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GUNNISON BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: ' <br /> The SWSI value of 2.8 indicates that for March the GUNNISON RIVER BASIN <br /> basin water supplies were above normal. The Natural S S.rfeSurfaceNeter Supply Index History <br /> Resources Conservation Service reports April 1 snowpack as 4- <br /> 109% of normal. Flow at the gaging station Uncompahgre - _ <br /> River near Ridgway averaged 50 cfs as compared to the long ; 3 y= I <br /> term average of 61 cfs. Storage in Taylor Park, Crawford,and 2- T - - °-Y-- , <br /> Fruitland reservoirs totaled 123% of normal as of the end of 1 - r <br /> March. 1 ° , ?,�� �, ,, '; U ; <br /> v 1 <br /> _1- ---- <br /> .T, <br /> 4 <br /> , , ,,, ,, <br /> Outlook c _2_ r, 1 , <br /> This year's runoff should be below normal in some a /: . <br /> areas and above normal in others. The upper Gunnison, "3- <br /> North Fork of the Gunnison,and Grand Mesa areas should be -4...„„_.-.................................................................................................... <br /> JAN97 JAN611 JAN99 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JANOS JAN96 <br /> above normal. The Uncompahgre River and its tributaries are IhICNTWYEAR <br /> sitting close to normal, while the San Miguel area is below <br /> normal. <br /> Soil moisture conditions are extremely dry in the San <br /> Miguel basin and it could be a low water year for them. <br /> /�/� 3~ UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NR. RIDGWAY <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns FLOW B�'WATER YEAR <br /> Although the reservoir storage amounts are higher o - <br /> than normal,precipitation during last fall and winter has been 26 <br /> low. This will lead to earlier water use such as is happening a 26 <br /> right now in the Uncompahgre valley. Many farmers are a r, 22 <br /> ___.....__________:.______,/ <br /> watering their fields prior to planting to bring the soil o t, 20 <br /> 18 <br /> moisture up. This is also expected to occur in areas where .g 1s _,r <br /> grass and alfalfa are gown. There will likely be April river `s 14 <br /> calls in some areas. <br /> 6 <br /> 6 <br /> Public Use Impacts 4 . - <br /> Reservoir releases from the Curicanti Project on the 2 <br /> Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Lerch Apr II <br /> Gunnison River are down to their normal winter amounts and MONTH <br /> O WET C1964) O DRY C1977) A AVG X 1996 <br /> the USBR is accessing the spring runoff potential to see if <br /> further reservoir evacuation is necessary. If it is, the releases <br /> will increase soon. <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> GUM SON RIVER 9ASlN <br /> 130 <br /> i SO <br /> 1:i /\ <br /> I S' 40 <br /> hF <br /> Nr <br /> V <br /> 30:::///e\\ <br /> • <br /> S 2° <br /> io <br /> o A\ r/NN r ii,./\., X <br /> Taylor Perk Crawford Frultlprq <br /> ® Avg. 3/31 Content* I.7q 3/3V96 Content* <br /> 6 <br />