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GUNNISON BASIN November, 1997 <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 2.8 indicates that for October the GUNNISON RIVER BASIN <br /> basin water supplies were above normal. Flow at the gaging s surf...Mats.-Supply Ind•x Hlstory <br /> station Uncompahgre River near Ridgway averaged 143 cfs as ,_ , <br /> compared to the long term average of 84 cfs. Storage in W 3_ " . I . ,�; <br /> Taylor Park, Crawford, and Fruitland reservoirs totaled 113% W-, --- <br /> of normal as of the end of October. .` ' . 7-E--: <br /> Outlook `� jc-F-:,�' ' <br /> With the snowpack season just starting,soil moisture -1 T L , / y <br /> conditions are still saturated from the wet fall season which y _ :, <br /> establishes a good foundation for the winter snow. If the o 2 : L <br /> reports about El Nino prove to be correct, we could be in for -3- <br /> another good snow season. - m - ... . ..m <br /> JANBB JANB9 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN95 JA 96 JAN97 <br /> EONTW YEAR <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns <br /> There are a few concerns about reservoir storage <br /> during the upcoming winter season. Some small reservoirs <br /> that are normally empty through the entire winter now <br /> contain water that wasn't used this summer. Several of these UNCOMPHGRE RIVER NR. R I DGWAY <br /> structures do not perform well when full for a long period of 1O FIRST MDNTH OF THE WATER YEAR <br /> time, and so water will have to be evacuated before winter. 9 , ,// <br /> In general, dams will contain more carry-over water than B ` "/` <br /> usual. Some large reservoirs such as Blue Mesa and Ridgway , <br /> will be gradually drawn down throughout the winter to make i B <br /> room for spring runoff. i 5 / . <br /> Public Use Impacts o 3 :///// <br /> ,A lot of farmers and ranchers really struggled with the <br /> wet conditions this fall to get their crops in and hay bailed; 2 <br /> however, they are looking forward to another good spring 1A 4 /////, <br /> runoff. 0 <br /> OCTOBER 1997 OCT.AVG. C'61-'96] HIGH C1970) LOW[19791 <br /> Representative Reservoirs <br /> Gunnison Myer B•c In <br /> 80 <br /> 70 <br /> M <br /> 11 SO <br /> r1 <br /> un <br /> ni 40 <br /> 3 \0 <br /> 9 <br /> 20 <br /> 10 <br /> Taylor Perk Orewfard Fruitland <br /> 771 Avg. 10/31 Cont.nt• ® 10/31/97 ConLioM• <br /> 6 <br />