Laserfiche WebLink
<br />SOUTH PLA TIE BASIN <br /> <br />Basinwide Conditions Assessment <br />The SWSI value of 1.5 indicates that for October the <br />basin water supplies were above normal. Reservoir storage. <br />the major component in this basin in computing the SWSI <br />varue. was 100% of normal as of the end of October. <br />Cumulative storage in the major plains reservoirs: Julesberg. <br />North Sterling, and Prewitt. is at 31% of capacity. <br />Cumulative storage in the major upper-basin reservoirs <br />Cheesman. Eleven Mile, Spinney, and Antero is at 75% of <br />capacity. Flow at the gaging station South Plalle River near <br />Kersey was 1,207 cfs. as compared to the long-term <br />average of 832 cfs <br />Generally supplies were adequate for all irrigation <br />and municipal users on the South Platte and tnbutaries as <br />the irrigation season wound down. Because of these <br />conditions. there was sufficient water to fill reservoirs rights <br />that had not been filled in the spring and sufficient water <br />eventually to allow limited recharge. Though storage still <br />remains very low for this time of year along the mainstem of <br /> <br />the South Platte. it is better than last year at this time <br /> <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />.:1 <br /> <br />, <br />" <br /> <br />.[ <br /> <br />- -- <br /> <br />,L <br /> <br />Nov.Q4 <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />1 I <br /> <br />- -- <br /> <br />-- - -'" <br /> <br />- - <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />.-- <br /> <br />Outlook <br />The limited storage that occurred in October will be <br />helpful in filling South Platte mainstem reservoirs next spring. <br />On the tributaries. storage conditions are excellent compared <br />to the previous few years. Thus. the initial outlook for next <br />year is much better at the end of October than it has been in <br />a few years <br /> <br />---,- . <br />+-ri/ <br />+- t I/--c <br /> <br />F. + L '7 ...., <br />I --+ ~~.-----. <br />. .----- <br />.-----; ---- I <br />.~'----I _1-.-' <br />'00,= -~..-, ,- - ----r-- 1-----1 <br />~ _..----- <br />. I <br />ot- - i <br />'" - <br /> <br />.... - <br />I <br />i~" <br />~oooo:m <br />. <br /> <br />~m.. <br />3 <br />j2WOCll <br />, <br />u <br /> <br />m.. _ <br /> <br />so..rn-<........TTERlVER~IOVl:SFtl'l!M'!I'V_TCRVENl <br /> <br />~T <br /> <br />t~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />.e <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />_ "',fOl(1\11!3) <br /> <br />..CRl"('!641 <br /> <br />d'" <br /> <br />.,., <br /> <br />~W~ <br /> <br />w_~ <br /> <br />j <br />i",,,.,,, <br />. <br />l"-f- <br />, <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />--. <br /> <br />,L <br /> <br />_!!IBoIT~lMRE!!IE~ <br /> <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />---j <br /> <br />---; <br /> <br />-1-1-. --~ <br />~ ~.~_~_J <br /> <br />!>>on _ _.... 0--... ___ _lM<o <br /> <br />"0; 'll'3,eo.- <br /> <br />"(O'1JoO~ <br />