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<br />YAMPAlWHITE BASIN <br /> <br />Bas:'":w;de CcnCl,tlcf's Asscssmenl <br />The $"'I/'S, va'ue of -.30 indIcates lJ".at for Auguslll"',e <br />basin waler sL;ppl1es were well oeto..... rorMal. FlolN a: l"'le <br />gagng station YafT'pa ((l..er at Ste.:JmbO<'ll was 8a cfs. as <br />compa-ec :0 l'1C !ong-:t;:rm average of 159 cIs <br />f.ugJSI con~tnUetl tr-e lrf,l.rd cf warm tem:Jeratures <br />aile beiow a'ie'age prccpltilllor Rain:all was w'dt:!ty <br />scallered 3nc for t~~ mosl f).:Jr1 conSisted of shor1 dl.ratlon <br />:hundl::!rstorfl'S. Slre<:l~ flo......s .....ere largely u:laHect~ by <br />!nese ra;~latl eve~ts, <br />Rivers and streams 1"'1 the bas:n cortlnued to flow at <br />le'.'e:s well beio.... a..l'lfage. all hough flows were m>Jch <br />Improvect fr::lIn the same pefloa 'as! year. <br />Re5€I"\iOlr storage le...els ha'.e t:ela up wt:!lf, .....'lh It'.e <br />e,(cephon of Irngaticn re$e....olrs on me Bear River at the <br />heaawalers {lltt>e YafT1p? Ri'l.er <br /> <br />OutlOOk <br />The m8f'SOO~ mc,st',Jre tla~ been relatllJe:y absent <br />from the baslIl In:s s\..mmer As fall approaches. t:ope~ are <br />htgn that precipItation arnounlS Will return ~o a more normal <br />:e'.el ar:d prOVide muct' /'leeded -noisture to re;>ler1lsh the soil <br />motS~lJre CO:llent <br /> <br />Adminls:ratiy~I_Manaqement Concerns <br />Water was releasect in August from S:eam::>a81 lake <br />:0 supplemer:t Ilows In the cntical tlab:tat on :t'e Yampa <br />Rlvl<r Trese re'easeS hel~ed to ma.n:i'lln Ilo.....s at the <br />,'.\aybell gage above 1eO cIs. Releases began 0'1 August 8jJ <br />ar.d slopped on ttlc Augl.st 29'" Puolic rneetmgs l:Jr the <br />Sla:ewide Water Supply \n,tlat've (S'.'JSI) ~vere hela IJl <br />Steamboat Springs and Walden in August <br /> <br />Sep-C3 <br /> <br />'j <br />.1 <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br />,'I <br />, <br /> <br />! 'I~I i <br />~ I <br />; <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />~- J <br /> <br />-' <br /> <br />-. -.. <br /> <br />..< <br /> <br />...-- <br /> <br />tr.~ <br /> <br />."~~~.,~<~' ~,. "'~II <br />- ~ i-. <br />. <br /> <br />...:.o.;OJQI <br /> <br />, <br /><:!>J.I."l.1: <br />~ <br />~UJ\Ulr- <br />. <br />w <br />;:::r:v..:nl <br /> <br />;'-r <br />I I <br />#r.---- -:- <br />I -" <br />- TfT' <br />'/ .-. <br />KnIUl --- - -r" t-- <br />-'~l=: t~" <br />~.~-=.1___ __ <br />0;1 ".. Do. .u- ~ ...ocl, ..... u.,. -""'< ~.i. ..... s.... <br /> <br />~tr.~1 <br /> <br />. '.<TI~.' <br /> <br />..J."'~ <br /> <br />. Xf'... <br /> <br />J"':1~ <br /> <br />, <br />