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• <br /> SAN JUAN/DOLORES BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of +3.2 indicates that the overall SURFACE WATER SUPPLY INDEX <br /> .>"rrr,r o.+....►M�... <br /> conditions are significantly above normal. Precipitation for <br /> s <br /> MsImp <br /> e month was 167%of average and 106%of average for the , <br /> ter year. Durango received 5.35 inches of precipitation for .is 3 <br /> the month which was a record. Basinwide reservoir storage >L <br /> was 137%of average. Lemon Reservoir storage was increased '' % ; L. <br /> to 26,300 acre-feet as of October 1. Vallecito Reservoir g V, ■ <br /> storage was increased to 74,600 acre feet McPhee Reservoir a <br /> was storing 306,300 acre-feet of water as compared to - , !' ; '8 <br /> 240,000 acre-feet in storage one year ago. Base flows in most _�- <br /> streams increased significantly during the month. Flow at the • , ° <br /> key index gaging station,Animas River at Durango, averaged <br /> 464 cfs as compared to the historic monthly flow of 268 cfs. <br /> r 4i1 rw». JAMS AVMS .Y1151 ..w115 .$I .MIa10 .w+M <br /> Outlook: <br /> Streamflow is likely to be normal to above normal for <br /> the remainder of the year.Adequate carry-over storage <br /> suggests a positive water supply for 1992. <br /> ANIMAS RIVER NR. DURANGO <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns: , .nor.T..rst...� <br /> The La Plata Compact continues to be administered in ... - -. •�` <br /> a normal fashion. No calls are currently in effect on other <br /> streams and tributaries in the division. The Cascade Canal- 0.7 <br /> delivering water to Electra Lake for hydroelectric power <br /> generation was shut down for repairs for a period of time. o s <br /> Public Use Impacts: <br /> LI <br /> Adequate carry-over storage in area reservoirs coupled <br /> 'th normal stream flows should alleviate many of the adverse 0.2 <br /> pacts the recreational water user encountered last year. '•';� <br /> McPhee Reservoir is releasing 47 cfs to the Dolores River. . <br /> aee «w o« sawsly. 00,100 ►w,I 11' .•.s• rr{T .ry sw•e <br /> O w r Cxm ♦ 15T CW T] • •r0 • ISM <br /> Dolores-Animas Basin Reservoir Supplies <br /> coo - <br /> XA ti \1tit <br /> 010 <br /> ISO <br /> V "a A <br /> „,/,\ <br /> • <br /> �wr• w i i•e rt• �«.n <br /> ® A'w. srso commis ® 2.30,01 a1s000.0 <br /> 9 <br />