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<br />o <br />o <br />... <br />t:.l <br />c.o <br />00 <br /> <br />Precipitation over the West Slope was low during most of the Water Year, Summer showers were <br />few and produced limited runoff. bringing little relief to the area. The dry summer season was also <br />accompanied by numerous forest fires across the state. Massive fires left large areas of forest <br />scarred, and open for potential future land slides that could threaten water supply reservoirs and <br />streams. <br /> <br />Weather patterns over the East Slope were similar to the West Slope. Native inflow into Lake Estes <br />remained low all year. The total annual inflow of 42,800 acre-feet was the also the lowest in <br />reservoir history. That total was less than one half of the 30-year average of94,1 00 acre-feet. The <br />highest release ofnalive inflow out of Lake Estes during Water Year 2002 was 362 ft3/S. recorded on <br />June 2. In contrast to the low flows recorded on the Big Thompson River. flows along the Poudre <br />River were 100 % of the 30-year average, although the reservoirs in the upper basin remained low all <br />year, <br /> <br />Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Adams Tunnel) diversions for the Water Year 2002 totaled 267,900 acre- <br />feet. That total is equal to 118 % of the 30-year average flow for the tunnel. The quota declared in <br />April by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District for Water Year 2002 was 70 % (217,000 <br />acre-feet) to be used for the allocation ofC-BT water to allotment contract holders. <br /> <br />The seasonal water deliveries (November 2001-0ctober 2002) were 196,900 acre-feet. <br /> <br />Total project generation for the Water Year 2002 was below average at 590 giga-watt-hours, or <br />93 % of average. <br /> <br />5 <br />