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SOUTH PLATTE BASIN Basinwide Conditions Assessment: The SWSI value of+0.8 indicates that for March the SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN basin water supplies were slightly above normal. The 5 . 'p~ $wIv `"°"'"LtOry National Weather Service reports precipitation for March at ,_ 243% of average. The Soil Conservation Service reports s; . 4: t snowpack on April 1 at 94% of average. Reservoir storage, ' the key component in this basin in computing the SWSI value, '- was 104%of average on April 1. Storage in the major plains 1 �. reservoirs,Julesburg,North Sterling,and Prewitt,increased by u - - - i 6394 acre-feet during March and is at 94% of capacity. r7 Storage in the major upper basin reservoirs, Cheesman,Eleven ;= Mile, Spinney, and Antero, increased by 2208 acre-feet and is at 84% of capacity. Flow at the gaging station, South Platte ' River near Kersey, averaged 1,659 cfs for the month as 4 m JAR03 JA"W JANOS JAME JMi7 JANOS JAMS JA"76 JAN131 JANEZ compared to the 1961-1991 March average of 817 cfs. Flow ,04014,.EAR at the Colorado/Nebraska stateline averaged 1,266 cfs for the month. South Platte flows increased considerably from February. Administrative/Management Concerns: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER NR. KERSEY The call in effect at the beginning of March was the 4S0 FLOW BY WATER YEAR Denver Intake (12/06/1911) in District 8. This call was released on noon of the 10th and was replaced by the Marston Reservoir South Platte call (04/01/1911). Cheesman Reservoir (06/27/1889) began calling at noon on March 17. The Marston and Cheesman calls were in effect through the n° — - end of the month. Recharge projects on the lower South g 2cc. - Platte are active. ------------- Oct Npv Ltic Jam Feb March 0 9KT C 1/13] t 00V[1104) 0 AYE. A 1992 REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS SOUTH PLATTE RIVER 9111I14 220 200 103 1e0� r 140 41 120-/A, 100 \\\ "-",/\ /-.\\ a DI I Ion 14or9t00th Eleven I4I Ia Chesorn Jack wan Barr Lake An m 31 Coolants ® 3r 31152 Coolants 3