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<br />GUNNISON BASIN <br /> <br />Basinwide Conditions Assessment <br />The SW$I value of -22 indicates that for June the <br />basin water supplies were below normal. Flow at the gaging <br />station Uncompahgre River near Ridgway was 479 cfs, as <br />compared to the long-term average of 562 cfs_ Storage in <br />Taylor Park, Crawford. and Fruitland reservoirs totaled 99% <br />of normal as of the end of June_ <br /> <br />Outlook <br />The basin did not receive the customary hot weather <br />in May and June, and this has helped reduce the water <br />demand. The flows and reservoir storage amounts for this <br />summer season appear to be about the same as last year. <br />If the monsoonal flow of moisture bnngs rain in late July and <br />August. the basin should be in fairly good shape_ Also. rains <br />in the last part of June helped condiltons in the mountains <br />and bolstered the river and creek flows. <br /> <br />AdministrativelManaQemenl Concems <br />Flows in the rivers have been holding up fairly well, <br />despite the below normal snowpack. Most irrigators have <br />had a full supply in May and June. In the Cedaredge area. <br />the flows have not been sufficient to fill all the priorilfes and <br />irrigators have had to start drawing on reservoir water 10 <br />days earlier than normal. <br />The reservoir storage on the Grand Mesa reached <br />65% to 90% of full capacity. about the same as last year. <br />Both Blue Mesa and Taylor Park Reservoirs continued to fill <br />throughout the month of June. and both are substantially <br />higher than last year. Neither reservoir will fill this year, and <br />both have started to come down since the first part of July <br />It is not anticipated that there will be a call from the <br />Gunnison Tunnel this year. as the flows will satisfy most of <br />their needs and they have 105.000 af in storage in Blue <br />Mesa and Taylor Park Reservoirs to draw from. On the <br />Uncompahgre River. there could likely be a call from the <br />M&D Canal from the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users <br />Association_ They have 11,200 af in Ridgway Reservoir to <br /> <br />use, but it will probably not be enough without placing a call <br />on the river. <br /> <br /> <br />.; <br /> <br />. <br />, <br />< <br />> <br />.' <br />. <br />, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />Jul-Q4 <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />< <br />____........,~._.<ll_....,. <br />_.- <br /> <br />Public Use Imoacts <br />Irrigators are doing well this year, and should have <br />enough water to produce a full crop. The orchard areas in <br />Cedaredge. Hotchkiss. and Paonia have a good fruit crop this <br />year and have enough water to finish the frUit and provide <br />cruciallale season irrigation of the trees. For those camping <br />and fishing in the many lakes in the Gunnison Basin. the <br />lakes should stay full enough throughout the summer to <br />provide them With a good recreatIonal experience <br /> <br />~~1 <br /> <br />j:llDaxl: <br />1 <br />~ <br />~'!:Oaxl' <br />~ 1OO0ClJ' <br />C <br />, <br />, <br />> <br />, <br />u !:OOClJt <br /> <br />,~~ <br /> <br />1(D0ClJ' <br /> <br />JIIlClll <br />i <br />t~~ <br />, <br />. <br /> <br />j ~~. <br />, <br /> <br />~~. <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />l.t~I'l\om'r-P.RlCJ::JN.YFlCW8Y_TERVUfI <br /> <br />T <br /> <br />~-. <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />--? <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />../----i-- T <br />, <br /> <br />~_.. <br /> <br />':;/~I <br />j +---/..-4-.. =.--- <br />'" ..--_.. I <br />..---r-" - <br />-- <br />. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />o~-----1 <br />0::1 'b 0..: R' <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Fe> Mm> ~ ..., .u-e .u, ....... SoP: <br /> <br />--~I'_'1 <br /> <br />.[)'l'VI''17Tl <br /> <br />"''; <br /> <br />.= <br /> <br />~J.Tl\'E~ <br /> <br />, <br /> <br /> <br />-~ <br /> <br />,....- <br />1""'Il"-'lJc.a...-u <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />""""' <br /> <br />._~ <br />