WSP14220E

• File Number: 8210.137
• Description: Colorado River Basin-Colorado River Basin Organizations/Entities-Colorado River Forecast Committee
• Date: 4/1/1984
• Author: USDA, SCS
• Title: Colorado and New Mexico Water Supply Outlook
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico Page 5
YAMPA, WHITE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER
WATERSHEDS IN COLORADO
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EK ' Elk 2 132 115
I K Laramie 3 104 112
5 /z�•LA LIKE 5 113 114
�JOE WR. TS LAKE North Platte
0 2 117 122
r9 R L P55 White
R E n Yampa 7 121 123
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DEPTH CONTENT (INCHES)
SURVEY (INCHES) (INCHES) LAST
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r �. �> COLORADO i Snow Ctoune
NORTH PLATTE BASIN
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Laramie River
9 0 > STREAMFLOW FORECASTS
S - Percent of IN1410 Average
Over130% Deadman Hill 3/29 56 18.5 18.5 16.2
McIntyre 3/26 47 12.4 11.8 11.3
® 110-13096 Roach 3/27 72 21.1 19.7 19.1
0 90-110%6
- 70- 90% North Platte River
10 0 10 20 !0
SCALE IN MILES ® 26
Under 70% Cameron Pass 3/29 83 . . 28.8
Columbine Lodge 3/30 68 .3 20.4 24.2
Northgate 3/29 34 8.6 5.8 6.6
Park View 3/29 44 11.9 10.2 9.5
Willow Cr. Pass (B) 3/29 52 15.9 14.2 13.0
YOUR WATER SUPPLY YAMPA BASIN
NEAR AVERAGE SNOWFALL DURING MARCH HAS RESULTED IN ONLY MINOR CHANGES IN THE Elk River
Elk River 3/29 59 20.7 16.6 18.4
BASIN SNOWPACK STATISTICS AND STREAMFLOW FORECASTS. THE GREATEST INCREASE IN Hahn's Peak 3/28 53 17.5 12.3 14.7
SNOWPACK WAS ON THE YAMPA, WHICH INCREASED 8% TO 123% OF AVERAGE. THE DEEPEST SNOV White River
Burro Mountain 3/29 65 22.2 21.0 17.6
COURSE MEASURED IN COLORADO WAS IN THE YAMPA BASIN AT TOWER ON BUFFALO PASS. A Rio Blanco 3/28 54 18.1 13.5 15.4
DEPTH OF 149 INCHES CONTAINING 58.9 INCHES OF WATER WAS MEASURED THERE. ALL Yampa River
Beam River DISCOITINUE D
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STREAMFLOW FORECASTS ARE ABOVE AVERAGE AND RANGE 120% - 125% OF AVERAGE. WITH Columbine (B) 3/30 68 26.3 20.4 24.2
Crosho 3/27 55 16.8 12.6 14.5 * .
SOIL MOISTURE CONSIDERED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION, WATER SUPPLIES SHOULD BE Dry Lake 3/28 77 27.7 22.2 20.0
- - -- - - -- - - - -_ Lynx Pass (B} - 3/26- _-13.7 11.J 13:1
it`4TE TiiI3 �' Rabbit Ears 3/30 96 33.9 30.6 26.2
Tower 3/28 149 58.9 51.8 50.5
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STREAMFLOW FORECASTS 0000 At. Ft.) April -September Yampa View 3/30 68 24.0 17.8 15.5
Forecast A of Average 1961-80
FORECAST POINT Average
Elk River at Clark 254 122 207.2
Laramie River near Woods 160 121 132.0
Little Snake River at Lily 440 123 356.8
..- North Platte River at Northgate 320 122 262.0
White River near Meeker 380 125 304.2
White River above Rangely 390 120 324.0
Yampa River near Maybell 1190 124 956.0284.2 "
Yampa River at Steamboat Springs 350 123 vs-No survey.
W-On adjacent drainage.
° *Less than 15 years of record.
D Snow course discontinued. Estimates are available
Expressed as-Poor.Fair.Average.Ex- thru SCS office.
WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK cellent�With Respect to Usual Supply
Flow Period
STREMI or AREA SSpring
eason Season
� . Canadian River Average Fair
Hunt Creek Average Fair
Illinois River Average Fair
Michigan River Average Fair
Oak Creek Average Fair SITE-----TOWER
Trout Creek Average Fair
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*Burro Mountain, Columbine, Dry Lake, Elk
River, Lynx Pass.
�- USDA SCS-PORTIAND.OR 1981