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SAN JUAN/DOLORES/ANBVIAS BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of+1.9 indicates that for September SAN JUAN/DOLORES/ANIMAS RIVER BASINS <br /> thaw <br /> the basin water supplies were above normal. The National s '"'"'""``"°°'Y ""`°ry <br /> Weather Service reports September precipitation at 79% of . <br /> normal. Basinwide reservoir storage was 126%of average on • <br /> W 3 I. <br /> September 30. Flow at the gaging station, Animas River at <br /> 11 III I <br /> Durango, averaged 604 cfs as compared to the 1961-1991 ' 1 11111 1 11 111, �' <br /> III 1 I 11111 111 11111 I i 1 <br /> I 11 1' 1 1 11 111111 1 111 1 111111 I t 1 I <br /> September average of 454 cfs. September has the lowest ; ' II I I 11 I I II I II I, I,11,1 ,1,111 I I. I ' 1 1 1 I <br /> 1L11 I A 1, 111111, 11111111 111111111 1 1,1 I <br /> stream flows and reservoir elevations of the irrigation season, 1 0 I,',I1 I 1 11 111111 III'III 1 III"III1 i III " ''11 <br /> � lull' 111'I' 1�11111 'I'I' I it,' <br /> and while this year was no exception levels remained ii;I� ,,,, i;i,,, , ; , <br /> '' I' III I I <br /> respectably high. The major reservoirs were all greater than I III <br /> > 1 III! �,' <br /> half capacity at month's end. Irrigation continued throughout <br /> the month as the low temperatures stayed above freezing in "' <br /> most growing areas. -..WW1I3 .yAIr, 44I JAMS JM.7 .IAMBI .raw, .,Ilia 4Mi1 JAHN <br /> MOW TTAR <br /> Outlook <br /> Prospects remain good for an adequate reservoir <br /> carryover for irrigation use next year. <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns <br /> The La Plata River was administered throughout the ANIMAS RIVER NR. DURANGO <br /> month and conditions remained dry in that area. The Mancos i F`°""WATER E"' <br /> River was administered heavily early in the month but water 0.1 a----4 <br /> out of Jackson Gulch Reservoir was reduced to zero on the 0.. , /, <br /> 22nd. I <br /> n ... <br /> O.5 <br /> g.a 04 - <br /> I 0.71 <br /> Oct *Wu 0uc .in Few Mach Mr I i lay .rrr du Ir w0 Ion <br /> lam, <br /> 0 •.T C10910 • LW C'/773 • I O • ,MZ <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> f DEI-ANUS.RIVER RUINS <br /> 310 110 <br /> ± �1ff/ <br /> .- \ <br /> Pil 14:0 <br /> 9 .,./\\ <br /> ,m_ <br /> 3 a <br /> O 0-,///\\ * -' \ ... <br /> ao /✓f <br /> /�\o fi\ Vf/I+\ <br /> roomer vII•etf. LiMlrn <br /> ® are or=Cowman ® v]m..oSere. <br /> 9 <br />