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<br />Rio Grande Basin in Colorado <br /> <br />Mountain .nowpack (Inch..) . <br />30 <br /> <br />W <br />a25 <br />t <br />. <br />r 20 <br /> <br /> <br />E <br />q 111 <br />U <br />I <br />v 10 <br />a <br />I <br />. <br />n II <br />t <br />(In.) <br />o <br />.1... <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />Apr <br /> <br />May <br /> <br />Feb <br /> <br />Mer <br /> <br />///0 <br />U"-Mu_ <br />- -- <br /> <br />.~ MIlII... <br />___ Cur.....t <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Pr.cipit.tion (p.rc.nt of normal) . <br />200 <br /> <br />P <br />. <br />r 1110 <br />c <br />. <br />n <br />t <br /> <br /> <br />0100 <br />f <br /> <br />N <br />o <br />r 110 <br />m <br />a <br />I <br /> <br />Oct Nov Dee Jan Feb Mar Apr Mal' <br /> <br />CZJ M...t.ly..... _ -. 10 dolo ,...1, <br /> <br />. Baed on ....cted .tatlo... <br /> <br />'~ <br /> <br />WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK <br />LATE MAY SNOWPACK MEASUREMENTS IN THE RIO GRANDE <br />BASIN SHOW A VERY SIGNIFICANT DROP FROM MEASUREMENTS <br />TAKEN AT THE END OF APRIL. JUNE 1 READINGS ARE 39% OF <br />AVERAGE COMPARED TO MAY 1 READINGS OF 62% OF AVERAGE. <br />PRECIPITATION DURING MAY AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS HAS <br />REEN BELOW NORMAL AS WELL, RANGING FROM 10% TO 15% OF <br />AVERAGE FOR THE BASIN. WATER YEAR PRECIPITATION IS <br />BELOW NORMAL ALSO, AVERAGING BETWEEN 70% AND 80% OF <br />AVERAGE. RESERVOIR STORAGE IN THE RIO GRANDE BASIN <br />IS THE HIGHEST IN THE STATE AT 147% OF AVERAGE. THIS <br />COMPARES TO 84% OF AVERAGE LAST YEAR ON JUNE 1. <br />STREAMFLOWS ARE FORECAST TO BE BELOW AVERAGE DURING <br />THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD, RANGING FROM <br />61% TO 81% OF AVERAGE. <br /> <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />"---' <br />