DWR_4151717

• Title: NOVEMBER 1993 SWSI: COLORADO WATER SUPPLY CONDITIONS UPDATE, SURFACE WATER SUPPLY INDEX
• Year: 1993
• Document Type - Publications and Reports: SWSI Monthly Report

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ARKANSAS TMT
ARKANSAS BASIN
Basinwide Conditions Assessment:
The SWSI value of+2.3 indicates that for October the ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN
Surface Water Supply Index History
basin water supplies were above normal. Storage in
Turquoise, Twin Lakes, Pueblo, and John Martin reservoirs
totaled 108% of normal on October 31. Flow at the gaging A • '
station Arkansas River near Portland averaged 494 cfs, as 3�Jn�
compared to the 1965-1991 October average of 431 cfs. The 7
National Weather Service reports October precipitation asffnn --�-�
159% of normal. G -"�~' ~' `�" M ,.,�'I" F11-
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JAN94 JAN85 JAN86 JANB7 JANBB JANB9 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93
MONTH/YEAR
ARKANSAS RIVER NR. PORTLAND
FIRST MONTH OF THE WATER YEAR
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1965-1992 OCTOBER AVERAGE OCTOBER 1993
Representative Reservoirs
Arkansas River Bach
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VZI Avg 10/31 Content• 10/31/93 Contents
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