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<br />..~!fiIllDDD !ourlilllotiRllJifMmiclie..'JIDNE !119.' 1.961 ~ <br />0000' 00" .0'00'0 "0 .0"0. "0. .00000.0.. ..'''.0' "., ' O. "',, ."0' 0", .0'.'''0. H. <br /> <br />This Update was prepared after the last Flood Task Force meeting that was held on June 18, 1996. <br />There will be no more Flood Task Force meetings held this year relating to snowmelt runoff. The <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board would like to thank all of this year's participants in the Colorado <br />Flood Task Force. Information from the NRCS, NWS, USGS, DWR, FEMA, John Henz, OEM, <br />DOIA, CGS, and Denver Water was very helpfulfor the preparation of the 1996flood outlook reports. <br />These reports provided useful information to government agencies, communities, citizens, news media, <br />and other interested parties. <br /> <br />1) MAJOR BASIN SNOWPACK AS OF JUNE 19. 1996 <br />Based on SNOTEL readings on June 19, 1996 the snowpack in Colorado's major river basins has mostly melted <br />away. The average snow water equivalent for Colorado's major drainage basins is quickly approaching zero. <br />Southwest Colorado is very dry at this time. Fire danger is high in certain parts of the state! <br /> <br />2) WEATHER FORECAST <br />The weather should be mostly hot and dry throughout the next week, with scattered showers and thunderstorms. <br /> <br />3) STREAMFLOW MEASUREMENTS <br />Streamflow measurements are being monitored by the State of Colorado's Division of Water Resources (DWR) <br />and the USGS. Most of the mountain area streamflows have stabilized or decreased in the last week or so. A <br />summary of recent streamflows for selected streams is shown in the table below. These flows are less than the <br />flows experienced during the previous week or so. <br /> <br />",.0...1.l0."00'N;'.0'" <br />",,,,.emJl., 0 0 m:tUl <br />Tenmile Creek <br />Blue River <br />Yam aRiver <br />Clear Creek <br />Ea Ie River <br /> <br /> <br />[lociItiol:l , <br />At Frisco <br />Above Dillon <br />At Steamboat S rin s <br />At Lawson <br />Near G sum <br /> <br />" ; ,; , <br />narebfl:ij;,,~~\}w <br />June 16. 1996 <br />June 16, 1996 <br />June 16, 1996 <br />June 16, 1996 <br />June 16, 1996 <br /> <br />4) S~ARYINFO~TION <br />1. For most of Colorado, there is no longer a snowmelt flood threat for the 1996 runoff season. Selected <br />streamflows will be monitored over the next week or two. <br /> <br />2. Local officials and citizens should be aware that Colorado's most severe floods have historically been <br />caused by thunderstorms and general rain, not by snowmelt runoff! Summer thunderstorms and <br />rains can cause serious flooding problems with little time to prepare. Stay tuned to TV stations and <br />radio stations to receive information about severe weather watches and warnings from the National <br />Weather Service. <br /> <br />rI <br />