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ti COLORADO BASIN Basinwide Conditions Assessment: The SWSI value of 2.0 indicates that for September COLORADO RIVER BASIN the basin water supplies were above normal. Flow at the 5 ''""`LK supply 'nd.<History - gaging station Colorado River near Dotsero averaged 1,463 cfs 4_ as compared to the long term average of 1,414 cfs. Storage in - - Green Mountain, Ruedi, and Williams Fork reservoirs totaled IAl 104% of normal as of the end of September. 2- r~ iii _ ! 1- 4 • Outlook g 0-. Ii „ ��I��i��i,� r The Grand Valley Canal's 119.47 cfs right(4-26-1914) 1 I - -1- ; 1 i�wi0C 5 1 was the calling right through September 18, after which ll� Shoshone Power Plants 1,250 cfs right (12-5-1905) called o -z r through the end of the month. On October 1 Shoshone power 3 plants junior 158 cfs right (5-15-1929) put a call on which 4 .-......- JAN87 JAN88 JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN95 JAN96 may remain through the end of October. YONT}VYEAR Administrative/Management Concerns The Upper Highline Dam located northwest of Grand Junction is undergoing $1.1 million of rehabilitation by the Division of Wildlife. The toe drain is being rehabilitated COLORADO RIVER NR. DOTSERO without draining the reservoir. Work is slated for completion 3.2 aov RATER YEAR in January. Enlargement of the reservoir is not part of the 3 1 2.8 project. 2.6 . a 2.4 1 2.2 Public Use Impacts t2 Jam: —" The Redlands fish ladder, located on the 10 foot o 0 Redlands Canal diversion dam on the Gunnison River,maybe e= ,., �' the prototype for the fish ladder at the roller dam on the s '-2 Colorado river near Cameo. The Redlands fish ladder has 1 been in operation since late June. 0.4 0.2 1 - - 0 Oct Slav Oac Jan Feb March April Roy Juno July Aug Sept ►INTN 0 VET(1994) O DRY(1977) a AVG X 1996 REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS COLORADO RIVER BASIN 130 110 7/7 100 J ...././'\\_." 9D t ea •C 70 r Ntac SO • 40-7\,,.\\ i 30..v/7.\\ 20 Green Mountain Fii•dl V1111am Fork ® Avg. 9/30 Content's ® 2/30/96 Canton. 7