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RIO GRANDE BASIN <br /> 1 <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of+2.4 indicates that for January R I O GRANDE BASIN <br /> Surface dater Supply Index History <br /> the basin water supplies were above normal. The Soil 3 <br /> Conservation Service reports January 31 snowpack at 128% <br /> of normal. Storage in Platoro,Rio Grande,and Santa Maria <br /> reservoirs totaled 95% of normal on January 31. The 3 <br /> weather for January in the San Luis Valley was very <br /> 2 <br /> tolerable. The average maximum temperature for the <br /> month was 29.2°F,while the average low temperature was 5.4°F. Ten out of the 31 days of January, the high 2 <br /> temperature for the month was 32°F or above. The high <br /> temperature for the month was 42°F on the 4th. The a ii, <br /> 2weather station at Alamosa received .25 inches of <br /> precipitation in the form of 3 inches of snow during the <br /> month. The average snow depth for Alamosa for the month JAN94 JANBB JANeB `'AN90 JAN92 <br /> JAN95 JAN97 JAN09 JAN91 JAN93 <br /> was 5.74 inches. YEAR/MONTH <br /> Outlook • <br /> As of the end of January, the snowpack in the <br /> mountains surrounding the San Luis Valley is 115% of P I O GRANDE NR. DELNOPTE <br /> Fix.SW WISP YEAR <br /> normal basinwide. The snowpack in the San Juan <br /> Mountains to the west is 111% of normal while the ;0 <br /> snowpack in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the east is 10 <br /> 150 <br /> 113%of normal. Reservoir storage in the basin is close to 140 <br /> normal at this time, reservoirs are continuing to store as i 130+ 1Z0 <br /> much of the inflow as possible. 110 <br /> .00 <br /> q : zy.----"---'a <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns 1 <br /> The Rio Grande River near Del Norte, Colorado, 5 �,� <br /> had an average daily flow of 158 cubic feet per second for 1 0 <br /> the month. The average daily flow of the Conejos River 20 �� <br /> near Mogote, Colorado, was 49.9 cubic feet per second. 10 Oct Nay Dec Jen Rib Wreh <br /> The Closed Basin Project contributed significantly to the Rio MONTH <br /> Grande River with an average daily flow of 49.8 cubic feet . MST C1ee7) ° °R''[1977) A AVG " 1993 <br /> per second. Since it is not currently the irrigation season, <br /> there are no diversions on the rivers, leaving all waters to <br /> go towards compact deliveries for the 1993 water year. <br /> Public Use Impacts REPERSENTAT I VE RESERVOIRS <br /> Snowpack in the high country surrounding the Rio PIO aaAROS MAWS <br /> Grande Basin is more than adequate for winter recreation <br /> activities. With the spring thaw at least a month away, <br /> there is still plenty of time for fun in the high Colorado 2 <br /> Rockies. I a <br /> 1e <br /> 11 •:\ <br /> e ':::tip: <br /> •Plc Grand* Platere Eentadarla <br /> ..:;Avp. 1/31 Contents ®1,31lg2 Content. <br /> 5 <br />