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<br />COLORADO BASIN <br /> <br />Basinwide Conditions Assessment <br />The SWSI value of -2.6 indicates thai for March the <br />basin water supplies were below normal. The Natural <br />Resources Conservatlon Service reports that April 1 <br />snowpack is 64% of normal. Flow al the gaging station <br />Colorado River near Dotsero was 831 cfs, as compared to <br />the long-term average of 1,102 cfs_ Storage in Green <br />Mountain, Ruedi, and Williams Fork reservoirs totaled 112% <br />of normal as of the end of March. <br /> <br />Outlook <br />Snowpack in the Colorado RIVer Basin is only <br />marginally better than in 2002, with the exception of the <br />Grand Mesa. which has above average snowpack this year. <br />One expert is calling for a wet spring, which would be <br />welcome relief. It is anticipated that several major reservoirs <br />will not fill this year, including Wolford. Green Mountain, and <br />Ruedi. The spring runoff is expected to have a flat peak this <br />year, and the peak runoff at Cameo is expected to be only <br />9.500 cfs, versus the average of 17,500 cfs. <br /> <br />Apr..()4 <br /> <br />--. <br /> <br /> <br />" <br />I <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br /> ,. <br /> - - - - - - - - - - <br /> -- <br /> <:::Q.l::RAOO~""OOI1Sfi:ROfl.O>'<8YWl1UO">EAA <br /> ~~r T --,- -I <br /> lIOO,CUlL-__ + , <br /> - <br />I + <br />l~~r --+ -, <br />~OCI)lX(lr -1-- l- <br />. <br />~ XllOOOt '- <br />. <br />~ 20000). <br />, <br />a ~ -+ <br /> 'oo~rJ +---1 <br /> . ~ ------L --'-- .!- <br /> ~ - ~ - ,. - - <br /> OWTClo&o' ~""" -.~ -~ <br /> <br /> <br />~SENr"'lM~ <br /> <br />1000l; <br /> <br />--~ <br />---1 <br />--1 <br />-1 <br /> <br />--j <br />~ <br /> <br />1ll000i <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />r=t- <br />~~00ll--- <br />~ <br />!:JJ00l___ <br />! <br />:>2000l''-- <br /> <br />.=~ <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />---1 <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />......... <br /> <br />.~... :lI3"lCl:r1ll-1s <br /> <br />.:lI3"lOl~ <br /> <br />7 <br />