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<br />OfJ223B <br /> <br />Water Supply OUtlook <br /> <br />June 1, 1984 <br /> <br />" <br />, <br /> <br />Streamflow volumes west of the Continental Divide were well above average for May. <br />Heavy snowmelt from low and mid-elevations caused flooding to occur along the <br />Gunnison, Uncompahgre, COlorado, Yampa, and White Rivers. The following table shows <br />the magnitude of the flows observed on May 25. <br /> <br />River Location <br />Yampa Steamboat <br />Gunni son Gunnison <br />Gunnison Del ta <br />Colorado Dotsero <br />Eagle Gypsum <br /> <br />Streamflow <br /> <br />50-year event <br /> <br />20-year event <br /> <br />100-year event <br /> <br />3D-year event <br /> <br />40-year event <br /> <br />SnOW'pack above 10,000 feet remains. above average in many locations. The deepest snow <br />is at Tower north of Rabbit Ears Pass, which has 106 inch depth and contains 52.7 <br />inches of. water. <br /> <br />Most streamflow volumes will increase 5* to 10* in most areas except the south and <br />southwest corner of the state, and along the South Platte River. <br /> <br />U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br />SNOW SURVEY UNIT <br />USDA, SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE <br />-'AMOND HILL. BLDG. A, :9RD FLOOR <br />2490 WEST 28TH AVENUE <br />DENVER, CO 80211 <br /> <br />OFFICIAL BUSINESS <br />PENALTY POft PRIVATE UIE ,.00 <br /> <br />\-' <br />, <br />, <br />, <br /> <br />FIRST - CL.ASS MAil <br />POSTAGE AND FEES PAID <br />USOA .scs <br />DENVER, COL..ORAOO <br />PERMIT NO. G .~67 <br /> <br />ALASOOOOOOO <br />LANG. LARRY F. <br />COLO WATER CONS[RV <br />1313 SHERMAN STR[ET <br />DENVER CO <br /> <br />(f" <br />1) <br />AR D <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />80203 <br />