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<br />Estimated Flows on San Miguel River <br /> <br />50 <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />40 <br /> <br />30 <br /> <br />lJ) <br />u <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oet Nov Dee <br />Month <br /> <br />Table 2 shows that the summer flow recommendation of 10,5 cfs is available at least 50% of the <br />time from May 15th to October 31et The winter flow recommendation of 6,5 cfs is available at <br />least 50% of the time from November Ie' to May 14th, <br /> <br />Precipitation Data <br />Staff reviewed local precipitation data sets from two different sites located in and around the San <br />Miguel River drainage (see Precipitation Data in Appendix C), These sites include Telluride <br />(1900-1999) and Ames (1914-1986), Table 3 shows the water year and the percent of average <br />precipitation recorded at each site, <br /> <br />T bl 3 P <br /> <br />D <br /> <br />fA <br /> <br />a e reClpltatlOn ata as a percentage 0 verage, <br /> Water Year T ellur ide Ames <br /> 1959 96 % 88 % <br /> 1960 90 % 91 % <br /> 1961 127 % 109% <br /> 1962 85 % 88 % <br /> 1963 117 % 97 % <br /> 1964 117 % 81 % <br /> 1965 139% 139% <br /> Average 110% 99% <br /> <br />It is staff's opinion that the two years of stream-flow data analyzed is representative of average <br />or slightly above average water-years, <br /> <br />- 5 - <br />