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Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico - Page 5 <br /> YAMPA WHITE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER <br /> WATERSHEDS IN COLORADO <br /> ° SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS <br /> o <br /> m o 4 <br /> ��7 V <br /> O M 11 N G •ql° (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS) <br /> 41'- .. '�-��♦•�� 1 ...::3ASIN Nvm Da of Tn:S YEAR S SNOA <br /> •� ands A.ATE R AS of RCENT OF <br /> Courses <br /> SUB-WATERSHED Averaged Lasl Tea. Joel-!0 <br /> I A tea e <br /> Elk 2 137 146 <br /> v'\` .,C'�'+o-w', .� K`J` J.:ayt J'`;t,::. 4^,'E:S ;� 'tS •.aD r <br /> 4, <br /> K, <br /> .,.be <br /> a <br /> .o <br /> a.4zo-•. a;i: � .�; 3�. 104 128 <br /> Lara <br /> mie.. Lar <br /> e yy��.. '�+ „b`��„ \ .��"' ::S. �• LOST LANE <br /> 3 '4• z :i•.,.y.. ;a:. . <br /> •a y <br /> ♦ 7. .�• 5 11 1 to 4 35 <br /> North <br /> , Plat X.4 T 4* �J RICH <br /> .yy,�. 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SNOW COURSE MEASUR <br /> EMENTS <br /> 4.:, <br /> �t t <br /> CURRENT <br /> PAST <br /> RECO <br /> RD <br /> D♦O° INF INFORMATION <br /> E. <br /> 10 <br /> ?`ciia: _ <br /> T NT <br /> R E WATER CON <br /> e•ii5v^<'':u4. <br /> DATE <br /> SNOW <br /> WATER IN H ES) <br /> .e. <br /> 7.�•z•,egos: 'z;.;� •�z<�4a <br /> SNOW COURSE OF DE <br /> PTH P H <br /> INCHES <br /> S C T T AVG. <br /> n SURV lIO0; <br /> NC4 <br /> N1 LAST <br /> xx" YEAR 6I- <br /> 80 <br /> .w{ <br /> LEGEND G D <br /> "'"`" '^`` COLORADO Forecast Point NORTH PLATTE BASIN <br /> .,. •J Snow Course <br /> G A R F I E L D {Ji�;E% '.;i:<:U.">`" • SNOTEL Site <br /> Laramie River <br /> o s' STREAMFLOW FORECASTS <br /> Percent of 1N1-80 Average 30 70 22.6 23.6 18.0 <br /> • Over 130°/d Deadman Hill 4/ <br /> McIntyre 4/26 51 14.9 13.3 10.8 <br /> 110-130D/d Roach 4/27 83 25.7 23.6 20.4 <br /> 90-110% <br /> 70- 90% North Platte River <br /> IO o 10 xD DO 4/26 97 34.4 35.4 32.1 <br /> SCALE IN MILES ® Under 70% Cameron Pass <br /> Columbine Lodge 4/23 62 26.6 21.5 21.6 <br /> Northgate 4/23 32 10.3 6.7 4.3 <br /> Park View 4/23 39 13.6 10.7 7.2 <br /> Willow Cr. Pass (B) 4/23 52 18.8 16.5 11.7 <br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY YAMPA BASIN <br /> SNOWPACKS IN THE YAMPA, WHITE, AND NORTH PLATTE BASINS ALL INCREASED IN Elk River <br /> Elk River 4/24 50 21.5 16.9 16.7 <br /> WATER CONTENT PERCENTAGE FROM APRIL 1, WHICH RESULTED IN MUCH ABOVE NORMAL SNOW- Hahnrs Peak 4/24 40 17.1 11.2 9.8 <br /> PACKS IN ALL AREAS. THE GREATEST INCREASE WAS IN THE WHITE RIVER BASIN, WHICH White River <br /> Burro Mountain 4/25 68 25.3 21.7 15.6 <br /> INCREASED 47% TO 164% OF AVERAGE. FOUR NEW SNOWPACK WATER CONTENT MAXIMUMS OF Rio Blanco 4/25 50 18.6 12.3 11.2 <br /> - <br /> RECORD WERE SET FOR MAY 1. NEARLY ALL STREAMFLOW FORECASTS ARE ABOVE 130% OF Yampa River <br /> Bear River DISC NTINU D - - <br /> AVERAGE, WITH INCREASES OF 10% ABOVE APRIL 1 FORECASTS FOR NEARLY ALL FORECAST 4/23 62 26.6 21.5 21.6 <br /> Columbine (B) 4/25 54 19.4 - 12.4 <br /> POINTS. SOIL MOISTURE IS REPORTED TO BE GOOD FOR ALL IRRIGATED AREAS. Crosho <br /> llry Lake.-_ . <br /> 1 40 <br /> 1.4 11.6 9.4 <br /> Lynx Pass B 4/2t <br /> Rabbit Ears 4/23 89 37.0 38.3 28.0 <br /> Tower 5/01 166 66.4 57.2 56.3 <br /> - Yampa View 4/23 58 24.5 18.3 10.3 <br /> STREAMFLOIN FORECASTS (1000 At. Ft.) -September '\ <br /> Forecast ?D of Average 1961.80 <br /> FORECAST POINT Average <br /> Elk River at Clark 270 130 207.2 <br /> Laramie River near Woods 182 138 132.0 <br /> _ Little Snake River at Lily 475 133 356.8 <br /> North Platte River at Northgate 367 140 262.0 <br /> White River near Meeker 410 135 304.2 <br /> White River above Rangely 415 128 324.0 <br /> Yampa River near Maybell 1300 136 956.0 <br /> Yampa River at Steamboat Springs 380 134 284.2 ,vs-No survey. <br /> (B)_p,•! adjacent drainage. <br /> D-Snow course discontinued. Estimates available thru <br /> - SCS office. <br /> Expressed as'Poor, Fair,Average, Ex- <br /> cellent'With Respect to Usual Suppl *-Less than 15 years of record. <br /> WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK <br /> Flow Per.od E-•Estimated. <br /> STREAM or AREA Soorig to Season Samson <br /> Canadian River "xcellent Excelle .t <br /> Hunt Creek `,xcellent Excelle t <br /> Illinois River Excellent Excelle .t <br /> Michigan River 7,xcellent Excelle .t <br /> Oak Creek xcellent Excelle .t <br /> Trout Creek ?xcellent Excelle .t SITE-----TOWER <br /> .. 45 <br /> CAI <br /> WATERSHED SNOWPACK z <br /> Based on 5 Selelected Snow Courses v 35 <br /> W 35 z y <br /> J <br /> 9 M11iX1ME1t GClif <br /> 30 # <br /> CX <br /> WCr W <br /> w 25 - w 15 <br /> _ H <br /> 3 20 - <br /> 3 _ - 1961-80 pvero9e z S <br /> Z 15 <br /> O 10 -5 <br /> 10/1 11/30 1/28 3/30 <br /> N 10/31 12/30 2/28 4/29 <br /> w 5 <br /> Z 0 1�1N11�M of l fto*RDl; DATE <br /> FEB. Ist MAR. Ist APR. Ist MAY. Ist <br /> *Burro Mountain, Columbine, Dry Lake, Elk SNOW PILLOW DATA AT TOWER SNOTEL ON BUFFALO PASS <br /> River, Lynx Pass. <br /> USDII.SCS..ORTURD.ql.Isel <br />