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<br />IJ 0 ,):j 4 ~l <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin in Colorado <br /> <br />Mountain snowpack* (inches) <br /> <br />Precipitation- (percent of normal) <br /> <br />360 <br /> <br /> 40 <br /> 35 <br />C 30 <br />C 25 <br />-" <br />~ <br />-~ <br />~ 20 <br />" <br />w <br />- <br />. 15 - , <br />~ ---- , <br /> ...- <br /> - <br /> 10 <br /> -- <br /> 5 <br /> 0 <br /> JAN FEB MAR APR MAY <br /> <br />32 <br /> <br />2BO <br /> <br />-240 <br />~ <br />E <br />0,200 <br />z <br />2160 <br />c <br />. <br />u <br />- 120 <br />~ <br /> <br />BO <br /> <br /> <br />40 <br /> <br /> <br />o <br />OCT NOV DEe JAN FEB MAR APR MAY <br /> <br />"Based on selected stations <br /> <br />. Based on s.electeo 51ahOr'lS <br /> <br />AlI1lraQe ---- <br /> <br />MO',"''''"''';'''''''' 0 <br /> <br />"""0.'" ,'K','''''O' I <br /> <br />Maximum r <br /> <br />MInimum t <br /> <br />Current. . <br /> <br />WATER SUPPLY OIJTLOOK: <br />THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN'S $NOUPACK FIGURES DECREASED <br />OURING APRIL TO ONLY 43 PERCENT OF AVERAGE. LOWEST <br />$NOWPACK STATISTICS IN THE BASIN ARE ON THE WILLOW <br />CREEK AND wILLIAMS FORk DRAINAGES. 5NOWPAC~ ON THE <br />GRANO MESA IS THE HIGHEST IN THE BASIN AT 86 PERCENT <br />OF AVERAGE. THE EIGHT MAJOR RESERVOIRS ARE CURRENTLY <br />STORING NEARLY 70 PERCENT OF TOTAL CAPACITY. HO~EVER. <br />THIS IS 32 PERCENT ABOVE AVERAGE ~OR MAY 1. SPRING <br />AND SUMMER STREAMFLO~ PROSPECTS ARE FOR BELO~ NORMAL <br />RUNOFF THIS YEAR. ESPECIALLY ON T~E UPPER fR!81)TARIES <br />IN fHE BASIN. <br /> <br />For more loformatlon contact your local $011 <br />Con~ervation Service offIce. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />6 <br />