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<br />Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico - Page 6
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<br />ARKANSAS RIVER WATERSHED IN COLORADO
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<br />. Forecast Point
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<br />STREAMFLOW FORECASTS
<br />Percent of 1961- eo Average
<br />_ Over 130%
<br />m 110-130%
<br />o 90-110%
<br />III 70- 90%
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<br />YOUR WATER SUPPLY
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<br />AFTER A DRY AND WARM MONTH, THE SNOWPACK IN THE ARKANSAS BASIN HAS DROPPED TO
<br />85% OF AVERAGE. THIS IS A DECREASE OF 18% FROM LAST MONTH. THE CURRENT SNOWPACK
<br />IS ONLY 45% OF LAST YEAR ON MAY FIRST. FORECASTED STREAMFLOWS HAVE REMAINED
<br />ABOVE AVERAGE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HUERFANO RIVER NEAR REDWING. THE
<br />ARKANSAS RIVER IS FORECAST ABOVE AVERAGE AT BOTH FORECAST POINTS, REMAINING AT
<br />THE SAME LEVELS AS LAST MONTH. THE GAGE ABOVE PUEBLO IS FORECAST AT 8% ABOVE
<br />AVERAGE. RESERVOIR STORAGE IS EXCELLENT AT MORE THAN FOUR TIMES THE AVERAGE FOR
<br />MAY FIRST, 22% ABOVE THE AMOUNT STORED LAST YEAR. SOIL MOISTURE IN IRRIGATED
<br />AREAS HAS BEEN RATED AS IN FAIR CONDITION THIS MONTH. ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLIES
<br />ARE EXPECTED THIS YEAR.
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<br />STREAMflOW FORECASTS (lOOO Ac. Ft.) April - September
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<br />Arkansas River al:x>ve Pueblo (1) 300 108 278.~
<br />Arkansas River at Salida (2) 309 103 300.
<br />CuCbaras River near la Veta 13 118 11.0
<br />Grape Creek near Westcliffe 16 100 16.0
<br />Huerfano River near Redwing 14 95 15.0
<br />Purgatoire River at Trinidad (3) 43 120 36.0
<br />Chalk Creek 24 110 21.5
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<br />RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ac. ftJ END OF MONTH
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<br />Expressed as .Poor..Fa'r, Aver.ce. Ex..
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<br />WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK
<br />I STREN1 .. MEA
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<br />RESERVOIR
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<br />Apisbapa River Avg. Fair
<br />libuntain Creek Avg. Fair
<br />Hardscrabble Creek Avg. Fair
<br />IbllllEDt Creek Avg. Fair
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<br />Adobe 70 59 55 8
<br />Clear Creek 11 5 4 6
<br />Great Plains 150 87 44 37
<br />!b1brook lBke 7 6 6 3
<br />!brae Creek 28 23 15 4
<br />John lIlrtin 616 321 156 33
<br />lake Henry 8 7 8 5
<br />Meredith 42 40 38 8
<br />Pueblo 354 252 261 51
<br />Trinidad 167 ' 34 45 10
<br />'l\1rqu::>ise 127 66 86 33
<br />'l\vin lakes 86 77 83 21
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<br />SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS
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<br />(COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS)
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<br />RIVER IlASIN N__.' T",S YEAR'S SNOlll
<br />Inll'. Cour... JoATER AS PERCENT 01'
<br />SUe..ATERSHEO Aw.....d L_11 T." I 1"'-80 Aw.....
<br />Arkansas 9 54 99
<br />Cucharas 3 12 27
<br />Purgatoire 1 31 79
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<br />SlOW COUISE MEASUIEMEln
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<br />Arkansas River
<br />Bigelow Divide 4/29 10 3.5 12.7 4.9
<br />Bison Reservoir 4/26 6 2.0 5.0 -
<br />Brumley 4/30 34 10.1 17.6 9.8
<br />Four Mile Park 4/30 1 0.1 7.2 1.7
<br />Fremont Pass 4/30 53 16.0 26.9 8.3
<br />Garfield 4/29 38 13.2 20.7 0.3
<br />Hermit Lake 4/29 19 5.5 11.5 6.0
<br />Monarch Pass 4/29 57 19.8 27.6 6.5
<br />Saint Elmo 5/01 54 15.2 16.8 1.5-
<br />South Colony 4/26 67 26.6 29.5 -
<br />Spruce Creek, 4/30 22 8 ? 14.0 -
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<br />Tennessee Pass 4/30 24 7.4 15.4 8.2
<br />Twin Lakes Tunnel 4/28 38 ' 11.9 15.9 0.3
<br />Westcliffe 4/29 8 2.8 7.7 2.5
<br />OJcbaras Rber
<br />Ap1s!apL 4/25 2 O.~ 12.0 3.7
<br />O1charas Creek 4/24 12 3.6 14.8 6.5
<br />BJerfano 4/25 28 9.9 15.6 -
<br />1& Veta Pass (8) 4/2lj 4 0.9 lL8 7.6
<br />Purgatoire River
<br />Eburboo 4/25 8 2.3 7.4 2.9
<br />Whiskey Creek ~/25 12 3.1 10.3 -
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