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Water. Supply I Outlook for Colorado and New Mexico - Page 7 <br /> . <br /> RIO GRANDE WATERSHED <br /> IN COLORADO AND NEW, MEXICO <br /> COLORADO YOUR WATER SUPPLY <br /> s A E <br /> SNOWPACK CONDITIONS IN THE UPPER REACHES OF THE RIO GRANDE ARE 120% OF AVERAG , <br /> N T P v s <br /> (H INSD LEI -_ • +3e' AND 137% OF AVERAGE FOR THE ENTIRE .COLORADO PORTION, DOWN 49% FROM JANUARY 1 <br /> SLUMOULLION / <br /> Co T <br /> A '•d <br /> READINGS. MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK NEAR CUMBRES PASS AND ON SOUTHWARD INTO NEW MEXICO <br /> D 0 le <br /> - AE Rr INCREASES SHARPLY, AND IS 167% OF AVERAGE. THE HIGHEST SNOWPACK STATISTICS IN <br /> LA VETA PASS <br /> MIDDLE 5 r n e tD <br /> - � • <br /> FIVE NEW MAXIMUM <br /> CREEK IP ti,; :'�e`4" <br /> D m a <br /> L SA" NEW MEXICO IS IN THE RIO CHAMA WATERSHED AT 76% ABOVE NORMAL. <br /> �tr .: ; <br /> Y 1. STREAMFLOW VOLUMES ALONG THE <br /> FEBRUAR <br /> READINGS WERE MEASURED FOR <br /> SNOW COURSE <br /> 0 <br /> a <br /> COLORADO ICES �7 RIO GRANDE IN COLORADO RANGE FROM 23/ TO 27/ ABOVE AVERAGE, WHILE <br /> » sr :;: »::!:.<. ':!::' 11.1. OS7LLA MAIN STEM OF THE <br /> 3T°-- eae�� SeN)f#'KONFQ� 'k".z•s.' :E° ':;.+ti> ;::1`:i<: <br /> NE <br /> W W MEXICO Ira::«.;.;!;::;>:::<::<:<:<:><:< <br /> a AT SAN MARL IAL. <br /> :< >: < :> Y TO 74/ ABOVE AVERAGE <br /> € ;fz:.. IN NEW MEXICO IT INCREASES SUBSTANTIALLY <br /> LEGEND fy <br /> <" <br /> s.t <br /> , :e•:'+k::',::"<:;::::::*:>.`::..:!..,:. ....:.^: :.::.. . HEMATITE PARN <br /> : ::: €<v?'ry:y<€;: RAGE TO MUCH ABOVE <br /> • Srww Crone :,:>;;>:::<:<_>::. €>< `»:;:. .!.;!:::,: « ::;1.;.„:;•:v>:::>. TRIBUTARIES ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE NEAR AVE <br /> f N TEL Site <br /> MOST OTHER SMALLER <br /> S O N <br /> ercSTREAMFLOW FORECASTS <br /> :> n><: :<:>:>;: : :>:<_;.�., COLORADO IS 166% OF AVERAGE, AND IN NEW MEXIC <br /> Percent of -80 Avero ':�f�:'><::���<�' ''�n, AVERAGE FLOWS. RESERVOIR STORAGE IN <br /> 196I pe PALo <br /> Over 13096 .,.: <br /> fh <br /> w <br /> ... <br /> ° Cif-ITT MnT4ZTTTT, <br /> X. <br /> 110-13 096 <br /> V TppnTTr�'gnTTT T'RR AREA T., RATED ONLY F <br /> AIR­ <br /> 33 'M 0 RA <br /> 90-110/O A IT L M OS <br /> Ac. t. <br /> T f000 <br /> MFL IN FOR <br /> ECASTS <br /> ASS ( <br /> 36° <br /> + S TREA 0 <br /> m <br /> 7 <br /> ENO BO <br /> 0 9096 0 <br /> Dry _ o- <br /> »<za €><> «:. •``»'''' FORECAST POINT Forecast m of Average Average <br /> Linder 70% o LA .{ , <br /> '�`:�:!R!':::::;y:`1;::;::.x::":' ' �PANCMIELA <br /> SAN <br /> ABIN <br /> m <br /> COLORADO A nil-S e t e ber`f�:>¢<�: `'>'>'>«''°•""'' >'"'! Alamosa Creek above Terrace Reservoir 86 <br /> near Mo oto 1) 270 138 195.0 <br /> Conejos River g ( <br /> J <br /> +o Sa <br /> n Lu <br /> is 2 <br /> 25 139 18.0 <br /> 3o a t Creek ) <br /> �o Culebra ( <br /> 10 0 <br /> to leb C <br /> » ? :SCALE IN MILESgg{„L,:• .`. <i; 12 154 7.8 <br /> `�.. La Jara Creek. near Capulin <br /> L: <br /> 10 <br /> 0 <br /> 14 <br /> 5 69. <br /> 0 <br /> Los <br /> Pinos River near Ortiz <br /> # Rio Grande at Thirty Mile Bridge (3) 160 127 126.0 <br /> t-eo _3Sa <br /> 35 1-40 <br /> 615 124 494.0 <br /> RESERVOIR STORAGE (Thousand Ac. Ft.) END OF MONTH B E R N %IL L L 0 Rio Grande near Del Norte (3) <br /> Basin or Stream Usable Usable Storage Rio ..Grande at Wagon Wheel Gap (3) 380 123 310.0 <br /> and/or caoautr This Las, 1 1961-90 1 Saguache Creek near Saguache 40 133 30.0 <br /> RESERVOIR Year Year• I Average <br /> WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK Expressed as Poor, Fair.Average. Ex- San Antonio River at Ortiz 22 145 15.2 <br /> COLORADO cellent•With Respect`°usual Sue01r South Fork of Rio Grande at South Fork 160 126 127.0 <br /> Flow Period - <br /> Continental 27 3 3 4 STREAM or AREA spring Late Trinchera Water Supply (April-July) (6) 38 144 26.3 <br /> Platoro 60 14 20 9 SeiSO" se's°° NEW MEXICO (March-July) <br /> 8 15 21 110 19.0 <br /> Costilla Creek at Costilla (4) <br /> Rio Grande 51 19 10 143 7.0 <br /> Sanchez 103 42 24 10 COLORADO Gallinas Creek near Montezuma <br /> 25 6 Jemez River near Jemez 44 110 40.0 <br /> Santa Maria 45 8 Sangre de Cristo Cr xcellen Average Pecos River at Pecos 62 138 45.0 <br /> Terrace 18 7 11 6 <br /> Trinchera Creek xcellen Average Red River at Mouth 35 1 .0 <br /> NEW O 3 3 4 Rio Chama at E1 Vado 350 168 208 <br /> .0 <br /> Avalon 6 NEW MEXICO Rio Grande at Otowi (5) 930 155 600.0 <br /> Caballo 344 46 88 46 <br /> Rio Grande at San Marcial (5) 730 174 420.0 <br /> Conchas 273 146 163 39 Embudo Creek xcellen Average Rio Hondo near Valdez 20 135 15.0 <br /> El Vado 195 130 127 34 Mora River xcellen Excelle t <br /> Elephant Butte 2195 1323 932 16 Nambe Creek Average Rio Pueblo de Taos below Loa Cordovas 37 1 <br /> 16 27.0 <br /> xcellen <br /> p 25 22 Santa Cruz River at Cudiyo 129 <br /> 34 Rio Ojo Caliante xcellen Average 32 111 0 <br /> McMi11An <br /> Santa Rosa 447 13 34 - Santa Fe near Santa Santa Fe Creek F0 32 - <br /> xcellen Average 1)OD•eruvd I"pi ua al in eta in f'lamro Reevrwi r. 12)ob•eroed f1w plus chmge in•tontge in S.-h.-Reeernair. (3)0b.-Ped flw piue Chang. <br /> Sumner Ill 23 33 64 ""_ in atom in Sanw Nvw Rio_C'm and Cuntinen Wl Regen! ire. (I)Obeerred Idw ,ha a in Coati11.R.a.r .ifr. 151�b�•rved Rw fua olu <br /> ----- --"----- -�---- - afnn�ge ie Ef Vast and Abiquiu Rea+rvos re (6)SMn of 71•irohem Creek near Furt Carfand, ate Creek near Fore Garland, Sangre d. Cristo Creek near fort <br /> gar Lind, and Indian Creek diuereion. <br /> SUMMARY of SNOW MEASUREMENTS <br /> (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS) <br /> SUMMAWofSCOW MEASUREMENTS Y EAR <br /> (COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS) TnIS AS PE S PERCENT <br /> RIVER BASIN Number of NATER AS of RCENT OF <br /> and or Courses 1961-60 Ave'a <br /> THIS YEAR'S SNOW SU&WATERSHED Averaged ust rear re <br /> RIVER BASIN Number of WATER AS PERCENT OF <br /> . and or Courses <br /> SU&WATERSHED Averaged Last Year 1961-60 Averore WATERSHED SNOWPACK <br /> NEW MEXICO <br /> COLORADO Based on 5 Selected Snow Courses * Pecos 1 114 158 <br /> Rio Grande Basin, Colorado <br /> • 1 171 176 � Red River 2 112 133 <br /> Alamosa Rio Chama 3 220 176 <br /> Conejos 5 165 159 AIt�XEMUItt 4E R£C#3R4I Rio Grande, NM 14 129 168 <br /> Culebra 4 197 1.53 <br /> Rio Grande, CO <br /> 13 117 12') J 30 <br /> Rio Hondo <br /> a <br /> S 25 SNOW COURSE MEASUREMENTS <br /> .A�V�r COM MEwp"ENTS C7 CURRENT INFORMATION PAST RECORD <br /> W <br /> CURRENT INFORMATION PAST RECORD WATER CONTENT <br /> cr W 2 SNOW COURSE DOAFE SNOW WATER (INCHES) <br /> WATER CONTENT DEPTH CONTENT <br /> DATE SNOW WATER (INCHES) a SURVEY (INCHES) (INCHES) LAST AVG. <br /> SNOW COURSE OF DEPTH CONTENT LAST AV6. 3 - YEAR 61-90 <br /> SURVEY (INCHES) (INCHES) YEAR AVG. <br /> z �g6�-g0 A"ero9110 <br /> RIO GRANDE BASIN - NM <br /> RIO GRANDE BASIN-COLO. (n 10, Pecos River <br /> U. Bitter Creek DISCONTINUED 3.4 - D <br /> Alamosa River <br /> Panchuela 1/31 19 4.9 4.3 3.1 <br /> 1/29 44 14.2 11.0 - w 5 Wesner Springs DISCONTINUED D <br /> Lily Pond _ i11V{ [ttlttF RECtt3 <br /> 1/27 28 7.2 4.2 4.1 c, <br /> Silver; Lakes z 0 <br /> FEB. Ist MAR. Ist APR.Ist MAY Ist Red River <br /> 41 <br /> Conejos River *Cumbres Pass, La Veta Pass, Silver Lakes, Upper Hematite Park (B) 1 /27 19 5.4 4..7 4.99 3.2 <br /> ' 13.1 14.1 Rio Grande, Wolf Creek Pass. Red River 1/27 24 4.4 <br /> Cumbres Pass 1/25 70 25.7 <br /> Cumbres Trestle 1/25 79 27.4 16.4 16.4 <br /> Rio Chama <br /> La Manga 1/25 59 18.9 12.0 13.1 Bateman 1/26 45 14.0 6.0 7.6 <br /> Pinos Mill 1/29 46 14.3 10.5 11.1/26 68 24.1 15.1 14.3 <br /> 5 Chama Divide 1/26 26 4.4 2.4 3.1 <br /> Platoro Chamita 1/25 39 11.4 5.1 6.2 <br /> River Springs N/S - - - 4.6 Rio_Grande <br /> WATERSHED SNOWPACK Alamitos 1/30 25 7.0 6_8 3_Based on 5 Selected Snow Courses Big Tesuqua DISCONTINUED 6.4 4.1 D <br /> 8 <br /> Culebra River * Bernal Trail (B) DISCO TINUED <br /> Brown Cabin l/3l 31 9.6 3.9 4.7 Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico Cordova N/S - - - 5.8 <br /> Culebra 1/30 1/30 30 8.2 4.7 6.1 Z <br /> La Veta Pass (B) 1/30 38 11.6 5.9 7.4 * J 35 Elk Cabin 1/27 17 5.1 4.9 2.8 <br /> Trinchera (B) 1/26 28 7,1 4.0 5.7 Gallegos Peak 1/30 37 12.5 6.8 5.7 <br /> Hopewell 1/31 54 18.3 12.5 10.7 <br /> W 30 La Cueva 1/27 28 7.1 6.0 4.6 <br /> Rio Grande <br /> North Costilla 1/26 17 3.7 3.6 3.5 * <br /> Big Meadows 1/27 40 11.6 11.1 10.2 H " Ojo Redondo 1/26 16 4.1 4.6 - <br /> Cochetopa Pass <br /> 1/26 27 7.0 2.1 3.9 25 Palo 1/27 31 8.7 4.3 5.0 <br /> Gra back 1/24 43 13.2 8.4 9.6 * 3 Payrole 1/31 34 10.7 7.8 5.9 <br /> Y <br /> Hiway 1/26 71 25.5 20.6 16.3 20; Post Office Plat 1/26 13 3.2 3.3 - <br /> Lake Humphrey 1/27 22 4.2 4.7 5.1 Z i5 Quemazon 1/25 26 6.1 7.8 6.1 <br /> Lake 1/25 29 6.8 5.9 6.0 Rice Park 1/26 21 4.8 - - <br /> Love <br /> Love Creek 1/25 47 13.6 12.3 - Rio En Media 1/24 32 8.3 9.1 6.2 <br /> Middle. Creek 1/26 41 10.2 10.8 9.2 U. San Antonio Sink 1/30 35 10.8 - 4.9 * <br /> Pass <br /> •.- Pool Table 1/26 19 3.1 2.6 4.7 ao Average Sandoval 1/25 20 4.2 5.3 3.7 <br /> . ........... <br /> Porcupine 1/27 29 .7.8 5.0 7.7 V) i961-.••• Senorita Divide 1/27 38 10.6 7.9 5.8 * <br /> Santa Maria 1/27 21 5.5 2.8 3.8 x 5 Taos Canyon 1/27 29 8.6 4.1 3.3 <br /> Upper Rio Grande 1/29 24 4.8 5.2 6.3 Z Tres Ritos 1/30 26 8.2 5.5 3.7 <br /> Wolf Creek Pass 1/26 69 23.8 20.0 18.5 1/26 62 20.8 23.9 19.2 0 Rio Hondo <br /> FEB. let MAR. let APR. let _ <br /> *Bateman,Big Tesuque, Chamita, Payrole, Red River. Taos Powderhorn DISCONTINUED 19,3 <br /> Wolf Cr. Summit (B) <br /> St <br /> NS-No survey. <br /> NS-No survey. (B)-On adjacent drainage. <br /> (B)-On adjacent drainage. <br /> *Tess than 15 years of record • *Less than 15 years of record. <br /> iM_" No purvey. N/S No survey. <br /> usoAscstoatuND.oa.IMI <br /> D Snow course discontinued. Estimates available thru SCS off is <br /> r _ <br />