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<br />COLORADO BASIN <br /> <br />Basinwide Conditions Assessment <br />The SWSI value of -3,5 indicates that for October <br />the basin water supplies were well below normal, Flow at the <br />gaging station Colorado River near Dotsero was 707 cfs, as <br />compared to the long-term average of 1,317 cfs, Storage in <br />Green Mountain, Ruedi, and Williams Fork reservoirs totaled <br />41 % of normal as of the end of October, <br /> <br />October and early November precipitation was <br />above average throughout the Colorado River basin, Rains <br />at lower elevations have improved soil moisture levels, <br />Stream flows have improved in some basins, but overall <br />streams are still running less than historic averages, <br /> <br />Administrative/Manaaement Concerns <br />The senior Shoshone call remained on throughout <br />the month, The Cameo call remained off, allowing reservoirs <br />below Shoshone to store water during October, but a winter <br />Cameo power call may occur this year, Snow making at ski <br />resorts requires close monitoring and gaging in order to <br />protect decreed instream flows, <br /> <br />Public Use Imoacts <br />Several ski areas have opened early with great early <br />season conditions, <br /> <br />Nov-02 <br /> <br />so""'" <br /> <br /> <br />J;n(6 J;n(M. J;n(f; J!r>Q; StI1T J;nQ'I J!nQ'I J!n(O J!n(7I J;n(Il <br /> <br />""""'" <br /> <br />COLORADO RtJER f\R. DOlSERO, FLOJV BY WATER 'rEAR <br /> <br /> <br />700.000 <br /> <br />600.000 <br />'$ <br />~ <br />, 500.000 <br />~ <br />~400'ooo <br />~ <br />~ <br />~300'ooo <br />~ <br />~200'ooo <br />~ <br />'-' <br />100.000 <br /> <br />o <br />Cd <br /> <br />"'" <br /> <br />Doc <br /> <br />.I" <br /> <br />Fob <br /> <br />""," <br /> <br />April <br /> <br />+ViJET{'i@il.) <br /> <br />--i;--DR'f{2(ill2) <br /> <br />~AVG <br /> <br />--i;--2003 <br /> <br />~SENTATh'ERESERJCRS <br /> <br />''''.000 <br /> <br />100.000 <br /> <br /> <br />J! 00.000 <br />;, <br />~ <br />~ 00.000 <br />~ <br />. <br />" <br />~ 40,000 <br /> <br />"'.000 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />GreenMutain <br /> <br />..... <br /> <br />\Mlliam;;Fa1< <br /> <br />15 <br />