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YAMPA/WHITE BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of -0.7 indicates that for December YAMPA-WHITE RIVER BASINS <br /> the basin water supplies were near normal. The Natural 5 <br /> Surfaie Water Supply '"° ""`o 5 <br /> Resources Conservation Service reports January 1 snowpack 4_ <br /> as 107% of normal. Flow at the gaging station Yampa River <br /> at Steamboat averaged 173 cfs as compared to the 1961-1993 3_ 1 . • 1 <br /> average of 100 cfs. 2- r : d.: �; <br /> The National Weather observer in Steamboat Springs 3,. ; <br /> reports 2.08 inches total precipitation for December, which is y o ► '.r < y r <br /> 86% of average, and 16.3 inches of snow, which is 47% of ��,; C ~"r`'` /;; <br /> average. December weather was relatively warm with only a ; ` ; ' w';' <br /> couple of storm systems to provide measurable precipitation. 2 ;v. 'J.:::' <br /> Temperatures were wanner than normal for most of the 3" _ v. <br /> month. River flows have reached base levels. -4 , <br /> JANB7 JAN98 JAN89 JAN98 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN95 JAN96 <br /> ACNTFVYEAR <br /> Outlook <br /> Stream flows will be near base flow levels for the <br /> remainder of the winter, although there should be sufficient <br /> water to meet demands along the main stem reaches. <br /> /'�,� YAMPA RIVER AT STEAMBOAT <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns sa FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> Basin administrators do not anticipate any <br /> administrative or management concerns for the remainder of 50 <br /> the winter. <br /> qo <br /> Public Use Impacts ' <br /> 3C <br /> There should be no adverse impacts on public use for <br /> the remainder of the winter. y <br /> I j <br /> ❑.. Nov DOC J. Feb IAereh <br /> MINTH <br /> , %_" C"•78.12, V DAY(1977) a AVG X 1996 <br /> 8 <br />