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4 . <br /> RIO GRANDE BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of-3.5 indicates that for December RIO GRANDE BASIN <br /> the basin water supplies were well below near normal. The 5"'�"° t.r Supply "'ceory <br /> 5 I I <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service reports January 1 ,_ <br /> snowpack as 31% of normal. Flow at the gaging station Rio w 3_ , I . <br /> Grande near Del Norte averaged 182 cfs, as compared to the c; <br /> 1961-1993 average of 188 cfs. The Conejos River near 2- - <br /> Mogote had a mean flow of 55 cfs. Storage in Platoro, Rio ! 1 .. ! --� , ;� <br /> Grande,and Santa Maria reservoirs totaled 249%of normal as l D r _b <br /> of the end of December. i %� , , <br /> Winter finally made an appearance in the San Luis 2 i '1. <br /> Valley in December with two light snowfalls. The average j 1 <br /> temperature in Alamosa was 23.6°, 6.1° above normal. J I <br /> Alamosa received 0.20 inches of precipitation during the -, <br /> JAN97 JANOS JANES JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN9S JAN96 <br /> month, 0.23 inches below normal. Y .,..,R„ <br /> Outlook <br /> The lack of precipitation in the entire basin during the <br /> past three months has resulted in low soil moisture content <br /> and below average stream flow. Water users are hopeful that PIO GRANDE NP. DELNORTE <br /> this season will be a repeat of last year when spring snowfall 170 FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> provided a much above normal runoff. ,6" I 1 <br /> ..50 ' ; <br /> 140 <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns a 130 <br /> December was a very busy time for water z, 120 <br /> administrators. Production of the annual water diversion and ;t: 10D ' <br /> O� <br /> hydrographic record was the major focus. Nearly one-fourth r 90 <br /> of the 1995 Water Court applications were received during the ;o i 1 <br /> month. S0 . I <br /> 50 1-� <br /> 40 <br /> Public Use Impacts 30 I <br /> Due to the lack of snowfall this month, local ski areas 20 ' 1 I <br /> Oct Nov Ox Jan Fop march <br /> had to rely upon artificial snow making to improve the WoNTN <br /> conditions. Snowmobilers were challenged to find adequate - w" `199" ° CRY 0 AVG N 1996 <br /> snow cover. Although temperatures were mild, local <br /> reservoirs became ice-covered. <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> RIO GRANDE BASIN <br /> SO <br /> i <br /> 45 I <br /> 40 `+ <br /> o 75— �I <br /> G <br /> V n 30 <br /> on 25-, <br /> a: <br /> n <br /> .7: 20 <br /> c 15, <br /> 5 /\, <br /> Rio Granoo Nlatoro Santalarla <br /> iter„ Contont '_ -2/21/95 0ortontc <br /> f <br />