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<br />, <br />" <br /> <br />23 - 4 <br /> <br />The CWCB is putting the "Enhanced Snowpack Assessment Project" - (SNODAS Project) to work this <br />. spring as part of the transition from using only SNOTEL information to utilizing more modem <br />technology. The USBR is providing the modeled snowpack data and the CWCB Decision Support . <br />System (DSS) is helping the Flood Protection Staff develop GIS maps to help make decisions. When we <br />meet with local governments in the watersheds with high snowpack we will have new maps based on <br />enhanced data. The DSS will add the statewide SWE information on top oflayers of our rivers, lakes, <br />cities and towns to give us good information for potential flood threat. As always, it will then depend on <br />what type of spring we have (e.g. cool overcast spring and it will come off uniformly, or many hot days in <br />a row and the streams will be bankfull or spilling over their banks). <br /> <br />Conclusion <br />The availability of spatial snowpack data allows for a more detailed analysis of spring snowpack and its <br />potential impacts across Colorado. One of the great unknowns in any water year is how Colorado's <br />snowpack will fill streams and reservoirs, Future linking of spatial snowpack data with a physical runoff <br />model should allow streamflow forecasters to provide a more comprehensive and detailed assessment of <br />current and likely future conditions. This will in turn greatly assist the decision makers who rely on those <br />streamflow forecasts for flooding and water storage issues. We welcome Board comments as we further <br />define the end users products and vision for this project. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br />