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• . <br /> YAMPA/WHITE BASIN I <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 2.8 indicates that for January the YAMPA-WHITE RIVER BASINS <br /> basin water supplies were above normal. The Natural 5 Surfs.Wate-9uo,*y Index History <br /> r <br /> Resources Conservation Service reports February 1 snowpack 4 <br /> as 137% of normal. Flow at the gaging station Yampa River <br /> 3 <br /> at Steamboat averaged 165 cfs as compared to the 1961-1993 : <br /> average of 93 cfs. 2 ' �; <br /> The National Weather observer in Steamboat Springs ! ; ' <br /> reports a total of 5.86 inches of precipitation for January, I O il,lr: , ,F- , „ ',o c es of snow which II' , ''g i � E r <br /> which is 233/o of average, and 111.6 inches _, ,, , yii", i 0 , ; <br /> is 309% of average. Steamboat had 47.3 inches of snow on 2 , you r i ; ' �'r <br /> the ground on January 31. The ski hill summit received 256 0 VVI - <br /> inches of snow in January. The Natural Resources _3 : : - i <br /> = <br /> Conservation Service was unable to access the Tower site with -4 - <br /> JAN87 JAN68 JAN69 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN95 JAN96 <br /> snowmobiles because of the deep powder, and so are relying MONTH/YEAR <br /> on snotel data. <br /> Temperatures varied from just above freezing to 30 <br /> degrees blow zero. Rivers have dropped to normal base flow <br /> levels, with only limited demands for water. Carry over <br /> storage is well above average for the irrigation reservoirs. YAMPA RIVER AT STEAMBOAT <br /> FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> 60 <br /> Outlook <br /> Stream flows will be near base flow levels for the 50 <br /> remainder of the winter. There should be sufficient water to <br /> meet demands along the main stem reaches of the river and Z, "° <br /> enough runoff to fill irrigation reservoirs this spring. o I 30 <br /> 9�R <br /> W F <br /> V <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns s 20 <br /> Basin administrators do not anticipate any <br /> administrative or management concerns for the remainder of 10 :fr______________. <br /> the winter. <br /> O <br /> Oct Nw Dan Jan Feb Morel <br /> Public Use Impacts MONTH <br /> d 'NET(1994) O 0RY C1977) a AVG X 1995 <br /> There should be no adverse impacts on public use for <br /> the remainder of the winter. There is plenty of snow for <br /> winter sports enthusiasts. <br /> 8 <br />