glenmar Ranch 3/27 49 14.6 9.9 5.8
<br /> Williams Fork 97 46 67 34 3/29 69 24.1 19.6 15.8
<br /> `Willow Creek 9 7 8 7 Jones Pass 3/27 54 17.0 12.3 10.0
<br /> Muddle Fork
<br /> LPte Pass 3/30 55 17.5 13.9 12.1
<br /> Willow Creek
<br /> Granby 3/28 37 10.4 6.7 7.7
<br /> 1/ Period of record less than 15 years. 3/29 52 15.9 14.2 13.
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<br /> NS-No survey.
<br /> SITE-----PARK RESERVOIR CBI-orl adjacent drainage.
<br /> „f *Less than 15 years of record.
<br /> D Snow course discontinued. Estimates available thru SCS office.
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<br /> 10/1 12/30 2/28 Shrine Pass Willow Creek.
<br /> • �.' 10/31 ... Lake Irene, Lynx Pass, ,
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