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<br />- 3- <br /> <br />experiencing conditions that arc well belovO' average. The tcnn "percent ora....erage.. is used <br />frequently and is typically a comparison. <br />. Arkansas Basin had a solid month without any significant precipitation increases. The Arkansas <br />needs 200% of average snow pack in the next few months to get back to average. <br />. The NRCS has elevation graphs ofSnO\\' Water Equi..-alcnt (SWE) on their websitc. <br />. Colorado Basin - Dl:spilC good sno\\pack carly it is o\'crall fairly dry in this basin. <br />. Gunnison Basin - The dry February has laken its toll: they did get a good storm o\'t,~r the <br />weekend. They ".'ill need about 158% or average snow this spring to get to the average peak. <br />. (...ramie/North Platte - This basin is doing vcl)" wclllhis year \\ ith 135% of 3\'cragc snO\\pack. <br />. Rio Grande Basin - This year. the Rio Grande Basin is almost a mirror image 01'2002 (drought <br />year). The)' will need 463% ofavcrage sno\\pack to get back to the average peak. April lOth is <br />the nonnal snowpad S WE peak. <br />. San .Juan. J}o)orcs. San Mil?:ucl. Animas - These basins will need 500% of average snow to <br />back to the average peak. This is even with the recent snowstonn that left. live fect of snow on <br />Wolf Creek Pass. <br />. Soulh Plane Basin ~ This basin is 107% ofa....erage right now and the peak doesl(t occur until <br />\ .1 '3" <br />I pn _ . <br />. Yamp.I/Whih.' Basin - This basin is doing the best of anp\herc in thc state. They havc exceeded <br />the snm...'pack S\VE peak already. Typically April 13th is the average peak. <br />. Slafewide -94% statewide but still need 141% of average snowfall to makc it an avcrage ycar. <br />. Annuall'rl'cipit:lliun Summar"). - This gnlph sho\\s accumulated precipitation since October <br />)\1 (water year is Del. I - Sept.30). <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />"-"='_nlof "...rag_ <br /> <br />~ NRCS <br /> <br />Colorado Reservoir Storage Map <br /> <br />..,.. <br />.,..... <br />a::J '.. .,. <br />..... <br />D"-. <br />0.... <br />_.. <br /> <br /> <br />1I.o,,,...R.. " <br />(, ..., 'n,. <br /> <br />...-",t.~ <br />..-'..- <br /> <br /><. <br /> <br />End 01 February 2006 <br /> <br />F100J ProlrctJon. Wat('! ~ PLlnnmgalkl Fm.lIKT' SIR'am and La~(' Pro!('l'lOn <br />WaIn 511pplv PrOl<<1Kln ~ C"nsn'.-aoon P!.Innmg <br />