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r • <br /> COLORADO BASIN <br /> • 4 <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of +2.6 indicates that for July the COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> ,asin water supplies were above normal. Storage in Green 5 Sur,"'Water Supply Index"Ictory <br /> Mountain, Ruedi, and Williams Fork reservoirs totaled 106% 4 <br /> of normal on July 31. Flow at the gaging station, Colorado JRiver near Dotsero, averaged 4,456 cfs as compared to the 3 t h : . <br /> 1961-1991 July average of 3,071 cfs. 2 r ; <br /> 1 .' ter- ,..�-. ., i a..�. <br /> Outlook D �:--` i; <br /> The river flows have remained strong through July _ <br /> and will likely remain above average for the month of August. 4 X <br /> 0 -2- l 1: <br /> The flows remained high despite the extremely dry weather <br /> which occurred in July. 3- <br /> _4 <br /> JAN84 JAN0S JAN86 JAN87 JAN88 JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns MONTH/YEAR <br /> The Colorado River at the Shoshone Hydroelectric <br /> Power Plant was still running 2,250 cfs on August 1, well <br /> above the 1,408 cfs senior decree. The flow at Cameo is 5,000 <br /> cfs, well above the 2,160 cfs calling amount. It appears that <br /> neither call will occur until later in August,with the Shoshone COLORADO RIVER NR. DOTSERO <br /> call likely happening first. Most reservoirs are full now and 3 2 _ FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> should remain high throughout the summer. The water 3 <br /> 2.8 <br /> commissioners have reported abundant water supplies in most 2 6 <br /> creeks and relatively easy administration of water rights. 2 4 <br /> 2.2 <br /> 2 <br /> Public Use Impacts :Ii; is <br /> 30 <br /> o— 1 6 <br /> Recreational use on reservoirs and rivers has been 14 <br /> exceptional this year. Water users, for the most part, have . 12 <br /> )een able to get the water needed to raise their crops. Hay 1 08 <br /> growers have had good dry weather for putting up hay. D 6 ►- <br /> 0 4 <br /> 0.2 <br /> 0 - <br /> Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Larch April Lay Jun. July Auo Sam <br /> LONTH <br /> 0 WET(1984) 0 DRY(1977) A AVG X 1993 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> 160 <br /> 1 /// \\\,. <br /> 14050 J/ <br /> 130 <br /> 120- <br /> i <br /> 110 <br /> • 100 <br /> ' 90 <br /> 8. Bo <br /> s F 70 <br /> . 60 <br /> 50- <br /> 5 40 <br /> 30 <br /> 20 <br /> //\ <br /> 90 // \ <br /> Green Mountain Rued! Williams Fork <br /> ® Avg 7/31 Content• DY 7/31/03 Contents <br /> 7 <br />