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COLORADO BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 2.2 indicates that for March the COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> )asin water supplies were above normal. The Natural «*a Water Supply Index""tort <br /> s <br /> tesources Conservation Service reports April 1 snowpack as ._ <br /> 131% of normal. Flow at the gaging station Colorado River . 3 <br /> _ <br /> near Dotsero averaged 1,771 cfs as compared to the long term <br /> average of 1,088 cfs. Storage in Green Mountain,Ruedi, and 2- <br /> Williams Fork reservoirs totaled 106%of normal as of the end 1 1- <br /> of March. D �� <br /> Outlook -t uric <br /> Reservoir levels throughout the basin continue to <br /> decrease in anticipation of heavy runoff. In addition, few, if .`3- <br /> any, transmountain diversions will be running this spring or -4 <br /> JANO7 JAMB JAN99 JAFBO JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JANBS JAN96 <br /> summer allowing the natural flows to fill rivers and reservoirs. WPITWYEAR <br /> Public Use Impacts <br /> With the warm weather and high flows, rafters and <br /> kayakers have taken to the Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers. <br /> COLORADO RIVER NR. DOTSERO <br /> FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> 700 1 - <br /> C00 <br /> SDD <br /> :i 400 <br /> r <br /> 200 <br /> 100 <br /> Oct NDV Dec Jan Feb larch Aar <br /> IONTN <br /> 0 551 (1!M) a DRY(1977) A AVG x 1996 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> COLORAOO RIVER BASIN <br /> 70 <br /> Y <br /> b,, 4° <br /> a ,„//-\\,, <br /> aF 30 <br /> n., <br /> 20../.\\ ////\\\ <br /> 10 <br /> 0 /\ // /\ <br /> Green lbuntnln FL.dI VIII tame Fork <br /> ® AVq. 3/31 Contents ® 3/31/IS Content. <br /> 7 <br />