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<br />Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico - Page 3
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<br />COLORADO RIVER WATERSHED IN COLORADO
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<br />LEGEND
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<br />STREAMFLOW fORECASTS
<br />Percent of 196HiOAwtage
<br />_ Over 130%
<br />(]]] 110-130%
<br />I:: : :~ 90-110%
<br />_ 70- 90%
<br />EZJ Under 70%
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<br />SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS
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<br />(COMPARISON ""T.. PREVIOUS YEARSI
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<br />'''VER MSIN ......"'b.' 01 TH'S.YE "R.S S"O"
<br />....TlR AS PERCE..T OF
<br />-If' Couf.." T 1"1-10 A"'~'.I.
<br />SU.wATERSHED Av.'.a." L_" T..'
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<br />Blue River 7 60 97
<br />Cblorado 19 55 97
<br />Plateau 3 89 123
<br />lba.r~ R>rk 7 70 115
<br />:WilliaDs :Fbrk 4 46 101
<br />Willow Creek 2 44 77
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<br />SlOW COURSE MWURfMBlTS
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<br /> CURRENT INFORMATION , PAST RECORD
<br /> WATEII CONTENT
<br />SNOW COUllsa DATI SNOW WATER CINCHES)
<br />0' DEPTH CONTENT
<br /> SURVEY CINCHES) CINCHES) ~T I AVG.
<br /> YEAII 11- 10
<br />(X)I!IWX) BASm
<br />Blue River
<br />Blue River 4/25 24 6.2 16.2 5.6
<br />FrEm:mt Pass 4/30 53 16.0 26.9 18.3
<br />Grizzly Peak 4/29 54 18.8 25.2 20.0
<br />Ibosier Pass 4/25 42 12.7 18.9 12.9
<br />Officers Gulch DISCO ~INljEI
<br />Shrine. Pass 4/25 60 21.2 27.8 19.6
<br />SDake River 4/29 1 0.4 9.6 3.8
<br />SlIImi t Ranch 4/25 26 8.0 15.3 5.6
<br />Cblorado River
<br />ArraN 4/29 28 11.3 26.1 11.9
<br />Bertmud Pass 4/30 45 19.2 30.3 16.3
<br />Bertmud S\IJmi t 4/25 65 19.1 34.8 01.1
<br />Cboper Hill DISCO TINUEr
<br />Cbpper M:>untain 4/29 37 14.8 21.0 14.2
<br />GleIlIB.r Ianch 4/25 10 3.3 14.1 4.6
<br />G::>re Pass 4/24 27 8.0 9.9 8.1
<br />Grand lake 4/25 18 5.7 9.9 5.8
<br />lBke Irene 5101 71 22.4E 31.8 ?2.9
<br />lapland 4/30 22 7.3 16.0 7.9
<br />I1Ilu DISCO TINUEl:
<br />Lynx Pass 4/24 30 8.4 11.4 9.4
<br />~nzie Qilch 4/25 0 0.0 - 1.6
<br />Middle Fork 4/25 20 6.4 17.6 6.6
<br />Milner 4/25 41 13.0 21.8 3.2
<br />Nlrth Inlet 4/27 18 5.1 12.8 6.9
<br />Panoo 4/25 18 6.1 13.3 8.0
<br />Phantan Valley 4/30 16 5.1E 16.5 7.9
<br />Ranch Creek 4/29 24 9.6 22.3 9.8
<br />Tennessee Pass 4/30 24 7.4 15.4 8.2
<br />Vail M:>untain 4/25 75 24.9 38.0 D5.8
<br />Vasquez 4/26 46 17.1 24.3 3.1
<br />Plateau Creek
<br />~sa rakes 4/29 48 20.3 28.6 7.0
<br />Park Reservoir 4/30 72 31.5 32.6 1>5.7
<br />Trickle Divide 4/30 83 36.3 38.0 8.8
<br />D:>aring B>rk
<br />Aspen DISCO TINUEI
<br />Hagerman 'l\mnel 4/25 76 25.0 33.6 -
<br />Independence Pass 4/28 50 16.9 23.3 16.7
<br />Iva.nlx>e 4/26 56 20.8 26.6 18.9
<br />Kiln 4/26 41 13.6 17.9 11.2
<br />Lift 4/24 67 22.8 33.0 19.6
<br />~ure Pass 4/29 32 13.6 19.9 10.7
<br />Nast 4/26 13 3.1 6.9 2.4
<br />Nlrth lost Trail 4/29 28 11.5 18.7 9..7
<br />Williams Fork River
<br />Glemar Ranch 4/25 10 3.3 14.1 4.6
<br />Jones Pass 4/26 46 17.9 26.8 16.4
<br />Middle Fork 4/25 20 6.4 17 .6 6.6
<br />ute Pass 4/26 26 8.0 19.3 7.6
<br />Willow Creek
<br />Granby 4/22 6 1.6 10 .1 4.6
<br />Willow Creek Pass 4/23 36 l1.n 11 R R 11 ,7
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<br />YOUR WATER SUPPLY
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<br />WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PLATEAU AND WILLOW CREEK DRAINAGES, ALL OF THE SUBBASINS
<br />WITHIN THE COLORADO WATERSHED INCREASED IN SNOWPACK AVERAGES. THE ENTIRE
<br />COLORADO BASIN IS CURRENTLY 4% ABOVE NORMAL. STREAMFLOW FORECASTS HAVE INCREASED'
<br />SLIGHTLY DURING APRIL ON MOST OF THE FORECASTED STREAMS. THE COLORADO RIVER NEAR
<br />CAMEO IS FORECAST AT 18% ABOVE AVERAGE. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE COLORADO AND
<br />WILLOW CREEK BASINS DECREASED SLIGHTLY FROM LAST MONTH. RESERVOIRS IN THE BASIN
<br />ARE CURRENTLY STORING 41% ABOVE THE AVERAGE FOR MAY FIRST, THIS IS 8% ABOVE LAST
<br />YEAR. SOIL MOISTURE THROUGHOUT THE IRRIGATED PORTION OF THE BASIN HAS BEEN
<br />: ESTIMATED AS IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS YEAR~S WATER SUPPLY.OUTLOOK IS FOR AN
<br />AVERAGE TO BELOW AVERAGE SUPPLY.
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<br />STREAIFLOW FORECASTS (1000 Ac. Ft.) April - September
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<br />Blue River inflow to Green t.buntain Reservoir (1)
<br />Cblorado River near Cameo (2)
<br />.Cblorado River near Ihtsero (3)
<br />CbloraOO River inflow to Granby Reservoir (4)
<br />Eagle River below Gypst.m
<br />ERst Fork Troubles:me Creek near Troubles::me
<br />Roaring Fork at Glenwod Springs (5)
<br />Williams Fork near Parshall (6)
<br />Willow Creek inflow to Willow Creek .
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<br />Forecast ". of Aver.le
<br />180 105 1 71. 11
<br />316 105 300.8
<br />2900 118 2462.0
<br />1700 113 1494.8
<br />'219 95 230.3.
<br />400 127 308.4
<br />17 88 19.3
<br />885 121 733.5
<br />70 111 . 62.5'
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<br />RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand At. FU END OF MONT..
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<br />Dillon 245 229 241 193
<br />Granby 466 360 324 206
<br />Green Mountain. 139 57 34 47
<br />Homes take 43 21 39 10
<br />Ruedi 101 66 54 57
<br />Vega 32 26 19 14
<br />Will iams Fork 97 47 38 37
<br />Willow Creek 9 5 2 6
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<br />WATER SUPPlY.OUTlOOK
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<br />~.p'e'~ed as "Poor. Fa". Averace Ex.
<br />cellen.- ,^,'lh Respect 10 U~ual 5UElpl)'
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<br />Brush Fair . Poor
<br />GypslIn Creek Fair Poor
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<br />(B)-On adjacent dl'ainage.
<br />E - Estimated from SNOTEL.
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<br />WATERSHED SNOWPACK
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