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<br />GUNNISON BASIN <br /> <br />Basinwide COnditions Assessmenl <br />The SWSI value of -{)8 indlcales lhat for January <br />lhe basin water supplieS WCfe sltghtly below flO(mal. The <br />Natural Resources Conservation Service reports Ihal <br />February 1 srlOWpack is 100% of normaL Flow 31 the gaging <br />slallOO Uncompahgre RIV81" near Ridgway was 45 cfs, which <br />equals the long-term average. SI04'age in Taylor Parlo:., <br />Crawford. and Fruilland reS6r\loirs tolaled 104% of normal <br />as of the end 01 January. <br /> <br />Oullook <br />Tt1e oullook for a good spring and summer runoff is <br />Ihe besl ,t's been in years. The extremely cold wealher had <br />postponed any snowmelt and runoff unl~ a lIme this spring <br />when it can be bellcr uhhzed <br /> <br />Adminislr~live/Mitnagement Concerns <br />The I'Iow al the Redlands Canal Near Grand <br />Junchon IS sll~ well below Ihe 750 cfs waler rights thai could <br />be called for, bul it appears lhat Ihe ice sllhe diverSloo dam <br />will prevenl them from bemg able to seal up the leakage and <br />place a call. There will be increased nows when Ihe weather <br />warms up to melt Ihe ice around the diversion struclure. <br />Based on Ihe amount 01 low elevations SflOw, and the early <br />men II will produce, II is anhclpated that Ihe flows will be high <br />enough this sprrng (March and April) 10 satisfy Ihe Redlanda <br />Canal and prevent a spring,ltme call. <br />On lhe Gunnison River, Ihe USBR has forecasled <br />thaI Blue Mesa could come close 10 filling this summer, If <br />reasonable tIows are mainlained in the Black Canyon. <br />Taylor Park Reservolf could see a considerable If'ICl"ease in <br />volume as well. <br /> <br />F eb-Q4 <br /> <br />..."'....... <br /> <br />:1 <br />q <br />, I <br />~I <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />-I <br /> <br />., - <br /> <br />..... :~... <br /> <br />-"'. ..... ... <br /> <br />... '" <br /> <br />PubliC U$e .!!llilaJ.<ll! <br />Aner years of drought condlllons. people are very <br />encooraged 10 see a normal snow pack. The snow has <br />pr-ovlded excellflrlt recreational opportuOltles. such as skIIng, <br />ice fishing. snowmobiling, and ICe climbing. The snow cover <br />will also create high soll-moistufe condllions that WIll glvc the <br />new vegelahon Ihls spong a real boost. The farmers and <br />ranchers aro espeCially appr-edal,ve <br /> <br />l.UU.tw<.1'lE ....lM 'fl. >l.Oll<"V ~(o.'t tl'f ~""'T91 ~_ <br /> <br />~- <br /> <br />1>,0:'10 <br /> <br />-/ <br />/. <br />. / <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />" ;"llUl <br />, <br />< <br />':''',0) <br />" <br />. <br />~"'~ <br />~ 1O.0CI.l! -_' <br />a -....-:: <br />s(U)t-- <br /> <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />. <br />.. <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />~......... <br /> <br />.... <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />01'1\.1(._) <br /> <br />. DfI/'IWIJ <br /> <br />...... <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />h <br /> <br />"'~.'~,I11f"';jl.",,'.o:j"oo;s <br /> <br />~=- <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br /> <br />-- <br />f...., <br /> <br />_m= <br />. <br />. <br />r...;1IO. <br /> <br />/i" . <br />',li' <br />~ ,'.. <br />.',' <br />,"., <br />"'j, <br />~~ '..~ <br />'i-. <br />;' ~':} <br />:.:,:'n <br />. '.~ <br />~\;. <br />..:~-- <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />~""l'Dl' <br />. <br />.~~ <br />, <br />, <br />~=- <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />'....- <br /> <br />0_ <br /> <br />..~.')'~ <br /> <br />.1l)'-3I0:rw-l. <br />