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<br /> COLORADO BASIN May, 1997
<br /> sinwide Conditions Assessment:
<br /> The SWSI value of 3.3 indicates that for April the COLORADO R I VER BAS I N
<br /> basin water supplies were well above normal. The Natural S `"�_-� " Ina.x N1 atp y
<br /> Resources Conservation Service reports May 1 snowpack as
<br /> 142% of normal. Flow at the gaging station Colorado River • 3 1I i
<br /> near Dotsero averaged2,180 cfs as compared to the long ,I .I11 1 1
<br /> P term I I IIIIL, !
<br /> average of 1,818 cfs. Storage in Green Mountain,Ruedi, and Il ,111.11111 u n n.l,, I
<br /> IEI111111 111111 III,I 1 1
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<br /> Williams Fork reservoirs totaled 115%oft normal as of the end i , 1 1111111111 111 11111'111111 '1 1
<br /> .1 1 1, , 111i U 1111 I III I I I 111.111111 11 I
<br /> of April. i O 11 jjjll I 1 'iljllll IIIIIIIIjI1111j I I 111 1.,,Ililllillll , I'IIII;II�11!IIII•1111I1 {P I
<br /> _, !Ili, 1 I I li Illllljl I ill IIII II t `fill 11
<br /> Y ,1 ', 111 IV,.,11f 1, II II II Ii111 I 1
<br /> Outlook c -2 1 11 III Ill; I II; 1 I i
<br /> Based upon a 35 year study period, the peak flow of G I, i` 1r
<br /> the Colorado River at Cameo normally occurs in early June. _3
<br /> JANBB JAN09 JAN90 JAN91 JAW92 JAN93 .4AN04 JAN95 JAH96 JAN97
<br /> Administrative/Management Concerns AMMO YEAR
<br /> The CROS (Coordinated Reservoirs Operations) team,
<br /> which consists of participating reservoir owners and operators,
<br /> the Colorado River Water Conservation District, the U.S. Fish
<br /> and Wildlife Service,the National Weather Service,the Bureau
<br /> of Reclamation, the Colorado Water Conservation Board,The COLORADO R I VER NR. DOT SERO
<br /> Colorado Division of Wildlife, and the Colorado Division of FLOW VI WATER TEAR
<br /> Water Resources, has developed a program to enhance peak ,.3
<br /> river flows to assist in the recovery of endangered fish in the '2
<br /> "15-mile reach" of the Colorado River. This reach is located 1 , .
<br /> from the confluence of the Gunnison River upstream to about : B., .
<br /> Palisade. Participating reservoirs include Dillon, Green a I _
<br /> ountain, Williams Fork, Wolford Mountain, Ruedi, and it u >K
<br /> __omestake. The program is dependent on low water and i o.s
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<br /> would be canceled if flows exceed 30,000 sat the Cameo 0.4
<br /> 0.3
<br /> Gage. O 2
<br /> 0.,
<br /> Public Use Impacts 0
<br /> Oct Nov Dec Jan Fob March Abe 1 I Nay
<br /> While kayakers and rafters have been enjoying the MON711
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<br /> relatively calm water and scenic views, they are anxiously ° WET
<br /> "9 °"Y`'97' AYE x 1107
<br /> awaiting the onslaught of spring runoff.
<br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS
<br /> COLORADO RI YEA BASIN
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<br /> 60-
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<br /> 20
<br /> 10
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<br /> (roan MountaIn RwAI WI I IIons Fork
<br /> ® Avp. 4/30 CDntrnt■ ® 4/30 17 contrntr
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