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<br />.SOUTH PLATTE BASIN <br /> <br />Sep-Q5 <br /> <br />Basinwide Conditions Assessment <br />The SWSI value of +2.5 indicates that for August the <br />basin water supplies were above normal. Reservoir storage, <br />the major component in this basin in computing the SWSI <br />vaiue, was 110% of normal as of the end of August. <br />Cumulative storage in the major plains reservoirs: Julesberg, <br />North Sterling, and Prewitt, is at 42% of capacity. <br />Cumulative storage in the major upper-basin reservoirs: <br />Cheesman, Eleven Mile, Spinney, and Antero is at 89% of <br />capacity, Flow at the gaging station South Platte River near <br />Kersey was 393 cfs, as compared to the long-term average <br />of 505 cfs. Flow at the Colorado/Nebraska state line <br />averaged 74 cfs. <br />A fairly large storm the first part of August allowed <br />calls to become more junior along the entire South Platte <br />River basin. This allowed the owner of junior direct flow <br />rights the opportunity to lake water, which reduced demand <br />on irrigation reservoirs in the basin. <br /> <br />Outlook <br />Because of the wet conditions in June and storms <br />like the one at the beginning of August, water supply <br />conditions for users in the basin for 2005 have been good. <br />Thus, it does not appear there will be shortage for any major <br />surface water users this year as irrigation begins to slow <br />down in September and October. Further, the storage in the <br />basin is better than it has been in the last few years at this <br />time of year and thus it would appear that the initial supply <br />for municipal users and irrigators in 2006 will be better than it <br />has been since 2001. <br /> <br />-~ <br /> <br />\1, <br />i <br />f <br />8 ., <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />......J.r.#1___Jlr><<lJ.>Ol.-.at.-.m.llnlM.-.05 <br />.,,'w"'" <br /> <br />s:un-l RATTE R\tffi t-R IaU:'(, R.ON BY W\lER 'r'&R <br /> <br />3.00>,0)) <br /> <br /> - <br /> / <br /> / <br /> V <br />- <br /> <br />j2.!l>O.OD <br />1-'0)) <br />~. <br />u.,)JlO.O)J <br />~ <br />~ ',O)),ax> <br />" <br />=> <br />" <br /> <br />,,",ax> <br /> <br />o <br />0<""""'.....""'''''''..............''''........ <br /> <br />--w:r(19B3) <br /> <br />__CRY(1964) <br /> <br />~AVG <br /> <br />"*-m; <br /> <br />~AT1\ERES8M:ilRS <br /> <br />"".. <br /> <br /> <br />f- <br />o <br /> <br />f-- <br />~ <br />f '00." <br /> <br />..... <br /> <br />0Icn I-trsetcoh E3Mln MI& 0leesn'Gn ~ BalrLaka <br /> <br />.A..g.C&'J1C<.1tns <br /> <br />1iJ0!VJ1.05Ccna:ns <br /> <br />3 <br />