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YAMPA/WHITE BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of+2.6 indicates that for November the YAMPA—WHITE RIVER BASINS <br /> basin water supplies above normal. The Soil Conservation Service s *'� t�g�'y '^°"'HI.tc y <br /> reports November 30 snowpack at 97% of normal. Flow at the . <br /> di <br /> gaging station, Yampa River at Steamboat, was 112 cfs as Le iirii <br /> 11111 <br /> compared to the 1961-1991 November average of 124 cfs. A cold ■ owli1 <br /> p2 IIIIII I II11 ,11 <br /> II <br /> III11 <br /> and precipitous November produced considerable snow, with up in I I n „ II l I I I I <br /> w dim II muto three feet at higher elevations. The cold temperatures formed in I I 1 i I I I I 1 I <br /> dim 1. um 1 <br /> ice on streams and reservoirs. Steamboat Springs Ski Area opened will I I Him m <br /> P =_ I1; I11 11 111,1 '11,11111 pi' 111,1'I11 1 I; ;1, <br /> the week before Thanksgiving, the earliest on record. Stream -, ';� �' I I i;i i i ;�' �,i j I II i i, <br /> flows are near normal for this time of year. lI i'1;;i II,II ;I I;I I;I <br /> o 1111 11 1 I Ij <br /> III II I I <br /> Outlook: -3 I' ' <br /> Stream flows are expected to remain near present levels -• <br /> JAN113 JAN64 JANOS JA NS JANB7 JAMB! JANOB JANBO JANB1 JAMB$ <br /> throughout the winter months. Above average precipitation and a MONTW YEm <br /> better than average snowpack is needed to improve soil moisture <br /> levels and provide sufficient water to fill irrigation reservoirs. <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns: <br /> Minimal administration requirements are expected until YAMPA RIVER AT STEAMBOAT <br /> FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> spring. B° <br /> Public Use Impacts: SO <br /> Public use impacts should be minimal until next spring. <br /> a r <br /> J; <br /> g <br /> I 20 <br /> 10 <br /> Oct NW Dec Jan Fab Wren <br /> MONTH <br /> C WET(1116a) 0 DAY[1677) 4 AVG x 1I63 <br /> l <br /> 8 <br />