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GUNNISON BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: I <br /> Record rainfall was recorded in Montrose in May and GUNN I SON RIVER BASIN <br /> pushed the SWSI value to +1.0. The National Weather Fate"ter Sur0IY "'a Y <br /> S <br /> Service reports May precipitation at 255% of average. Rainy 4- <br /> conditions elsewhere in the basin resulted in significantly - _ o . <br /> reduced demand on irrigation supplies for May. The Soil _ ... <br /> Conservation Service reports June 1 snowpack at 25% of r ± El, <br /> average. Because of the diminished snowpack during April,it g 1- w .411'" 1 ,1: 5 <br /> A ' <br /> is expected that the snowmelt runoff will fall off earlier in the a -'=' '"~' juk, , <br /> year than usual and summer water supply conditions will be - _1 <br /> highly dependent upon rainfall. Runoff conditions thus far a �° i � �c ; - <br /> have been significantly below average and water availabilityo 'C' F <br /> gn Y . <br /> for reservoir filling has been limited. Basinwide reservoir "3- <br /> storage was 124% of average on June 1. Flow at the gaging <br /> JAN93 JAN04 JAN9S JAMS JAN/7 JAN06 JAN99 JAN90 JAN21 JAN92 <br /> station, Uncompahgre River near Ridgway, averaged 340 cfs 4ONTW TEAR <br /> for the month as compared to the 1961-1991 May average of <br /> 316 cfs. <br /> UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NR. RIDGWAY <br /> FLOW 0Y WATER YEAR <br /> !OH <br /> - <br /> 1S0 <br /> I140 <br /> i 130 <br /> 114 <br /> 9, 100 , - <br /> "2 90 - <br /> y 94 <br /> 70 <br /> I So . <br /> 40 <br /> 30 r..'" <br /> 20 <br /> 10 - <br /> 0 <br /> gm NW Oae Jan woo "arch April Ailey June July Aua Saps <br /> IA]NTH <br /> C NOT C1004) t 011Y C1177) o AVG 4 1,12 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> 10 GIAINISON RIVER SAWN <br /> 70 ry <br /> GOT/ <br /> F <br /> i <br /> 1 40 <br /> h$ <br /> . 3a <br /> 3 20 c/7.\\\ <br /> 10 <br /> 0 A r//\N V \. ',' <br /> Taylor Rork Creel ore Fruitland <br /> ® Avg. S/31 Content. ® 5,31/S2 Content. <br /> 6 <br />