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<br /> Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico - Page 2
<br /> GUNNISON RIVER
<br /> WATERSHED /N COLORADO
<br /> SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS
<br /> COLORADO - (COMPARISON MrITn PRtV1UUS YEARS)
<br /> THIS YEAR'S SNOW
<br /> P I T K I N RIVER BASIN Numbe,of WATER AS PERCENT OF
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<br /> wgwATERS E Avera[ed last Year IY81-a0 Average
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<br /> TRICKLE ...•::r•:.:., -156
<br /> M E S A DIVIDE ' No- TH, - Gunnison 12 784
<br /> MESA LAKE ,. 3139OST _39, Surface Creek3a°- .•} \ ; �. 4 183
<br /> ;.,. Uncompahgre
<br /> C H A F F E E
<br /> SNOW COURSE MEASUREMENTS
<br /> •}o- � „t J \ ?o � a' ,� ftni.* � CURRENT INFORMATION PAST RECORD
<br /> WATER CONTENT
<br /> ass DATE SNOW TER (INCHES)
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<br /> z• ;` '� < rt SNOW COURSE OF DEPTH CONTENT
<br /> LAST AVG.
<br /> SURvEY (INCHES) l NCHESI YEAR f 61-80 .
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<br /> GUNNISON BASIN
<br /> • LForecast Point EGEND
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<br /> 3,3 1 SNOTEL Site Alexander Lake 4/25 76 30.9 37.0 23.7
<br /> S A N ?• 71 } J�+': `\`ti 'y ':/:.}Cfi^'Y; ,S� �COCHETOPA PASS
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<br /> ^� ;x STREAMFLOW FORECASTS Blue Mesa DISCO TINUE D
<br /> -aa' Percent of 1961-80Average
<br /> Butte
<br /> ne° �- " `' s €. fit« :} ...<.. .: - 4/24 63 24.2 13.6 13.9
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<br /> o ; ,ARA „ n:M•` : Over 13096 Cochetopa Pass (B) 4/24 32 9.9. 4.9 4.3
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<br /> NrJUNTAIN _� SLUMGUyLION I
<br /> M I G U E L , 1 MINE R A L ` ® 10-130°k
<br /> ,MINERAL c - Crested Butte 4/27 46 18.0 12.6 9.0
<br /> 'SA NsiJUANlvertow� Q 90-110% Keystone 4/27 66 31.4 20.0 18.9
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<br /> 70- 90% Lake City 4/25 37 11.0 5.0 4.7
<br /> IO O 10 20 __30 40 MILES ® Under 70% Mesa Lakes (B) 4/25 74 28.6 32.8 17.0
<br /> scn e I:I,ezo,000 McClure Pass 4/26 55 19.9 16.2 10.7
<br /> Park Cone 4/24 31 11.9 6.0 7.6
<br /> Park Reservoir 4/26 82 32.6 40.0 25.7
<br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY Porphyry Creek 4/26 77 30.4 20.4 17.2
<br /> Slumgullion 4/30 64 22.0 10.2 13.2
<br /> ABOVE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION HAS INCREASED THE SNOWPACK IN THE GUNNISON BASIN Tomichi DISCO TINUE D
<br /> TO 162% OF AVERAGE, AN INCREASE OF 25% DURING THE MONTH. CURRENTLY THE SNOWPACK
<br /> Surface Creek
<br /> IS 12% HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME. EXPECTED STREAMFLOWS HAVE INCREASED Alexander Lake 4/25 76 30.9 37.0 23.7
<br /> Mesa Lakes 4/25 74 28.6 32.8 17.0
<br /> AS WELL WITH NEAR RECORD FLOWS FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE GUNNISON RIVER. ALL Park Reservoir 4/26 82 32.6 40.0 25.7
<br /> FORECASTS 0.4 THE REMAINING STREAMS ARE MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE. AN AVERAGE OF Uncompahgre River
<br /> Idarado
<br /> 4/26 60 22.2 16.8 11.8
<br /> SIX MAJOR RESERVOIRS IN THE BASIN ARE CONTAINING 84% OF THE AVERAGE STORAGE FOR Ironton Park 4/26 68 28.1 21.5 8.9
<br /> ..- MAY FIRST, THIS IS THE LOWEST BASINWIDE RESERVOIR STORAGE AVERAGE IN COLORADO. Red Mountain Pass 4/25 112 44.2 40.8 33.6
<br /> Telluride (B) 4/23 26 9.8 9.5 2.6
<br /> Emma
<br /> EXCELLENT FOR THIS SUMMER.
<br /> EXPECTED SUMMER WATER SUPPLIES ARE
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<br /> (B)-fir: sdj,;aen: drainage.
<br /> D-Snow course discontinued. Estimates available thru
<br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS (1000 Ae. Ft.) April - September SCS office.
<br /> I961 80 *-Less than 15 years or record.
<br /> FORECAST POINT Forecast o of Average Average
<br /> WATERSHED SNOWPACK
<br /> ,_. 290 144202.4 _ Basid of 3 Seie�fee� Snow Courses* .. -_
<br /> Fast ,Biver;.At Alrmnt 178
<br /> 4 „:.�„ _ . 1400 803.2
<br /> Reservoir 1 35 :
<br /> ow to Blue Mesa. ( )
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<br /> 2600 20
<br /> 7 1265.0
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<br /> Gunnison River near Grand Junction ( )
<br /> North Fork of Gunnison (3)
<br /> 44Q 154 285.9
<br /> 20 116 17.3 w 30
<br /> Surface Creek near Cedaredge 178 158 114.7 a
<br /> Taylor River Inflow to Taylor Park Reservoir
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<br /> 235
<br /> 176 133.
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<br /> Uncompahgre River at Colons 25
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<br /> (I) Observed floe plus change in storage in Taylor Reservoir. (2) Observed floe plus change in storage in Blue Mesa, Morrow Point and Naylor Reservoirs. - W
<br /> (3) Observed flow plus change in storage in Paonia Reservoir. Q
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<br /> WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK Expressed as-Pape' t to Usual
<br /> S P Ex- RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ae. Ft.) END OF MONTH z a-
<br /> cellent•With Respect[o Usual Supply.
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<br /> STREAM or AREA Sprin[ late and or Capsatr Tn�s Lasl,n or Stream Storag e 1981-a0 - ti,
<br /> Season Season RESERVOIR Year +ear A.erage p
<br /> Blue Mesa 830
<br /> 230 428 301 w 5
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<br /> Ohio Creek xcellent Excelle 14 14 12
<br /> Crawford 14 _ � `"�`''' ' '•••""' ���>� ' :` '•`•�::d:>•
<br /> Slate River 1xcellent Excelle
<br /> Tomichi Creek xcellent Excelle Fruitgrowers 4 4 4 4 FEB. Ist MAR. ist APR.ist MAY tit
<br /> Fruitland 9 9 4 5
<br /> ' Morrow Point 121 115 115 107 *Crested Butte, Ironton Park, Park Cone, Park
<br /> 106 36 42 57 Reservoir, Porphyry Creek.
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<br /> Released by Report prepared by
<br /> Issued by SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
<br /> PETER C. MYERS SHELDON G. BOONE RAY T. MARGO, JR. GARRY L. SCHAEFER Snow Survey Supervisor SNOW SURVEY UNIT
<br /> STATE CONSERVATIONIST STATE CONSERVATIONIST MICHAEL A. GILLESPIE Assistant Snow Survey Supervisor 2490 WEST 26TH AVE.
<br /> CHIEF SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE JOHN L. SPRAGUE Hydrologic Technician DENVER, COLORADO-80211
<br /> SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE DENVER, COLORADO ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO F MARY M.V IGI L Statistical Assistant
<br /> �. WASHINGTON, D.C.
<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 /> INVESTOR OWNED UTILITIES CORPORATIONS
<br /> STATE
<br /> r Colorado Public Service Company Aspen Skiing Corp.
<br /> Colorado State Engineer Colorado Fuel and Iron Corp.
<br /> Colorado State Soil Conservation Board Public Service Company of New Mexico Climax Molybdenum Corp.
<br /> New Mexico State Engineer MUNICIPALITIES Copper Mountain Ski Area
<br /> Colorado State University Experiment Station Lake Eldora Corp.
<br /> Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station Cit of GreeleyVail Associates, Incorporated
<br /> New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish City of Denver Y Taylor Lumber and Land Company
<br /> University of Colorado, INSTAAR City of Boulder City of Fort Collins 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 Colorado River Water Conservation District
<br /> Soil Conservation Service
<br /> Department of Interior IRRIGATION PROJECTS
<br /> Bureau of Reclamation
<br /> Geological Survey Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company
<br /> ' National Park Service San Luis Valley Irriation District
<br /> Department of Commerce Santa Maria Reservoir Company
<br /> NOAA, National Weather Service Castilla Land Company
<br /> NOAA, National Environmental Satellite Servie Montezuma Irrigation Co.
<br /> sociation Many other organizations and individuals furnish valuable information for
<br /> Defense Department Uncompahgre Valley Water Users' As
<br /> Army Engineer Corps Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company the snow survey and water supply forecast reports. Their assistance is
<br /> National Aeronautics and Space Administration Trinchera Irrigation Co. gratefully acknowledged.
<br /> Goddard Space Flight Center
<br /> USDA-WS PORTIANO.Oe.INI
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