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<br />Water Supply Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico - Page 3
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<br />COLORADO RIVER WA TERSHED IN COLORADO
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<br />LEGEND
<br />. Fcncast Point
<br />. Snow Cau....
<br />~ SNOTEL Site
<br />STREAMFLOW fORECASTS
<br />Percent of 1961-aoAvetage
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<br />m 110-130%
<br />I: : : : ~ 90-110"'-
<br />_ 70- 90%
<br />m Under 70%
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<br />SUMMARY of SNOW MEl.SUREMENTS
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<br />(COMPARISON wITH PREVIOUS YEARS)
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<br />"lYE" M51N N..."'be' 0' THIS. Y[ "R'S S"O"
<br />-- COUf'.' ....T[R oIlS "Eo"CENT Of
<br />SU..ATE"5HEO A..,.,ed ...." Ye.' I 1"'-10 A..'A..
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<br />Blue River 7 60 97
<br />Cblorado 19 55 97
<br />Plateau 3 89 123
<br />Ibar~ R>rk 7 70 115
<br />:Willi,8DS R>rk 4 46 101
<br />Willow Creek 2 44 77
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<br /> WATE" CONTENT
<br />SNOW COUIda DATE SNOW WATE" (INCHES)
<br />OF DE"TH CONTENT
<br /> SU"VEY (INCHES) (INCHES) LAST I AVG.
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<br />roUEAOO BASIN
<br />Blue River
<br />Blue River 4/25 24 6.2 16.2 5.6
<br />F'rEIoont Pass 4/30 53 16.0 26.9 18.3
<br />GrizZly Peak 4/29 54 18.8 25.2 20.0
<br />Ii:>osier Pass 4/25 42 12.7 18.9 12.9
<br />Officers Gulch DISCO TINDEl
<br />Shrine. Pass 4/25 60 21.2 27.8 19.6
<br />Snake River 4/29 1 0.4 9.6 3.8
<br />Smmit Ranch 4/25 26 8.0 15.3 5.6
<br />Cblorado River
<br />Arrc:NI 4/29 28 . 11.3 26.1 11.9
<br />Bertlx>ud Pass 4/30 45 19.2 30.3 16.3
<br />Bertlx>ud SlIImit 4/25 65 19.1 34.8 01.1
<br />(hoper Hill DISCO TINUEr
<br />Cbpper !.t>untain 4/29 37 14.8 21.0 14.2
<br />GleIIIBr lanch 4/25 10 3.3 14.1 4.6
<br />(bre Pass 4/24 27 8.0 9.9 8.1
<br />Grand lake 4/25 18 5.7 9.9 5.8
<br />I..ake Irene 5101 71 22.4E 31.8 2.9
<br />lB.pland 4/30 22 7.3 16.0 7.9
<br />I.nlu 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 Fbrk 4/25 20 6.4 17.6 6.6
<br />Milner 4/25 41 13.0 21.8 3.2
<br />rbrth Inlet 4/27 18 5.1 12.8 6.9
<br />Panch 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 !.t>untain 4/25 75 24.9 38.0 5.8
<br />Vasquez 4/26 46 17 .1 24.3 3.1
<br />Plateau Creek
<br />!Esa. lakes 4/29 48 20.3 28.6 7.0
<br />Park Reservoir 4/30 72 31.5 32.6 b5.7
<br />Trickle Divide 4/30 83 36.3 38.0 1)8.8
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<br />Aspen DISCO TINDEr
<br />Hagerman 'l\mnel 4/25 76 25.0 33.6 -
<br />Independence Pass 4/28 50 16.9 23.3 16.7
<br />IvanIx>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 />rbrth lDst Trail 4/29 28 11.5 18.7 9.7
<br />Williams R>rk River
<br />Glemar Ranch 4/25 10 3.3 14.1 4.6
<br />.bnes Pass 4/26 46 17.9 26.8 16.4
<br />Middle Fbrk 4/25 20 6.4 17.6 6.6
<br />Ute Pass 4/26 26 8.0 19.3 7.6
<br />Willc:Ri Creek
<br />Granby 4/22 6 1.6 10 .1 4.6
<br />Willow Creek Pass 14/23 36 11.0 IIR .R 11 ,7
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<br />SCALE IN MILES
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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 SNOWPAC~ 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. FtJ April - September
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<br />Blue River inflow to Green !.t>untain Reservoir
<br />Cblorado River near Cameo (2)
<br />Cblorado River near Ibtsero (3)
<br />Cblorado River inflow to Granby Reservoir (4)
<br />Eagle River below GypslIn
<br />East Fork Troubles:xoe Creek near Trouble~
<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 Averale
<br /> 180 105 171. I,
<br />(1) 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 MONTH
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<br />WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK E:op.eued as .Poo.. F.... Ave,.ce, Eo.
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<br />ST"EN1 O' AREA Sp'ln, Late
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<br />Brush Fair . Poor
<br />GypS\D Creek Fair Poor
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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 />Williams Fork fY1 47 38 37
<br />Willow Creek 9 5 2 6
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<br />(B)-On adjacent .drainage.
<br />E - Estimated from SNOTEL.
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<br />WATERSHED SNOWPACK
<br />Based on 7 Selected Snow Courses
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