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• <br /> RIO GRANDE BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of -1.6 indicates that for June the R I 0 GRANDE BASIN <br /> basin water supplies were below normal. The National 5 '"''«Vita.°j""y '"°"`""`°'y <br /> Weather Service reports June precipitation at 110% of 4 <br /> average. Reservoir storage measured on July 1 was 94% of <br /> average. Flow at the gaging station, Rio Grande near Del us 3 <br /> • Hi, I 11 <br /> I I um I 11 ill <br /> Norte, averaged 2065 cfs for the month as compared to the I " IIII11 1111 WI, <br /> d HI III IIIM, IIIII NI 1 <br /> I ill Ilihlll mil IIR! Aim <br /> I III <br /> 1961-1991 June average of 3116 cfs. The Conejos near 1 I II 1 Illnln h u11 lull IIIu1111 I I III <br /> 11111111 IIII 111111111 I I 1111 II <br /> Mogote averaged 655 cfs. i 0 I III 11111111 <br /> I 'I I lillllll Illllll II III 111111111 I 11 I !III .II <br /> Ill II 1111'1 Iliyi 1 I II <br /> II 11 Iglll 1111 <br /> Outlook .1 11 11 1 111I III 1 <br /> I 11 1 111 li I I <br /> a III I' I <br /> The Rio Grande and it's tributaries flowed at fairly fl -2 'I! <br /> ii <br /> steady levels during the first half of June. Basin wide the <br /> flows for the second half of the month decreased substantially m . -. .. . <br /> JA/143 JA1114 JAIIIS JANOS JAM, JAMS JA"il JA"O0 JA1491 Jaen <br /> and should continue to decrease to base flow levels. It .,SMMUTH <br /> appears that Colorado should have no trouble meeting it's Rio <br /> Grande Compact obligations for 1992. <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns <br /> Water users are still feeling the beneficial effects of R I 0 GRANDE NR, DELNORTE <br /> last winter's snowpack on the valley floor. Users have enjoyed 1,1 FL- <br /> NY WATER"�," <br /> the fact that no curtailment of diversions has been necessary <br /> to fulfill compact deliveries. At the same time this has caused 0.9 <br /> some difficulties in managing the flows to make deliveries to i a-■ - <br /> senior water users on the lower reaches of the system. 4^ 0 7 <br /> Normally compact delivery water would tend to keep the river a a o.s . <br /> "charged"and help facilitate the transportation of water down yLL a 5 <br /> 7 V <br /> through the system. Conejos users have suffered some ; 0.4 <br /> curtailment due to a higher delivery schedule but have been I 0.3 <br /> able to utilize Platoro Reservoir for the storage of compact and 0.2 F--— /- <br /> irrigation waters. g.1 <br /> 0 <br /> Oct Wm 0ae Jan Feb 111ral1 Apr I I May June July Aug OUSt <br /> Public Use ImpactsMUT„ <br /> 0 SAT[1M7) + oRY(1i77) a AVO G flit <br /> With a summer heat setting in, rivers, reservoirs, <br /> and lakes are very appealing places to spend one's free time. <br /> Hopefully the lower river flows will make for improved fishing <br /> conditions. <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> 45 RIO GROVE 9ASI" <br /> 40- <br /> 35- <br /> M <br /> i <br /> -4 30- <br /> i! 25- <br /> i 15 <br /> 10 <br /> 5 <br /> a „n , ,;.\\. :, <br /> Rio Gram* PIit.. 5antalaw?a <br /> ® Avg. S13O Contents ® If30f at Contanta <br /> 5 <br />