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YAMPA/WHITE BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of-1.0 indicates that for December YAMPA-WHITE RIVER BASINS <br /> the basin water supplies were slightly below normal. The 5 Su^face <br /> "s`SWP Y I"d*H"tY <br /> National weather service reports December precipitation at 4_ <br /> 51% of average. The Soil Conservation Service reports 3— <br /> i . 1 <br /> IA <br /> January 1 snowpack at 86% of average. Flow at the gaging :- _ r -.Y <br /> station,Yampa River at Steamboat,was 86.4 cfs as compared 2- : - <br /> to the 1961-1990 December average of 101 cfs. December . '- :: = <br /> weather was mostly dry and cold. Precipitation in Steamboat i G 1 E:'. .��; <br /> Springs was measured at .75 inches compared to 2.5 inches _1-, may,, ill .�' <br /> for a December average. As a result the snowpack is below ; <br /> normal. However, this is comparable with measured G L'"; : ~' ' ! - <br /> sno snowpack at the end of December, 1990. Stream flows have a- � f <br /> wp <br /> remained at or near levels expected for this time of year. 4 __ .-T- •••. <br /> JAN63 JAN84 JANOS JAN66 JAN67 JAN66 JAN69 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 <br /> Sufficient water has been available for storage in some areas MONTH,YEAR <br /> with no demand for irrigation water during the month. <br /> Outlook: <br /> Stream flows are expected to be near normal for the <br /> winter months. The weather will have to improve over YAMPA RIVER AT STEAMBOAT <br /> December's to yield a normal snowpack. FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> 60 <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns: SO <br /> The administrative work load should be normal = <br /> ,o <br /> during the winter months. <br /> iiy.9 36 <br /> Public Use Impacts: <br /> .g <br /> Adverse impacts on recreational uses of the streams ;" 20 <br /> during the winter months are expected to be minimal. <br /> 0 <br /> Oct Nrn. 09c J99 Feb March <br /> MONTH <br /> 0 WET(1964J + DRY C 1977) 0 AVERAGE A 1902 <br /> 8 <br />