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`COLORADO BASIN <br />, Basinwide Conditions Assessment <br />' The SWSI value of -2.1 indicates that for December <br />the basin water supplies were near normal. The Natural <br />Resources Conservation Service reports that January 1 <br />snowpack is 51 % of normal. Flow at the gaging station <br />Colorado River near potsero was 1,256 cfs, as compared to <br />the long-term average of 1,054 cfs. Storage in Green <br />Mountain, Ruedi, and Williams Fork reservoirs totaled 109% <br />of normai as of the end of December. <br />The NRCS snowpack survey in the upper Colorado <br />River basin shows a 57% snow water equivalent. Extremes <br />for the basin as a whole range from 44% at McClure Pass <br />(south of Carbondale), to 91 % at Buffalo Park (northwest of <br />Kremmling). On the brighter side, historically 60% of the <br />snowpack accumulation is yet to come. <br />Public Use Impacts <br />Colorado's snowpack is vital for both tourism, from <br />skiers and snowboarders in winter to reservoir recreation in <br />summer, and to agricufture. Although snowpack is below <br />normal, ski areas enjoyed some early year storms to <br />increase their base levels. Most of the basin's ski areas <br />have bases of we{I over 2 feet. <br />Jan-00 <br />7