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GUNNISON BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of -1.4 indicates that for June the GUNN I SON RIVER BASIN <br /> basin water supplies were below normal. The National s '"''«Water Supply <br /> ""t°''y <br /> Weather Service reports June precipitation at 65%of average. 4 <br /> Reservoir storage measured on July 1 was 108% of average. F _ _ I.Flow at the gaging station,Uncompahgre River near Ridgway, � .1 <br /> averaged 508 cfs for the month as compared to the 1961-1991 2- .= , -1 <br /> June average of 566 cfs. Overall streamflows have been good g '- = <br /> far thisyear. Most streams did not have significantpeak O ,,tg " _• 11,1.- <br /> so _ <br /> S� � <br /> flows due to cool weather in May and early June and aslow - Nam"�h , ' <br /> snowmelt. A warm April was followed by a cool,wet May. As a 2-- � .... . . <br /> a result of this unusual spring weather hay crops are about 0 :; <br /> two weeks agead of normal and row crop fields planted early -'- <br /> have done well. However, the wet weather prevented tilling -• J - -JA JANOS NGO JAWS JM412 <br /> and planting many fields until later. WNW Y6%0 <br /> Outlook <br /> In the Uncompahgre Valley water supplies have been <br /> excellent so far. The Uncompahgre River has shown a slow <br /> steady runoff which with good rainfall may meet all demands UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NA, R I DGWAY <br /> until Ouray County ditches turn off for haying. In the . F`°"°"SAYER YEAR <br /> ISO <br /> Gunnison area,as a result of the early hay crop and sustained ; <br /> streamflow, Gunnison ditches will be turned off for haying ;70; ' <br /> before shortages in supplies become noticed. Early haying ., <br /> 130 <br /> could result in an unusually high demand in August and § ;3 - <br /> September for fall pasture irrigation unless rainfall is .1 -�' <br /> adequate. A high demand in August and September will not .1 �. <br /> likely be met with available streamflow resulting in possable ; J <br /> administration. <br /> ,o <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns - _- <br /> la <br /> In Water District 40, Surface Creek went on call June <br /> Ott ".v Ow Jan Feb %PrCh Apr 1 I May ,.k.• July Aup SSOC <br /> 17, and only the number one right was getting flow by the 141n„ <br /> 4th of July. The reservoir fill was about 77% of average. °'"` A"` "'2 <br /> Water supply for the remainder of the summer will be <br /> dependent upon rainfall and reservoir supplies. Blue Mesa <br /> Reservoir did not fill this year and releases have been higher <br /> than normal. These higher releases are being used for REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> instream flows in the Black Canyon. While the Redlands GUM!SON <br /> RIVER <br /> '"s'" <br /> Canal has been able to divert this stream flow this year, it is .O V <br /> likely that in future years the Bureau of Reclamation will <br /> .0 <br /> demand storage releases be delivered below the Redlands i „ <br /> -//7-\\ <br /> Canal headgate near Grand Junction for the endangered fish. + <br /> 4 sc-,/////\ <br /> I9 sa <br /> 11.1 <br /> 9 as <br /> 3 <br /> zo <br /> "\ <br /> i. <br /> Tglpr Fork Crawford Fruitland <br /> ® Aug.2/30 Content. ® 6170/.2 Contents <br /> 6 <br />