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- 2 - Soil Conservation Service snow measurements indicate slightly below normal snow packs in the upper Green and above normal snow packs in the basin below Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Some basin averages: Green River above Flaming Gorge 90%, Strawberry l49%, Duchesne l3l%, P~ice l59%, Huntington l8J%, and San Rafael 192%. Flows fell considerably during January, however, records were still broken for the third consecutive month at Green River at Green River, Utah and for ilUolcws to Fontenelle and Flaming Gorge Reservoirs. Flow during January on the Green River at Green River, Utah was l75,lOO acre-feet, l5l% (a record), Yampa at Steamboat Springs was 7,800 acre-fee", 137%, inflow to Fontenelle Reservoir was 54,300 acre-feet, 18l% (a record) and inflow to Flaming Gorge was 80,300 acre-feet, 223% (a record). Se~s~nal stre~~low, Qctober through J~uary f0r the Green River at Green River, Utah was l,085,000 acre-feet, 224% of the 1961-80 average. Reservoir storage in Fontenelle was 164,000 acre-feet, 69% of average end 43% of capacity. Flaming Gorge end of month storage was 3,3l million acre-feet, 140% of ~verage and 88% of capacity. PSAK FLOWS Forecast Mean Station Daily CFS Yarr.pa at Steamboat ,"200 to 5000 !.laY 30 Y 2JIlp a at Maybell 12000 to 14000 June 6 I..ittle Snake Lily 6500 8000 \ 20 near to May \'fni te at Watson 3700 to 4700 I,lay 25 Hu."1tir",ton near Huntington 700 to 900 ;',[ay ]l SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN: The water supply outlook for the San Juan Basin is above normal with forecasts ranging from l28 to 149% over the basin. The dry weacr.er pattern during January resulted in a decrease of lO to 20% in the forecasts from those issued a mon~h ago, Precipitation during January was generally 30 to 50% of normal. Only one report was above normal, Wolf Creek Pass 1 E received 4,76 inches - l20% of average, Seasonal precipitation, October through January, generally ranges from llO to 160% with a few lower elevation stations below normal,