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<br />SAN JUANIDOLORES BASIN <br /> <br />Sep--03 <br /> <br />3<lslr>~lde Condllions Assessment <br />Tt'e SWSI v<tlue of -2 2 IndICates thH! for August Itle <br />bas,n W7'lter supplies were below normai, Flow at !ne g<l9,ng <br />stal'on Annlas River near Durango was 359 CiS. as <br />compa'e= to the IOO9-!e-", avo'age of 574 c's S!crage in <br />McPnee. Va:lecilo. alld Lemon reservoirs lotitled 56% of <br />rormal as cf the end 01 August, <br />The summer ralry season arnved i" August wllh a <br />set of welcone storms. which gave some relitlf from 1he <br />droug~t, Durango received 2 89 ,ncres of prec:pilatlon, <br />wh;ch ....as ! 3% above normal The iJreClpllat:on cmne <br />through daily evenls. none of WhlCt1 o.(ceeded61 mches of <br />preCIpitation Rain ....as measured on 15 days dunng ~he <br />monl'1_ Tempt:!~alures moderated and remamed near or <br />sllghliy abo...e norma: across the area. <br />TI'e La ~Iata R'vt!r and several olner slreams did <br />no! rul'1 lhro..lgh reacres of d:y nvor bed. bu: Ihe sections <br />thaI had ....ale' Increased enough 10 be 11e'pful to use~s In <br />1/'ose areas Stream flows on the average remaired weU <br />bele..... normal u1lil the end of the morlh ....'1en the base flowS <br />rose .n most weas. McEIr:lO Creek wenl off call by the <br />J'T1iddie of the flIon~n. The DOlores RIVer was callee for Ins <br />first t-rrc In recent memory dUring the summer Irrigation <br />season <br />1'.'lud !rom the blJrned areas of last year caused <br />murky flow in the runoff and leh use's with tMe chOice 01 <br />usmg very SIlly \'Inter or slluHing down unlillhe stre8"T1 <br />cleared up <br />ReservOirs were dra....:'l down 10 well below normal <br />'e...eI5 ler:lon ReservOIr slopped storage releases ....'1en it <br />dropped to 300 acre-feel NavajO Resef'o'Olr was report'ng <br />25% of average lotal IOllow tn s year. <br /> <br />O'oJjlCok <br />The outlcok is aiways much better after rain occurs <br />Tne rainy weather mal occurs :t'is lime 01 yea' ,eads to <br />conditions ....'1ich may allow the reservoirs ~o refill slrgt'tly <br />a1d carry ever a small amounl of storage into Ihe ne..... year. <br />HQW8\1ef, lIthe baSIC wealher pattern dUring ~t'e winter <br />months contlnLes 10 fOllOW prev;ous years the drougl~l would <br />cor~lllue <br /> <br />~uhtlc Use h"'lpacIS <br />Reduced but conlli'lued sports activIty con:mued on <br />the Animas River and o:t>ers. Hay production was much <br />better than last yea~ blot not as mLch needed ir many areas <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br /> <br />. <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />...... ....... ~...... ...... ....... _... .~... _, ...4 _", <br />",,..,..- <br /> <br />Ml~.>>S ...m 'R :u.....co. A.D." 8\' .....,.'tF --oi<'< <br /> <br /> l.cmcmr-" r T . <br /> . - <br /> . <br />! ~"",. ~- -y- <br /> I . <br />, <br />, / <br />5 '''>cn> -~ <br /> '/ . <br /> I .. <br />i <br />. . <br />- ""n> I ,_:;u <br />" <br />, . I <br />0 ./ ~ ... <br />, 7.{L. <br />i:l """'I '" <br /> ~. -. /. . .- <br /> . ...~_. :;~~-.-':;;'J: i < <br /> ~ t""""'.I------"- <br /> 0. ~ "" ~ .. - '" -, .- .. .. >. <br /> <br />".v=r,'I'J/:!.' <br /> <br />.::R>'<;)n') <br /> <br />. Jo,.r~ <br /> <br />-~-:un <br /> <br />~."'...o..:.SUl'l'~ <br /> <br />""'""r- <br /> <br />l <br /> <br /> <br />J:I<<-=~ <br />I <br />;~O:O. <br />! <br />l"~ <br /> <br />-, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />........,. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />'- <br /> <br />'-' <br /> <br />....""",c......... <br /> <br />._~., r.,l(...-.,- <br /> <br />9 <br />