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4 ' <br /> COLORADO BASIN September, 1997 <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 3.3 indicates that for August the COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> )asin water supplies were well above normal. Flow at the 5 Surface Water Swp l y index Nlct0ry <br /> gaging station Colorado River near Dotsero averaged 3,117 cfs 4_ <br /> as compared to the long term average of 1,414 cfs. Storage in W 3_ ; <br /> Green Mountain, Ruedi, and Williams Fork reservoirs totaled _ �.,.. <br /> 107% of normal as of the end of August. 2_ <br /> Daily afternoon thunderstorms brought three times 5 1- ;; <br /> the average rain fall this August, 2.67 inches as compared to I o g -_ ► i, ' <br /> the norm of 0.81 inches. The average high temperature was - _ '1 <br /> O 2.5° L / Y <br /> 74 which was below normal for August. 2- , ; ,� <br /> Public Use Impacts -3- <br /> The Colorado River Basin administrators invite . ... ....... -- • <br /> JAN99 JANOS JAN00 JAN01 JANO2 JAN03 JAN94 JANOS JANOS JANQ7 <br /> everyone to the Colorado Water Officials meeting in Grand M)NTWT6AR <br /> Junction on October 2 and 3. The theme, " Waste, Salvage <br /> and Save: Future Water Management",will be highlighted by <br /> speakers from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Colorado <br /> Water Conservation Board,the Grand Valley Water Users,the <br /> Colorado River Water Conservation District, the City of Grand COLORADO RIVER NR. DOTSERO <br /> Junction, the Office of the State Engineer, the Attorney 3.2 FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> General's Office,the Denver Water Department,and numerous 3 <br /> 2.0 <br /> private attorneys. 2•6 <br /> .1 2.4 — , 72-....'-- <br /> 4 2.2 <br /> 2 <br /> M.o <br /> Mg 1.0 <br /> g= 1.6 <br /> LL 7 <br /> W V 1,4 ' <br /> f 1.2 . <br /> 1 D.D.6 <br /> 0.4 <br /> 0.2 <br /> 0 . <br /> Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept <br /> MONTH <br /> 0 WET C1994) O oar C1077) a AVG X 1997 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> 140 - COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> 130 n//, \\:\\:: <br /> 120 <br /> 110 <br /> L:A_//\\\\ . <br /> fi 70./.\ <br /> 3,g ea <br /> • so <br /> 3 40_7\ <br /> 30 <br /> 20 <br /> 10 //\1 //\\ - //\\ <br /> Green M..,taln firrtli WI I1awe Fork <br /> ® A . B/31 Contents ® B/3 V97 Contents <br /> 7 <br />