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<br />SAN JUAN/DOLORES BASIN <br /> <br />Jan-04 <br /> <br />Basinwide Conditions Assessment <br />The SW$I value of 06 Indicates that for December <br />the basin water supplies were near normal. The Natural <br />Resources Conservation Service reports that January 1 <br />snowpack IS 99% of norma! Flow al the gaging station <br />Animas River near Durango was 171 cfs, as compared to <br />the long.term average of 231 cfs Storage in McPhee, <br />Valleclto, and Lemon reservoirs totaled 66% of normal as of <br />the end of December. <br />The surface water supply situation dId not change <br />appreciably during the month of December compared to <br />prevIous months Precipitation events were focused on <br />several small streams. Little snow accumulated In Durango <br />until after Christmas_ A major storm early in January <br />changed the outlook considerably The best snow <br />accumulation was In the eastern San Juan Mountains where <br />the Upper San Juan course showed 150% of normal. <br />Steam flows remained at lower than average base <br />flows, with the Animas River at Durango at less than 80% of <br />normal <br />ReservOirs showed little change_ Most were well <br />below alJerage but contained significant carryover quantities <br />Into the New Year <br /> <br />:.~ l. <br />~ ~ <br />., II <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br /> <br />_;r;_;o;__;e......*""'OO~.....a'.....m_ <br /> <br />....,........ <br /> <br />""~ <br /> <br />jm(l).}' <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />~1!il(ID_ <br />. <br /> <br />~1ID.OD' <br />. <br />< <br />5 <br />. . <br />a ~ll.(U1, <br /> <br />,lNMo;SR\6l~ D.J'RlD f\O,<JBYVATm'lEM <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.. <br />------:;:;;r----- <br />. <br /> <br />f <br /> <br />~,.-L <br />/ <br /> <br />;::or"---- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />--~, <br /> <br />,- <br />.. - ----- ~---------"-- <br />-'.- <br /> <br />,- <br />~".::::: <br />0' <br />'" ~ <br /> <br />o. <br /> <br />~ ~ <br /> <br />"' <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />. \'ET I 191'31 <br /> <br />.~= <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />.;roo <br /> <br />JIOOIlOO,-- <br /> <br />~*. <br /> <br />Jl'OOllOO. <br />I <br />t \501lOO ~ <br />! <br />1\001lOO-- <br />, <br /> <br />~*. <br /> <br />Q <br /> <br />R~W.~RESl;1>YOIRS <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />,- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />..~ '2.'3'e....u <br /> <br />.'2fl'<I:Ic.:.- <br />