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<br />RIO GRANDE BASIN <br /> <br />Bas;nwlde Condlllons Assessment <br />The SW$I value of ...04 indicates that for January <br />the basin waler supplies were normal. TIle NaIUfa! <br />ReSOUfces Conservation ServICe reports Ihal February 1 <br />snowpack .s 106% of normal. FkM at the gaging station RWJ <br />Grande new De{ Norte averaged 126 ds (66% of normal) <br />The Conejos River near Mogote had a mean Row 0( 38 ds <br />(80% at normal). Precipllahol'l in A1amosa was 0.14 IOches, <br />0.11 inches above l'\()(mal. fempefatures ranged from -15 <br />degrees 10 45 degrees" A1amosa where lhe average monthty <br />temperan..e was 19.2 degrees. 4_5 degrees above normal, <br />Slorage in P1aloro, RIO Grande. and Sanla M<tna reservOIrs <br />totaled 52% of normal 8S of the end of January. <br />Residents of Ihe San Luis Valley are experiencing <br />more -normal'" conditions thiS winter. As January came 10 a <br />close. Sr'lowpaCk In the mountaNls was near average and cold <br />temperatures followed those days With substantial snowfall on <br />the valley Roar <br /> <br />Oull~ <br />Wllh the highest bas., snowpack in lhe stale. local <br />wiMer administrators ought to be opllrThslic about the upcoming <br />runoff. With the exception of streams in !he Sange de CtlSlo <br />Range, lhe Natural Resources ConsetVatlQrl Service stream <br />l\ow forecasts are predicling runoff in area slteams 10 be in the <br />range of 88 to 114% of avwage during the 2004 ifrigatlOO <br />season <br /> <br />Admin'stralive/M~n8oemcnt Concems <br />MuCh effort was spent dunng January hnaliling <br />slrr.flmflow and diversion recordS. The annual meetings of local <br />districts and dilch b~rds are held thIS lme of year to renect <br />hack on the 2003 season and plan for the upcoming Iffigation <br />season. <br /> <br />~~hC Use Imp~ <br />Olher than increased icing problems due to the cold <br />lempetatures. area water users and winter sports entm..siasls <br />are Cf10ylng the wintery condlllOns_ <br /> <br />Feb-04 <br /> <br />_...... <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br /> <br />. <br />~ <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />, <br />.. <br /> <br />...~ -" <br /> <br />-. ..... <br /> <br />- '-0 .,_ <br /> <br />ffQO....,-.#tlllr~.'"'-Oo'tU\'.\JlTrlf_ <br /> <br />....~, <br /> <br />.'OO:X: <br />I <br />. <br />r",:a, <br />< <br />t, <br />,;..Qtl.. <br /> <br />./' <br /> <br />--. <br /> <br />,- <br />. <br /> <br />_.-- <br /> <br />~ .".n <br />, <br />d <br />...... <br />L'- <br />. - <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />..' <br /> <br />-' <br /> <br />~ <br />, <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />'k <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br /><- <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />.\'."1'"",, <br /> <br />..[HI'(;ll:Q:lJ <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />,- <br /> <br />ffl''-~'''MM~foI'.0l6 <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />_. <br /> <br />? <br />~ ""'Ilj <br />, <br />5 <br />~ 'OOOl1--- <br />; <br />, <br /> <br />"".. <br /> <br />Ji <br />, <br /> <br />.~. <br /> <br /> <br />lit;<.: <br />"\:;;.;:-: <br />>~ <br />~.".' <br /> <br />ri. <br /> <br />Y.~. ._' <br /> <br /><.' <br /> <br />Ii <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />"'..(~.~ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />......t.lIO:no.... <br /> <br />.':JUIOQ._ <br /> <br />j <br />