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RIO GRANDE BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of +3.2 indicates that for March the RIO GRANDE BASIN <br /> Su fsca Meter Supply Index History <br /> basin water supplies were much above normal. The Soil S <br /> Conservation Service reports March 31 snowpack at 137% of 4 <br /> normal. Storage in Platoro, Rio Grande, and Santa Maria <br /> reservoirs totaled 101%of normal on March 31. The National 3 _{-` L..: ' <br /> Weather Service reports March precipitation as 78% of -,� I= --� ; f : r <br /> normal. Heavy snow fell in the mountains surrounding the 1 , - -r <br /> i +� <br /> San Luis valley during the later part of March maintaining i G f <br /> 1snowpack levels above 100% of normal The upper Rio I� -� <br /> Grande basin showed 122% of average snowpack while the ~ ..'• = <br /> Sangre De Cristo mountain range basins show 141% of 0 �� ; <br /> average snowpack. The weather for Alamosa for March was '3 . g� <br /> pleasant and spring like. According to the weather station at -4 I <br /> ... <br /> JAN84 JANOS JANS6 JANS7 JAI18 JANOS JANSO JANS1 JAN22 JANO3 <br /> Alamosa a total of 0.66 inches of precipitation was recorded ,.E,w„o„r„ <br /> for the entire month. This was a departure from normal of <br /> +0.21 inches. The average temperature for the month was <br /> 33.9° in Alamosa with the high temperature of 64° on the <br /> 25th of the month. <br /> RIO GRANDE NR, DELNORTE <br /> Outlook 170 FLOW ET WATER TEAR <br /> Reservoir storage in the Rio Grande Basin is below "° <br /> ,50 <br /> normal at this time but with above average snowpack the .0 <br /> reservoir storage should improve with the warmer weather. ,30 <br /> Depending on the temperatures and spring winds it looks as 4 n „G <br /> though the runoff could be a good one this year with highi¢ 100 <br /> flows in the rivers and streams. <br /> 70 <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns 1 : Q �� <br /> With the irrigation season just about to begin 40 __ <br /> everyone in the basin is gearing up for the runoff. The 0 �- <br /> average daily flow for the Rio Grande at Del Norte for the 10 <br /> Oct Nov Mc Jsn Feb 14rch <br /> month was 251 cfs, as compared to the 1961-1991 average of ,ANTI, <br /> O 9 CPI C1S S3 <br /> �- 77) ♦ AVG X 1S <br /> 250 cfs. The average daily flow for the Conejos river at S o s MET T CP1!!77 <br /> Mogote was 82 cfs with a total of 2550 cfs being recorded for <br /> the month. The Closed Basin Project delivered 1447 cfs to the 2 7o A f= <br /> Rio Grande during March to help the state meet its obligation <br /> under the Rio Grande Compact. REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> RIO GRANDE OWN <br /> 0. <br /> Public Use Impacts 2$- - <br /> 22 <br /> Winter recreation enthusiasts continue to enjoy the 22- <br /> good snowpack surrounding the San Luis Valley but most :i so- <br /> residents are looking forward to the spring runoff and the + ,a-, <br /> prospect of fishing and floating the rivers this summer. .1 „�� <br /> b l 12 <br /> • <br /> ./.\ V <br /> Alp&ends glisters &integri■ <br /> ® Asp.3/31 Content. ® 3/31/113 Contents' <br /> 5 <br />