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<br /> Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico -- Page 8
<br /> SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS' AND . SAN JUAN
<br /> WATERSHEDS SHEDS /N COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO
<br /> SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS
<br /> LEGEND (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS)
<br /> ' • Forecast Po1f* T 15 YEAR 5 SNOA
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<br /> RIVER BASIN Number of Snow Course stATER AS PERCENT OF -
<br /> • SNOTEL Site SUWWA�TERSiEO A e aged LnI rear 1961-80 AV9. -
<br /> '` s A STREAMFLOW FORECASTS
<br /> I Percent of 196140 Average
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<br /> s /�� Over 1300/6 Animas
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<br /> R q s E 6 95 120® 110-13W6 Dolores 6 123 176
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<br /> #: 90-110%
<br /> San Juan 5 82 116
<br /> `• �' s taZ s Ouray 2
<br /> • ;Sri::..: � � S \VARADO 90 ® Under 70°6
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<br /> I SNOW COURSE NEASUREMBITS
<br /> A FCREEK SUMMIT CURRENT INFORMATION PAST RECORD -
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<br /> N- o - WATER CONTENT
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<br /> DATE SNOW WATER
<br /> ° show COURSE OF DEPTH CONTENT
<br /> D IO 0 IO 20 30 ao AVG.
<br /> SURVEY (INCHES) (INCHES) LAST
<br /> .,,�`t SCALE IN MILES YEAR BI-90
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<br /> Animas River
<br /> crr,ire Cascade 4/25 22 7.1 10.5 6.2
<br /> Z lemon 4/25 16 5.0E 8.9 4.8
<br /> C COLORADO eek
<br /> moles lake
<br /> 4/25 54 17.4 18.3 13.0
<br /> 4/25 40 11.6 11.8 9.5
<br /> Purgatory DISCC NT INUE - - D
<br /> N 4/25 112 44.2 40.8 33.6
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<br /> _� A A Silverton Sub-Sta. DISC TINUE - D
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<br /> Spud Mountain 4/25 63 24.2 24.9 24.2
<br /> Delores River
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<br /> Y Groundhog 4/30 40 15.7- 16.7 -
<br /> �} Lizard Head 4/26 62 22.2 22.5 16.2
<br /> Lard Head Pass 4/26 56 18.3 12.8 -
<br /> lone Gone 4/24 59 24.8 22.3 11.9 *
<br /> YOUR WATER SUPPLY OPT Loop 4/23 68 24.6 21.4 15.4 *
<br /> THE SNOWPACK INCREASED IN APRIL TO 131% OF AVERAGE, UP 20% OVER THE APRIL 1 Rico 4/26 3 0.2 5.9 1.7
<br /> Telluride 4/23 26 9.8 9.5 2.
<br /> �- WATER CONTENT VALUES. MAXIMUM WATER CONTENT OF VALUES WERE RECORDED AT 3 Trout Lake 4/23 57 21.2 2.2 10.7
<br /> SNOW COURSES IN THE DOLORES RIVER BASIN. ALL STREAMFLOW FORECASTS ARE AVERAGE San Juan River
<br /> OR ABOVE AVERAGE. THE FORECAST FOR SAN MIGUEL RIVER AT PLACERVILLE INCREASED Chana Divide (B) 4/25 0 0.0 - -
<br /> Chamita (B) 4/25 0 0.0 5.6 1.6
<br /> Da Plata 4/27 31 14.5 25.2 11.9
<br /> TO 160% OF AVERAGE, FROM 137% ON APRIL 1. RESERVOIR STORAGE AMOUNTS ARE NEAR Epps T-Down 4/27 39 16.2 - 20.1
<br /> LAST YEARS VALUES AT 167% OF AVERAGE. WATER SUPPLIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE Upper Sari 5/ 77 34.4E 39.3 28.4 '
<br /> Vallecito 4/2266 50 20.0 21.3 -
<br /> _ _ Wolf Cr. Pass (B) 5/01 73 31.7E 34.2 25.2
<br /> EXCELLENT THIS YEAR. -- -- - -
<br /> Wolf Cr. Sumadt - °5/01 86 35.3E 37.3 32.9 '
<br /> (B)-On adjacent drainage.
<br /> L Snow course discontinued. Estimates availa"-!_- thru
<br /> STREAMFLOW FORECASTS (1000 Ae. Ft.) April - September SCS office.
<br /> FORECAST POINT Forecast o of Average 196ra *-Less than 15 years of record.
<br /> Average
<br /> Animas River a go 580 126 458.2 VVATERSHED SNOWPACK
<br /> Dolores River at Dolores 410 160 256.0 Based on 5 Selected Snow Courses
<br /> Florida River at Bonda.d 49 132 37.2 W 35
<br /> La Plata River at Hesperus 34 130 26.1
<br /> Los Pinos River at Bayfield (1) 235 107 219.0
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<br /> Mancos River near Towaoc (2) 28 100 28.2 :3 30
<br /> Inflow to Navajo Reservoir (1 & 3) 850 117 729.0
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<br /> r Piedra. Creek at Arboles 260 115 225.4 25
<br /> San Juan River at Carracas 450 112 400.7 id
<br /> San Miguel River at Placerville gin iAn +2-
<br /> - (1)Observed (low plus change in storage in Vallicito Reservoir. (2)March-July. (3)April-July. + �O
<br /> WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK Expressed it -Poor, Fair.Ave age. EK- RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ae. Ft.) END OF MONTH c
<br /> cellent-With Respect to Usual Supply. O IJ To9e ••"••..••••-
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<br /> Flow Period B.S.n or Stream Usable Usable Storage to �96�'.••'
<br /> STREAM or AREA Spring Late and or CaDaUtY Tns Last so
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<br /> Season Season RESERVOIR Yea. year AVERAGE to
<br /> Groundhog 22' 14 16 13
<br /> Jackson Gulch 10 6 6 7 w 5
<br /> Hercrosa Creek Average Average Lemon 40 31 26 22
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<br /> West Dolores River Excellent Excelle t Narraguinep 19 18 18 16 Z Q
<br />' . Williams Creek Average Average Navajo 1696 1400 1310 810 FEB. Isf MAR. 1st APR. 1st MAY. Ist
<br /> f Vallecito 126 81 59 62 *Cascade, Lizard Head, Molas Lake, Red Mountain
<br /> Pass Telluride.
<br /> WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK BY MAJOR WATERSHED AREAS
<br /> GUNNISON RIVER WATERSHED -ARKANSAS RIVER WATERSHED
<br /> Describes water supply conditions in Delta, Gunnison, Cimarron, Shavano, 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, Trinchero,
<br /> Western Baca, Southeastern Baca, Two Buttes, Bent, Timpos, Notheast Prowers, Prowlers,
<br /> -COLORADO RIVER WATERSHED Kiowa County, West Otero, East Otero, Prairie, Hi Plains, and Double El Soil Conservation
<br /> Districts.
<br /> Describe water supply conditions in DeBeque, Plateau Valley, Mesa, Bookcliff, Eagle County,
<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, Conejos, 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 UpperChomo
<br /> Jefferson, Teller-Park, Douglas County, Morgan, Kiowa, West Arapahoe, West Adams, East East Rio Arriba, Taos, Lindrith, Jemez, Santa Fe-Pojoaque, Sandoval, Tijeras, 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.
<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, LoPlata,
<br /> White River, and Douglas Creek Soil Conservation Districts. Pine River, San Juan, San Miguel Basin, and Glade Park Soil Conservation Districts.
<br /> USDA SCS.N]RTIAND,OR.I"I .
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