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• <br /> SAN JUAN/DOLORES/ANIMAS BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of +0.4 indicates that for March the SAN JUAN/DOLORES/ANIMAS RIVER BASINS <br /> basin water supplies were near normal. The National Weather s ''r1 S Mtge '"°°'y M,s may <br /> Service reports March precipitation at 121% of average. The ._ • <br /> Soil Conservation Service reports April 1 snowpack at 97%of - _ ; • <br /> average. Basinwide reservoir storage was 128%of average on 2 <br /> April 1. Flow at the gaging station,Animas River at Durango, <br /> averaged 276 cfs as compared to the 1961-1991 March <br /> average of 288 cfs. March was beneficial in terms of water p '" <br /> � <br /> supply development. Durango received 2.29 inches of <br /> precipitation during the month which kept the cumulative . <br /> • -2 <br /> total for the year at 130% of normal. G = <br /> Outlook: ._. .. .. <br /> JAN93 JAWS* JAWS JAN9i JAN67 JAN94 JAN99 JAN90 JA,481 JANO2 <br /> Very warm temperatures were experienced for this WWWYEAR <br /> time of year. The average lows in Durango were over 5 <br /> degrees higher than normal. This led to an early runoff of <br /> low snow at the beginning of April. Expectations are for early <br /> season irrigation diversions. Some reservoirs will make early <br /> season releases to avoid overfilling. Peak flows should be near ANIMAS RIVER NR. DURANGO <br /> normal on most of the major area streams. 190 <br /> FLOW IN <br /> WATER <br /> 'TEAR- <br /> 190 A <br /> ,60 • <br /> 15p <br /> 140 <br /> 130 <br /> 120 <br /> 110 <br /> • top <br /> "p 9p <br /> °°• sa <br /> r �� <br /> 3o <br /> 10 <br /> 0ct rbV Oee Jan Feb Moreh <br /> WINTN <br /> 0 WET C 1973) ♦ ORY C 1977, A AVG • 1992 <br /> • <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> MLOES-AMIMIS RIVE BASINS <br /> 320 <br /> 290 <br /> 27 <br /> 79Z7/\ <br /> 7 e 190-.:////\• <br /> 140 <br /> • 120 <br /> ,ap::///////\/\\\ <br /> 3 <br /> /.\\ <br /> 40 <br /> �, <br /> 20 <br /> ItPhee Ve ,\, <br /> I I eC I to Loren <br /> ® AVq. 3131 Cont.. ® 3,3v93 content, <br /> 9 <br />