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<br />000351 <br /> <br />South Platte River Basin in Colorado <br /> <br />Mountain snowpack* (inches) <br /> <br />Precipitation. (percenl 01 normal) <br /> <br />360 <br /> <br /> 40 <br /> 35 <br />~ 30 <br />C 25 <br />~ <br />" <br />-> <br />~ 20 <br />or <br />w -- , <br /> "- <br />~ ~ "- <br />'5 ~ "- <br />~ ~ <br /> - <br /> - <br /> '0 ~ <br /> -- <br /> 5 <br /> <br />320 <br /> <br />2BO <br /> <br /> <br />_24 <br />~ <br />E <br />020 <br />z <br />~ 16 <br />c <br />~ <br />u <br />" 12 <br />d' <br /> <br /> <br />OCT NOV DEe JAN FEB MAA APA MAY <br /> <br />o <br />JAN <br /> <br />FEB MAR <br /> <br />APA <br /> <br />MAY <br /> <br />'Based on selected sIal IonS <br /> <br />'Based on selecte<:lllallOns <br /> <br />Average ---- <br /> <br />MO'"'' ."'''.'''''00 0 <br /> <br />"'" ,o,.to ."'''.'''''0' I <br /> <br />M..,m,m . <br /> <br />Minimum d <br /> <br />Cunen! . . <br /> <br />WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK: <br />SNOWPACK DECREASED BASIN-WIDE DURING APRIL. AND IS <br />CURRENTLY ONLY 61 PERCENT OF THE MAY 1 AVERAGE. THE <br />HIGHEST SNOWPACK FIGURES ARE IN THE UPPER PORTION OF <br />THE BASIN AT 99 PERCENT OF AVERAGE. SNOWPACK ALONG <br />THE LOWER TRIBUTARIES OECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY DURING <br />APRIL. AN INDEX OF 31 MAJOR RESERVOIRS IN THE BASIN <br />SHOWS THAT CURRENT STORAGE IS 106 PERCENT OF AVERAGE. <br />STREAMFLOW FORECASTS ARE ALL BELOW AVERAGE THIS <br />YEAR, EXCEPT FOR THE UPPER REACHES OF THE MAIN STEM. <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />For more information cont~ct your local Soil <br />Conservation Service office. <br /> <br />- - <br /> <br />8 <br />