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<br />SOUTH PLA TIE BASIN <br /> <br />Basinwide Conditions Assessment <br />The SWSI value of +0.5 indicates that for March the <br />basin water supplies were above normaL Cumulative <br />storage for the six reservoirs graphed on this page was <br />108% of normal as of the end of March. Cumulative storage <br />in the major plains reservoirs' Julesberg. North Sterling. and <br />Prewitt, is at 99% of capacity. Cumulative storage in the <br />major upper-basin reservoirs: Cheesman, Eleven Mile. <br />Spinney. and Antero is at 86% of capacity. The Natural <br />Resources Conservallon Service reports that April 1 <br />snowpack is 103% of normal. Flow at the gaging statIon <br />South Platte River near Kersey was 592 cfs. as compared to <br />the long-term average of 686 cfs. Flow at the <br />Colorado/Nebraska state hne averaged 100 cfs <br /> <br />Outlook <br />March returned to near normal levels for snow fall <br />leaving the end of the month snowpack slighlly above <br />average with Clear Creek and Boulder Creek drainage <br />basins in the best conditions. Based on present snowpack, <br />we anticipate at least an average runoff. With all the main <br />irrigation and most of the municipal reservoirs full on the <br />mainstem and good storage levels on all the tributaries, this <br />should provide for a good start to the irrigation season. This <br />start was helped significantly by one storm on the plains in <br />March that provided much needed water to the winter wheat <br />crop and alfalfa without users diverting water from the river. <br />As usually is the case. a few good spring precIpitation events <br />after corn is planted will help dramatically so users don't <br />have to use reservoir supplies to irrigate up crops. <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />f" <br /> <br />~ I <br />'. , <br />i <br /> <br />, <br />...., <br />, ' <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />-I <br /> <br />Apr.06 <br /> <br />..............----- <br /> <br />. <br />- - - ......, -- ...." ...,. -- ...,. .- <br />-- <br /> <br />~~r <br />~~f- <br />1 <br />. <br />S SDCD:It- <br />< <br />~<lOOOOJ- <br />" , <br />. <br />w <br />~XJ:IClll.- <br />, <br />~ lmCKDt- <br />u <br /> <br />lU'l.CKD ~ <br /> <br />,. <br />'" <br /> <br />~~, <br /> <br />D~. <br /> <br /> <br />I~~, <br />t <br />. <br />jUl<lll+- <br />, <br /> <br />.~. <br /> <br />,L <br /> <br />SOJlIi~11E~>I'lKEJG:VFl.O.'>'IJ'f"M.1EfI1t'AA <br /> <br />I <br />+ <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />~f- <br /> <br /> <br />r <br />, . , ; l <br />I _I _~ <br />~~;:-d-T'=--'5 <br />+ <br /> <br />+- <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br />- <br /> <br />"- <br />- "" <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />1'fl('!IK.Il <br /> <br />(RY(t.hC1 <br /> <br />-,"' <br /> <br />-"'" <br /> <br />~",TM:"'~ <br /> <br />" <br /> <br /> <br />-I j. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Ob> _ E-.... 0....... .-.. 1lIoTL-. <br /> <br />.l:l'105Onnr. <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />.""'v:J3lClnoo'to <br />