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Arkansas Basin SWSI values (-0.7) indicate that basin water supplies were slightly below normal in December, although the SWSI may be overstating the actual conditions in this Basin. Snowpack on January 1,2003 was 72% of average. Storage in Turquoise, Twin Lakes, Pueblo, and John Martin reservoirs totaled 65% of average at the end of December. Rio Grande Basin SWSI values (-0.8) indicate that basin water supplies were slightly below normal in December, although the SWSI may be overstating the actual conditions in this Basin. Snowpack levels on January 1,2003 were 67% of average. Storage in Platoro, Rio Grande, and Santa Maria reservoirs totaled 90% of average at the end of December. Stream flow in the basin should be below average for the next few months. The NRCS is forecasting 2003 runoff levels of 63 to 76 percent of average for key streams in the San Luis Valley. Gunnison Basin The SWSI values (0.0) indicate that December basin water supplies for the Gunnison Basin were near normal, although the SWSI may be overstating the actual conditions in this Basin. January 1,2003 snowpack was 93% of average. Storage in Taylor Park, Crawford, and Fruitland reservoirs totaled 62% of normal as of the end of December. Colorado Basin The SWSI values (-0.1) indicate that December basin water supplies were near normal, although the SWSI may be overstating the actual conditions in this Basin. January 1, 2003 snowpack levels were 93% of average. Storage in Green Mountain, Ruedi, and Williams Fork reservoirs totaled 41 % of average at the end of December. YamDalWhite Basin The SWSI values (-0.8) indicate that the December basin water supplies were slightly below average, although the SWSI may be overstating the actual conditions in this Basin. January 1, 2003 snowpack levels were 91 % of average. December brought one major snowstorm to the basin, although it did little to increase the overall snowpack level. San JuanlDolores Basin The SWSI values (-0.7) indicate that December water basin supplies were slightly below normal. January 1,2003 snowpack levels were 84% of average. Storage in McPhee, Vallecito, and Lemon reservoirs totaled 56% of average. Jack Bvers. Division of Water Resources. W ATF Vice-Chair Jack explained that the stream flow levels for the S. Platte basin are less than last year; as well as the Arkansas, and the Rio Grande. The Gunnison is better than last year. The Colorado basin is below last year as well as the Yampa, while the San Juan basin is better than last year.