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SAN JUAN/DOLORES/ANIMAS BASIN <br /> I <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of-2.7 indicates that for December SAN JUAN/DOLORES/ANIMAS RIVER BASINS <br /> basin water supplies were below normal. The Natural S I , Surface.wt.r S p'Y 'na.x"letory <br /> Resources Conservation Service reports January 1 snowpack ._ <br /> as 32% of normal. Flow at the gaging station Animas River W 3 : I I I , <br /> near Durango averaged 191 cfs as compared to the 1961-1993 I f <br /> , , a - <br /> average of 227 cfs. Storage in McPhee,Vallecito, and Lemon 2- ; . I. <br /> reservoirs totaled 118%of normal as of the end of December. ! r... •4, : ii.,....„......e <br /> ..... t.7., <br /> December witnessed the continuation of very dry <br /> conditions in Southwestern Colorado. While river flows c -2 r r, -7.,..,,..„ [ f I <br /> ti <br /> continued near average, soil moisture remained in the - : 1;/ , 1. - <br /> depleted state. Precipitation in Durango amounted to 34% of 3- 1 - �" <br /> average for December,and 23%of average so far for the water - 1 <br /> JAN87 JAN86 JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN9S JAN9 <br /> year (October 1 -December 31). Average temperatures were MDNTWYEAR <br /> above normal:the average low in Durango (6°) was almost six <br /> degrees warmer than usual, and the 36°low on the 14th was <br /> a record maximum low. <br /> Reservoirs are carrying over better than average ANIMAS RIVER NR. DURANGO <br /> storage amounts with the lowest being Lemon Reservoir at 190 FLOW BY WATER" ' <br /> r i <br /> 19,000 acre-feet which is 94% of average. Prospects are , <br /> hopeful for a weather change which will bring the ski areas <br /> 150 <br /> much more of the snow they need to operate. LL 14D <br /> 130 1 <br /> m <br /> i <br /> n 120 <br /> ^OD <br /> ,o_ 9050 � <br /> J a0 L r I <br /> 30 <br /> C 1C - 1 <br /> Oct Nay Doc Jan Feb Mar cn <br /> MONTH <br /> ,_ wL',,973; O DRY C 1977) a AVG x 1996 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> DOLOAEs-AN14As BAsCNs <br /> r 22C-// <br /> G c r / <br /> 1 <br /> ac�°n 16C J <br /> bC <br /> 5F .2C / <br /> c IOC- <br /> 90 <br /> SO i <br /> ,. . <br /> 2 //\ , <br /> Mc //\,\,\ <br /> ahon V,lac:to La"or. <br /> L2 ., r, ,on;on:: = -2l3",9S:on¢ant, 1 <br /> 9 <br />