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<br />Colorado Drou~ht Watch <br /> <br />Snowpack levels 3 I % of Average <br />As of April 16, 2002 <br /> <br />Statewide Snowpack by Basin <br /> <br /> 100% <br />~ 90% <br />'" 80% <br />.. <br />~ 70% <br />~ <br />~ 60% <br /><( <br />- 50% <br />0 40% <br />- <br />~ 30% <br />~ <br />u 20% <br />~ <br />~ 10% <br />0. <br /> 0% <br /> <br /> <br />",,,,,,# A" q$'IJ> ~~ ,"-~_","",,,,~" /,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,, <br />G eft"",,'.;:P' "" q9 '7 <br /> <br />Precipitation as of April I, 2002 <br /> <br />Precipitation by Basin <br /> <br /> 100% <br /> 90% <br /> 80% <br />~ <br />'" 70% <br />. <br />, <br />~ 60% <br />> <br />.. <br />- 50% <br />0 <br />- 40% <br />c <br />~ <br />u 30% <br />, <br />. <br />0. 20% <br /> 10% <br /> 0% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />I . 3/18/02 <br />04/1/02 <br />o 4/16/02 <br /> <br />.3/18/02 <br />04/1/02 <br /> <br />April' 6, 2002 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Snow pack <br />. Snowfall across Colo- <br />rado was below aver. <br />age during February <br />and March. <br />. This marks the fourth <br />consecutive month <br />with below normal <br />snowfall and it has re- <br />sulted in a continued <br />decrease in the state's <br />snowpack. as a percent <br />of average. <br />. This is the lowest <br />snowpack on this date <br />since 1977. <br />. The state's snowpack <br />typically reaches its <br />maximum level around <br />April I of each year. <br /> <br />Precipitation: <br />. The liquid equivalent <br />(inches) of rainfall. <br />snow, sleet. or hail. <br />collected by <br />precipitation storage <br />gauges. <br /> <br />. Manually measured <br />precipitation gauges <br />are usually used and <br />are measured near <br />the end of the month <br />to determine an <br />approximate monthly <br />precipitation total. <br /> <br />2 <br />