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r- <br /> COLORADO BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of-2.0 indicates that for February the COLORADO R I VER BAS I N <br /> basin water supplies were below normal. The National ''"f"'...tor'"' """" <br /> s <br /> Weather Service reports precipitation for February at 80%of <br /> average. The Soil Conservation Service reports March 1 <br /> snowpack at 78% of average. Flow at the gaging station, ____' <br /> Colorado River near Dotsero, averaged 1611 cfs as compared <br /> to the 1961-1991 February average of 974 cfs. Basinwide I , <br /> reservoir storage was 94% of average on March 1 and is at 6 <br /> 112% of last year's storage. <br /> r <br /> Outlook: a -2 <br /> 0 <br /> Spring and summer streamflows in the basin are -? <br /> forecast to be between 80 and 90 percent of average. The <br /> J4P/93 JAWS J.n.7 .A1N9 JANy1 <br /> East Fork of Troublesome Creek, however, is forecast at 72% �"N" JANaa .'"N" 4 490 `~N" <br /> 1.0019 raw <br /> of average, the lowest in the basin. <br /> COLORADO RIVER NR. DOTSERO <br /> Ci.o.9r 447E1 YEAR <br /> 390 <br /> Public Use Impacts: <br /> The major public use in this area at this time of year <br /> is skiing and other snow dependent activities. A severe lack <br /> of snow in December and January had a drastic effect on this z �a <br /> use.Recent storms have helped but there is still a lot to make .? <br /> up. It also has a long term effect during the irrigation season g <br /> for users who depend on runoff water for their livelihood. wiz, <br /> i 290 , <br /> 19a <br /> s <br /> Cet NM Ore Jon Oo0 ~eh <br /> WO ro• <br /> O VET Mtn OW) ♦ CAI'YEAR C t977) o AVG 4 1992 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> 021.O19&00 RI yell 94.1IM <br /> 90 <br /> 1 <br /> at ill EWA N 1 <br /> ar...w,w,a,n ••11.0411 'f„1,...Rork <br /> ®A.9. y 29 Caftan■ ®2I 29192 C.nc.nc. <br /> 7 <br />