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a 1. .t SAN JUAN/DOLORES/ANIMAS BASIN a Basinwide Conditions Assessment: The SWSI value of+1.2 indicates that for August the SAN JUAN/DOLORES/ANIMAS RIVER BASINS Surory basin water supplies were slightly above normal. The 5 *��Water swolr Index Ml.t National Weather Service reports August precipitation at ,- 101% of average. Basinwide reservoir storage was 126% of - 3- . average on August 31. Flow at the gaging station, Animas �.! - River at Durango,averaged 585 cfs as compared to the 1961- 2- C ^� 1991 August average of 556 cfs. Early August weather saw ' -- thundershowers in the mountains with the lower elevations 0 l min experiencing veryconditions. Heavy rain fell across the xp g dry basin August 22 providing Durango 82% of its monthly _2_ precipitation and causing one to six inches of snow in the mountains. The Animas River peaked at 1360 cfs on the 24th. 3- Temperatures dropped to the twenties near Durango. _ ...T _.. JAAS3 JANM JANOS JAMB JANI7 JAMB JAN11 .ANUS JAtA1 JANU2 AGNTW YEAS Outlook Above average reservoir storage provides excellent prospects for high carryover storage for next year. Administrative/Management Concerns ANIMAS RIVER NR. DURANGO The La Plata River had dried up in many sections but FLOW°Y WOO " began to run throughout after the heavy rain allowing the 0.3 compact to again come under administration. With the cooler temperatures this summer and intermittent heavy storms,the 0.7 basin has experience enough water supply to keep most areas }+ green. Hay harvest has been plentiful, even in non-irrigated 0 3 Y areas. g= . I 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 Oct Nov Ow Jon hD lairCh nor I Orly June July AIM foot WORM 0 WET C 1f7'3) . CET C 1.77) U AVG A 1322 REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS OSLOAMI OAS W I� 3.p >zo- 3op aro- aso 240 220 :1 led:///:///\\:\\\\„ n 20D 1s0 • 120 100 SO 10 /\ f7y • � I /� 1 p /1�\ / . \ �,\ Weems Vol Ignite � n ® Aug N 31 Contents as V 31r/2 Contents 9