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t <br /> A1tKA SAS BASIN <br /> t <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of+1.4 indicates that for August the ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN <br /> Sly-fan Mat•r SWpIy Ind•x Nlatary <br /> basin water supplies were above normal, which may be 5 <br /> optimistic. The National Weather Service reports August ,_ <br /> precipitation at 187%of average. Reservoir storage measured W 3_ : i. <br /> on August 31 was 91%of average. Flow at the gaging station, • - ; ;, 4 .- <br /> Arkansas River near Portland, averaged 775 cfs for the month 2- -- ;;; ; . <br /> as compared to the 1965-1991 August average of 1030 cfs. - _; "' "'� <br /> attendant = , j....lit <br /> increased streamflow caused _ D -�' i= <br /> Local storms with lilitc ,,, <br /> f It <br /> August 25th Arkansas flows to reach 1270 cfs at Wellsville, _,-E 4 <br /> Y ,, <br /> and over 3000 cfs below Pueblo. = . <br /> a 2-1 <br /> O <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns: 3 <br /> The call on the main stem ranged from the Catlin call -4 ..-- ... . . <br /> ..4NB3 JANB'I JAMS JABS JAN•7 JAPERS JAM•• JAN90 JIJO1 JAN22 <br /> of 12-3-1884 during August 10-12, to the Great Plains 1[711TW TEAR <br /> Reservoir call of 8-1-1896 on August 27. The Kansas VS. <br /> Colorado Arkansas River litigation will resume in late <br /> September at which time rebuttal arguments will be <br /> presented. <br /> ARKANSAS RIVER NR. PORTLAND <br /> Public Use Impacts: Fw•,n WATER TEAM <br /> 1 <br /> A storage event occurred in John Martin Reservoir on 0 <br /> August 26 and 27 allowing the transferred Model decree of <br /> Trinidad Reservoir to come into priority briefly. The Division "' 0 7 <br /> is in the process of installing a new gage on the Arkansasi 0. • <br /> between Catlin Dan and LaJunta, in the vicinity of Rocky a' D.S - <br /> Ford. The basin's dam safety engineer participated in a mock u ° <br /> dam failure for the Rampart Reservoir as part of a"Table Top" <br /> emergency preparedness plan. These exercises assure °3 <br /> coordination between agencies and departments should such D 2 <br /> an emergence occur. <br /> 0 - - <br /> act NY. C•c Jan Fab Mre• Par II May Juno Ju$y A. 5apt <br /> agMiM <br /> Q WET(1•04) 4 oily(1.77) • AVG A 1962 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> mirANsis#I V99 14.51N <br /> 120 <br /> 110-, jjj <br /> 100- <br /> !0- \ <br /> •0-• <br /> ' 70- / \ <br /> h2 5°� <br /> • 40 <br /> g so 9 F \ <br /> o - <br /> Jne• Mre l n tied IN T.rsu•I. Tv'n lakes <br /> ® An9 V 11 Cant•nt• ® r 3,./•2 Cmnt•nu <br /> 4 <br />