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2. Reservoir Storage <br />Reservoir storage in July reflects the conditions already described for snowpack and <br />streamflows. Most reservoirs were less than half full in July and many small storage <br />facilities were already empty. Table II.1 gives some examples from around the state, <br />comparing the percentage of filled capacity in July of 2002, in July of 2001, and the <br />average July utilization for the life of the facility. The table includes only two exceptions <br />to the "less than half full" condition: Stagecoach on the Yampa and Elevenmile on the <br />South Platte. Stagecoach is a reservoir in the upper basin with little demand for the water <br />it stores. Elevenmile is the Denver Water Board's drought protection insurance policy. <br />Figure 11.3. Colorado Aggregate Streamflow Index * <br />*Index values correspond to streamflow percentiles in which 1 represents the <br />1st percentile [lowest streamflow on record]; 2 is the 2nd to 9th percentiles <br />[much below normal]; 3 is the 10th to 24th [below normal]; 4 is the 25th to <br />74th [normal]; 5 is the 75th to 89th [above normal]; 6 is the 90th to 99th <br />[much above normal]; and 7 is the 100th percentile [highest streamflow on <br />record]. <br />0 <br />