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YAMPA/WHITE BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of -2.4 indicates that for October the yAmpA_wHITr ^:4iF P RAS <br /> basin water supplies below normal. The National Weather Service <br /> ,grace Water Supply index History <br /> reports October precipitation at 73% of average. Flow at the 5 i J <br /> gaging station, Yampa River at Steamboat, was 103 cfs as ill-- <br /> compared to the 1961-1991 October average of 137 cfs. Cold 3 <br /> temperatures kept irrigatin to a minimum and below normal 3 L : ; _ <br /> precipitation kept stream flows slightly below normal. The Elk 1 : <br /> and Yampa flows were supplemented by release of water from y • . <br /> Steamboat Lake for the Endnagered Fish Recovery Program a ° <br /> during the first part of the month. Very little water remains in the 'L <br /> irrigation reservoirs. - z <br /> i <br /> Outlook: ,1 i I I 1 <br /> Stream flows will probablyremain at or nearpresent �"�' '�' �""� "'� AUG' WYION "� '�° ' u67 <br /> �oMW rF.pP <br /> levels throughout the winter. Above average precipitation and a <br /> better than average snowpack will be required to improve soil <br /> moisture levels and provide sufficient water to fill irrigation <br /> reservoirs. <br /> >'AMPA I VEP AT 71FAMBOAi SPB I NGS <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns: <br /> Administration requirements will be minimal for the . <br /> remainder of the year. { 2 ifs., <br /> r ,; 4 <br /> ;r,, fir, �`� . <br /> Public Use Impacts: T � ,`i ;-' : : <br /> ;IL r <br /> oiti <br /> Public use impacts should be minimal untill next spring. n :; i ' ` t• ••. •• <br /> 7L <br /> L 021.70:44;0441 ealtni:IM <br /> 1451-1441 OMR AVENGE XIDEt 1$2 <br /> 8 <br />