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\.,IV'?? \ L-\ 1) ~ "L ti Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico - Page 8 SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN WATERSHEDS IN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO S E , ~...~ ... LEGEND . Forecast Point . Snow Coune , SNOTEl Site STREAMFLOW FORECASTS Percent of 1961-80Average .. Over 13O'*a lIID 110-130% I::: :1 90-110% IB 70- 90% fZJ Under 70% SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS) ,1"-- RIIlER BASIN Humbe' of THIS YE "A'S SNO" _VI Cou'les ""TEA ~ PEACENT OF SU8-WWATERSHEO It. we' .Ied l.." Ye.' I ".1- 10 Ave. :.. !!. Animas 6 102 122 Dolores 6 66 116 San Juan 5 142 161 SlOW COUI5l MWUIfMEm COLORADO CURRENT INFORMATION , PAST RECORD WATER CONTENT DATE SNOW WATER (INCHESI SNOW COURSE o~ DE"TH CONTENT Ave. SURVEY (INCHESI .(INCHESI LAST I YEAR el-IO SAN JuAN-OOIDRES BASm AnimaS Rl.ver Cascade 4/30 18 8.9 7.1 6.2 lem>n Res. III 5/01 13 5.2E 5.0 4.8 Lemon Res. fJ2 N/S Miileral Creek 4/30 36 14.4 17 .4 3.0 ').t)las lake 4/30 38 15.2 11.6 9.5 Purgatory DISCC NTINUEil Red Mt. Pass (B) 4/30 94 37.5 44.2 3.6 8i1 verton SUb-Sta. DISCC ~TINUE Spud ).t)untain 4/30 75 30.4 24.2 24.2 ' D::>lores River : Groundhog N/S ; Lizard Head 4/30 47 18.9 22.2 16.2 Lizard Head Pass 4/30 42 15.6 18.3 - . lone Cbne 4/25 34 13.5 24.8 11.9 ,Opbir loop 4/30 60 21.8 24.6 15.4 Rico 4/30 0 0.0 0.2 1.7 , Telluride 4/30 0 0.0 9.8 2.6 Trout lake 4/30 38 13.8 21.2 10.7 : San Juan River , . auma Divide (B) N/S Olamita (B) 4/24 4 1.3 0.0 1.6 . Ia Plata 4/29 37 17.7 14.5 11.9 Mmcos T-Ibwn N/S Upper San Juan 4/29 114 46.2 31.3 ~8 .4 Vallecito 4/29 56 23.6 20.0 - Wolf Cr. Pass (B) 4/29 103 44.2 28.6 25.2 'Wolf Cr. &mnit 4/29 136 51.2 32~2 32.9 10 0 10 20 30 40 SCALE IN MILES -~ YOUR WATER SUPPLY APRIL BROUGHT INCREASES IN SNOWPACK TO ALL OF THESE BASINS. THE ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN DRAINAGES INCREASED THE MOST AT 18% AND 19% INCREASES) RESPECTIVELY. AN AVERAGE OF ALL THE BASINS SHOWS THE SNOWPACK AT 36% ABOVE AVERAGE. STREAMFLOW FORECASTS ARE ALL CALLING FOR MUCH ABOVE NORMAL FLOWS IN ALL OF THESE BASINS. THE SAN JUAN RIVER INFLOW TO NAVAJO RESERVOIR IS EXPECTED TO FLOW AT 78% ABOVE THE NORMAL VOLUME. THE SIX MAJOR RESERVOIRS IN THESE BASINS ARE CURRENTLY STORING 76% ABOVE NORMAL CONTENTS FOR MAY FIRST) 5% ABOVE LAST YEAR. SNOTEL SITES ON RED MOUNTAIN AND \o10LF CREEK PASSES SHOWED INCREASES OF 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT DURING THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL. SOIL MOISTURE HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AS IN GOOD CONDITION IN IRRIGATED AREAS. 2 NS-No sUJ'lJey. (B)-On adjaaent drainage. STREAIROW FORECASTS (1000 Ac. ft.) April - September FORECAST POINT Forecast % of Averace 102 155 458.2 360 141 256.0 50 135 37.2 35 133 26.1 300 137 219.0 38 135 28.2 1300 178 729.0 340 150 225.4 720 180 400.7 WATERSHED SNOWPACK << 'Based on 5 Selected Snow Courses ver a; go Dolores River at Dolores Florida River at Bondad Ia Plata River at Hesperus l.os Pinos River at lhyfield (1) Mancos River near ToWaoc (2) Inflow to Na~ajo Reservoir (1 & 3) Piedra Creek at Arbo1es San Juan Riyer at Carracas San Mi 1 River at Placerville' STREAM d. AREA Balin or Su...., and/or RESERVOIR usable ,ClIO_City ... z 35. w -I ~ - 50 ~ 0 W II: III ... J . 0 z en ~ 0 '. i~~=~'~l~i~~~~:, (I) Ob....." fIn pl., chon,. in "0"" in V.llidlo R.....oi.. (2) _.rch-J.17' (J) Ap.i1-J.17. --- WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK EKpressed a, .Poor. Fa", Averale. Ex- cellent- With Respect to Us.ual Supply. RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ac. FtJ END OF MONTH . ................. ... .............. Herrooea Creek Avg. Fair West D::>lores River Avg. Fair Williams Creek Avg. Fair Groundhog 22. 13 14 13 Jackson Gulch. 10 8 6 7 Lemon 40 30 31 22 Narraguinep 19 18 18 16 Navajo 1696. 1487 1400 810 Vallee ito 126 79 81 62 Q:~git;f:t~t.%tJ~t.(~:M~~~~::':"~ :::.. 'FEB. Isf MAR. 1st APR. I st MAY. 1st *Ca.cade, LiZard Head, Kola. Lake, Red Mountain Pass Telluride. en w % U ~ WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK BY MAJOR W A TERS'HED AREAS -GUNNISON RIVER WA TERSHED -ARKANSAS RIVER WA TERSHED Describes water supply conditions in Delta, Gunnison, Cimarron, Shavano, and Uncompahgre Soil Conse;-vation Districts. . Describes water supply conditions in Lake County, Upper Arkansas, Fremont, Custer County Divide, Fountain Valley, Black Squirrel, Central Colorado! Turkey Creek, South Pueblo, Olney Boone, Cheyenne, Upper Huerfano, Spanish Peaks, rurgatoire River, Trinchera, Western Baca, Southeastern Baca, Two Buttes, Bent, Timpas, Notheast ,Prowers, Prowers, Kiowa County, West Otero, East Otera, Prairie, .Hi Plains, and Double EI Soil Conservation Districts. -COLORADO RIVER WA TERSHED Describe water supply conditions in DeBeque, Plateau Valley, foksa, Bookcliff, Eagle County, Middle Park, South Side, and Mt. Sopris Soil Conservation Districts. -RIO GRANDE WA TERSHED Describes water supply conditions in Fort Collins, Big Thompson, Longmont, Boulder Valley, Jefferson, Teller-Park, Douglas County, Morgan, Kiowa, West Arapahoe, West Adams, E<<:1st Adams, Platte Valley, Southeast Weld, and West Greeley Soil Conservation Districts. Also describes water supply conditions in Sedgwick, South Platte, Haxton, Peetz, Padroni, Morgan, Rock Creek, and Yuma Soil Conservation Districts. Describes water supply conditions in Rio Grande, Center, Coneios, Mosca Hooper, and Costilla, Soil Conservation Districts. Also describes water supply conditions in UpperChama East Rio Arriba, Taos, Lindrith, Jemez, Santa Fe-Pojoaque, Sondovol, Tijeras, Cuba and Edgewood Soi I Conservation Districts.. -SOUTH PLATTE RIVER WATERSHED Describes water supply conditions in Yampa, Moffat, West Routt, East Routt, North Park, White River, and Douglos Creek Soil Conservation Districts. -DOLORES, SAN JUAN, AND ANIMAS RIVERS WA TERSHED Describes water supply conditions in San Miguel Basin, Dove Creek, Dolores, Mancos, laPlata, Pine River., San Juan, San Miguel Basin, and Glade Park Soil Conservation Districts. -YAMPA, WHITE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVERS WATERSHED uso.,.sa.flOlllTLAHO.O'I ,.,