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GUNNISON BASIN <br /> k <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: 1 <br /> The SWSI value of+2.0 indicates that for January <br /> the basin water supplies were above normal. The Soil <br /> Conservation Service reports January 31 snowpack at 123% <br /> of normal. Storage in Crawford, Fruitland, and Taylor <br /> Park reservoirs totaled 89% of normal. Water supply <br /> conditions are excellent in Division 4. Snowpack is good in ''1.''i ; . i <br /> all areas except south and east Gunnison. Snowpack on <br /> Monarch pass,at Taylor Park,and near Lake City is slightly <br /> less than average. <br /> Snow at both Telluride and Crested Butte Ski Areas <br /> has been exceptional this year. The Butte gage near <br /> Crested Butte reads 124% of average as of February 12th. <br /> The Lizard Head gage near Telluride is 143% of average. <br /> The exceptional snowpack is starting to raise some <br /> concerns about potential flooding in the spring. The area <br /> of greatest concern may be the south side of Grand Mesa. <br /> Snow water equivalent for the Park Reservoir, McClure <br /> Pass, and Mesa Lakes gages atop Grand Mesa is 181%, UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NR, R I DGWAY <br /> 142%, and 172% of average, respectively. FLOW TAraa YEAR <br /> 25 _ <br /> 24 <br /> 23 <br /> With the good snowpack,we anticipate that we will 22 <br /> 21 <br /> be able to fill most of the available storage capacity. This 20 <br /> ;g_ <br /> year, the filling of Blue Mesa Reservoir will again be ! 15 <br /> ,6. <br /> controlled to allow flows to be bypassed to determine the i- 115 <br /> 5 <br /> effect on endangered fish near Grand Junction. For this ▪I 13 <br /> reason, a significant share of the water available for Blue w- ia <br /> - `�� <br /> Mesa storage will be bypassed and the reservoir may need a I <br /> to rely on a junior refill right or free river to fill. s <br /> S <br /> 3 <br /> While there is still 2-1/2 months of potential snow 2 <br /> Oct Nov OfC Jan Pet, ►trcn <br /> season left, it would appear that we will have an adequate 1,13NTN <br /> water supply for all but the junior users in the more highly 0 WY(1004) 0 DRY(1977) a AVG x 1903 <br /> over-appropriated areas. <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> GUNNISON RIVW BASIN <br /> 70 <br /> • <br /> 4! <br /> kr 30 - :� <br /> a v •:\ <br /> 20 <br /> 10- ::\ <br /> ad <br /> 0 ..... <br /> Taylor Perk Crawford Fruitland <br /> .::Avg. 1/31 Contents MI 1/31/93 Contents <br /> f <br /> 6 <br />