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<br />YAMPAlWHtTE BASIN <br /> <br />Basinwide Conditions Assessment <br />The SWSI value of -1.3 indicates lr\at fOf January <br />the basin water supplies were bekJw normal. The Nalural <br />Resources Conservallon Service reports that February 1 <br />snowpack Is 86% of norrTlill Flow al lt1e gaging slalion <br />Yampa R""er at Steamboat was 95 cfs, as compared to Ihe <br />tong.term average of 100 cfs. <br />January brought lillle in lhti way 01 precipItation 10 <br />the basin. Masl of Ihe snOwfaR occurred in lhe very ear1y and <br />late parts of Ihe monlh, with litlle 10 no activity in between, <br />The basin went from having lhe highest snow pack in the <br />slale al 108% Qf1 Januwy " to 86% of aver8gt:t on February <br />1. Precipitation totalS dunng January were only 56% 01 <br />a'lerage, bringing the water year tolal dOwn to 87% of <br />average. <br /> <br />Outlook <br />The February 1" rur'loff forecast prepared by Ihe <br />Nalural Resources Conservation Service IS prechctmg below- <br />normal spr.ng runoff fOf" much of lhe cYainago_ The percenl of <br />average runoff UIlder lhe most probable forecast is 85% for <br />the North Plalle River near Northgate. 81% for thtl Yampa <br />R""er near Mayben. and 8.1% fOt the White River near <br />Meeker, These forecasts are all down from the January 101 <br />numbers Only the LIllie Snake River is near aven~ge, wllh a <br />forecast of 99%. <br /> <br />Feb-G4 <br /> <br />............. <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br /> <br />. <br />, <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />H <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />-.. ...... <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />-' <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />..~ '.~ <br /> <br />...""....lWt'JII...'sr-.tOT.FUNl8Y\...ll>t_ <br /> <br />~= <br />m.. <br /> <br />I <br />-7'/ <br />.'/ <br /> <br />, ~~ <br />! lll00'j <br />'.' .Q(IXI; ___ <br />t <br />~ 'G{D> <br />o <br />~ ."-1 -- <br />5"111,(1..01- <br />< <br />d ~0Xl .~__ <br />, <br />IOln'I,.'- :I- <br />01- <br />Oo - <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />d'/' <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />, <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />. <br />, .. <br /> <br /><>< <br /> <br />- - <br /> <br />.... .,. <br /> <br />".\'*TI~ <br /> <br />.~(."" <br /> <br />...., <br /> <br />l(41Ot <br /> <br />, <br />