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<br />SAN JUAN/DOLORES BASIN <br /> <br />Basinwide Conditions Assessment <br />The SWSI value of 1.5 indicates that for October the <br />basin water supplies were near normal. Flow at the gaging <br />station Animas River near Durango was 501 cfs. as <br />compared to the long-term average of 376 cfs Storage in <br />McPhee, Vallecito, and lemon reservoirs totaled 89% of <br />normal as of the end of October. <br />Water conditions in southwestern Colorado were <br />maintained at good levels throughout the month <br />Although the lower elevations did not receive <br />average precipitation, several storms came through the area <br />and left new snow in the higher elevations. <br />The river flows held up subsequent to the <br />precipitation, with some base flow increases and most <br />streams showing flows exceeding the averages. The hi!\,h <br />flows on the major rivers occurred after a storm on the 29 . <br />The coldest day of the month was the following day (230 in <br />Durango). <br />Reservoir storage was below 80% of normal at <br />lemon and McPhee, Vallecito Reservoir contained an <br />excellent carryover with 76.000 acre-feet or 152% of normal. <br />Groundhog Reservoir was undergoing outlet repairs as it was <br />drained oul. Red Mesa Reservoir was almost dry, but <br />Jackson Gulch contained a significant carryover amount. <br /> <br />Outlook <br />The soil moisture and existing snow pack have made <br />for a positive outlook on the first of the new irrigation season. <br /> <br />Nov..Q4 <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br /> <br />T T <br /> <br />T <br /> <br />T <br /> <br />. <br />, <br />" <br />. <br />> . <br />, <br />. <br />-. <br /> <br />~ , <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />_.......\I;.J//nIR__'-'OO_~.-.aI_ <br /> <br />.-- <br /> <br />AN"IOSRIA::R"RlJ.RI'UllR.CWIJY........TmVEAR <br /> <br />"""' <br /> <br />J <br />_~-Tl <br /> <br />.~.--- .. /' <br />-..-/ ~/ ---j <br />/ .~. <br />----.-- ..----1 <br />.~ -~.----- <br />::::::---.---. I <br />or , <br />0:1 rv. (llc ., FCl _ I'p1 <br /> <br />jmOOlL <br />l <br />3:1~OOlL- <br />o <br />" <br />" <br /> <br />~=~ <br />~ <br />, <br />, <br />G!ilQl) <br /> <br />..V'fl(1i731 <br /> <br />.""'''''' <br /> <br />o"-G <br /> <br />. m; <br /> <br />REPA:ESE,","ATMOlESHM.'IIR$ <br /> <br /> JOIlOOO, J <br /> ~*f- -- <br />jl'OOoool- - <br />i , <br /> I <br />..sooooj J <br />j,m*L <br />, <br /> -*. II1II ~ j <br /> .' <br /> - .- - <br /> .''Il'WJ1~ .'G,]'~~ <br />9 <br /> <br />