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<br /> Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico Page 8
<br /> SAN MIG�lEL DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN
<br /> WATERSHEDS /N COLORADO AND NEW IBEX/CO
<br /> I LEGEND SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS
<br /> (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS)
<br /> • Forecast Point
<br /> Snow Course RIVER BASIN Tr.1S YEAR S SNOA
<br /> f - Number of HATER AS PERCENT OF
<br /> A If SNOTEL Site and or Courses
<br /> S A� STREAMFLOW FORECASTS SUB-WATERSHED Averate0
<br /> Percent of 1961-80 Average
<br /> R s E e Over 130% 98 Animas 6 105
<br /> 110-1309/6°�
<br /> Dolores 6 116 135
<br /> 90-110%
<br /> � � � ,•.�:�+ San Juan 7 80 101 '
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<br /> I SNOW COURSE MEASUREMENTS
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<br /> : WATER CONTENT
<br /> SNOW COURSE
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<br /> •• •' SCALE IN MILES SURVEY (INCHES) N AV6
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<br /> Animas River
<br /> .......:: .:: ,6 Cascade 3/27 41 12.4 13.4 12.4
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<br /> ann 3/29 24 8.6 13.4 10.2
<br /> A r�•••••• .. .. ...: ... COLORADO Mineral Creek 3/27 59 17.6 17.9 16.2...
<br /> Molas Lake 3/27 53 16.3 12.6 13.6
<br /> f .. :. ... Purgatory DISC NTINUE - - D
<br /> - Red Mt. Pass (B) 3/27 106 37.8 33.2 31.7
<br /> l••l :: ... 5:A N 0 b A L7 Silverton Sub-Sta. DI - -
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<br /> Spud Mountain
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<br /> 3 27 67 22.2 27.0 25.0
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<br /> Dolores River
<br /> N e r v Groundhog 3/
<br /> 18.8 18.2 7.68 21 27 4/04 50 18.2 19.8
<br /> •. Lizard Head -
<br /> Lizard Head Pass 3/27 61 18.9 17.4 -
<br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY Dane Cone 3/28 70 23.8 21.8 17.4 *
<br /> Ophir Loop 3/26 75 22.5 17.8 16.4 *
<br /> SNOWPACK THROUGH THE WATERSHED HAS DECREASED MODERATELY DURING MARCH, A Rico 3/29 24 9.2 9.8 7.3
<br /> Telluride 3/26 47 13.8 11.0 7.9
<br /> DROP OF NEARLY 10% TO A LEVEL OF 111% OF AVERAGE. THIS IS THE LOWEST SNOWPACK Trout Lake 3/26 65 20.2 16.5 15.1
<br /> CURRENTLY IN COLORADO. STREAFLOW FORECASTS REFLECT THIS DECREASE IN MANY San Juan River
<br /> AREAS BY DECREASING AS MUCH AS 13% ON THE MANCOS RIVER NEAR TOWAOC. ALL STREAM- Chama Divide (B) 3/28 5 1.6 4.9 2.6
<br /> Chamita (B) 3/28 40 13.6 11.7 8.6
<br /> FLOW FORECASTS ARE AVERAGE OR ABOVE AVERAGE. FIGURES FROM SIX MAJOR RESERVOIRS La Plata 3/29 47 19.627.1 18.7 *
<br /> Mancos T-Down 3/29 51 20.1 26.6 22.5 *
<br /> SHOW STORAGE OF 71% ABOVE AVERAGE, WHICH IS NEAR THE AMOUNT STORED ON APRIL Upper San Juan 3/29 88 32.140.8 31.8
<br /> Vallecito 3/29 57 20.821.6
<br /> FIRST LAST YEAR. WATER SUPPLIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVERAGE TO EXCELLENT THIS Wolf Cr. Pass (B) 3/29 82 28, 33.2 28.3
<br /> Wolf Cr. Sum
<br /> mit YEAR. _ _ _ - 3/29 84 29.0 36.5 30.7
<br /> NS-7o survey.
<br /> (B)-On adjacent drainage.
<br /> *Less than 15 years of record.
<br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS (1000 Ae. Ft.) April - September D Snow course discontinued. Estimates available thru f
<br /> SCS office.
<br /> FORECAST POINT Forecast % of Average A 6'a80
<br /> rmas River a go 540 118 458.2 WATERSHED SNOWPACK
<br /> Dolores River at Dolores 335 131 256.0 Based on 5 Selected Snow Courses
<br /> Florida River at Bondad 43 116 37.2 �-
<br /> La Plata River at Hesperus 34 130 26.1 w 35
<br /> Los Pinos River at Bayfield (1) 235 107 219.0 a btXt1,AU> R1:0C3R1
<br /> Mancos River near Towaoc (2) 28 100 28.2
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<br /> Inflow to Navajo Reservoir (1 & 3) 800 110 729.0 O
<br /> Piedra Creek at Arboles 248 110 225.4 w
<br /> San Juan River at Carraca•s 440 110 400.7 Cr 25
<br /> San Miguel River at Placerville 180 137 131.2
<br /> (1) Observed flov plus change in storage in Vallicito Reservoir. (2)March-July. (3)April-July. 3 20 Expr _
<br /> WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK cellessed as-Poor. Fait to Average.Supply
<br /> RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ae. Ft.) END OF MONTH .40
<br /> cellent-With Respect to Usual Supply. O Ib V00 • •................
<br /> Flow Penod Basin or Stream Z \ QA.
<br /> Usable Usable Smrage $ V6„
<br /> STREAM or AREA Sprint Lace and or Cap ac lr Tn,s L asr 1961-80 N `96 I"
<br /> Season season RESERVOIR Year rear AVERAGE U. 10 -
<br /> Groundhog 1/ 22 14 16 12 O
<br /> Hermosa. Creek Average Average Jackson Gulch 1 10 6 6 5 w 5
<br /> West Dolores River Excellent Average Lemon 40 28 28 18 Co D
<br /> Williams Creek Average AverageNarraguinep 1/ 19 17 17 15 Z A ..':
<br /> Navajo 116961325 1323 752 FEB Is} MAR. 1st APR. Ist MAY Ist
<br /> Vallecito 126 73
<br /> 61 55 *Cascade, Lizard Head, Molas Lake, Red Mountain
<br /> Pass Telluride.
<br /> 1/ 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, Shavono, 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
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<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 /> -RIO GRANDE WATERSHED
<br /> -SOUTH PLATTE RIVER WATERSHED
<br /> Describes water supply conditions in Rio Grande, Center, Coneios, Mosco 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-Poioaque, Sandoval, Tijeros, 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.
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<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 Pork Soil Conservation Districts.
<br /> U90A.SCS."TUIND.oR 1941
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