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<br />Li()JJ~a <br /> <br />Arkansas River Basin in Colorado <br /> <br />Mountain snowpack. (inches) <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br /> - <br />--- .---- ............ <br /> ..-- -- - <br /> -------- <br /> <br />40 <br /> <br />35 <br /> <br />.E 30 <br /> <br />o <br />~ 25 <br />;; <br />> <br />"g. 20 <br />w <br />~ <br />~ 15 <br />~ <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />o <br />JAN <br /> <br />FEB <br /> <br />MAR <br /> <br />APR <br /> <br />MAY <br /> <br />'Based on selecle<l stations <br /> <br />Maximum i <br /> <br />Average ---- <br /> <br />Minimum .,~. <br /> <br />C\lrrenl. . <br /> <br />Precipitation- (percent of normal) <br /> <br />360 <br /> <br />32 <br /> <br />2BO <br /> <br />j;240 <br />E <br />0200 <br />z <br />~160 <br />o <br />~ <br />u <br />- 120 <br />cf <br /> <br />80 <br /> <br />40 <br /> <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />OCT NOV DEe JAN FEB MAR APR MAY <br /> <br />'~sed on selected Sldllons <br /> <br />Mo".'y p,<<,p'''''OO D <br /> <br />"'''od''.,,,,,,p.,,,,oo I <br /> <br />WATER SUPP1_Y OIJTLOO~C: <br />THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SNOWPAC~ IN THE 8ASI~ VARIES <br />GREATLY. THE UPPER REACHES OF THE AR~ANSAS WATERSHED <br />15 SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL ABOVE SALIOA. SNOWPAC~ IN <br />THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE IS ABOVE AVERAGE, AND <br />GOING FURTHER SOUTH IN THE CUCHARAS AND P~RGATOIRE <br />HEADWATERS. SNOWPACK CONDITiONS ARE TWO TO THREE <br />TIMES THEIR NORMAL. STREAMFLOW VOLUMES ALONG THE <br />MAIN STEM OF THE ARKANSAS SHOULD HAVE SLIGHrL~ ~80VE <br />NORMAL FLOWS. THE HIGHEST STREAMFLOW PERCENTS ~rLL <br />BE IN THE CUCHARAS AND PURGATOIPE RIvERS. ~E~E~VI)r~ <br />STORAGE IS NEAR AN ALL TIME HIGH OF 3~a PERCENT OF <br />AVERAGE, <br /> <br />For more Informatlon contact yOur local ~o11 <br />Conservation Servlc~ offlce, <br /> <br />12 <br />