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i <br /> SAN JUAN/DOLORES/ANIMAS BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of-3.2 indicates that for November SAN JUAN/DOLORES/ANIMAS RIVER BASINS <br /> basin water supplies were well below normal. The Natural s ax Surface Water Si olY ,n0 HlatOrY <br /> Resources Conservation Service reports December 1 snowpack 4_ <br /> as 24% of normal. The National Weather Service reports W 3- 1; . ` <br /> 2. <br /> basin precipitation as 42%of normal during the month. Flow ,. ; p <br /> • at the gaging station Animas River near Durango averaged 2- <br /> 223 cfs as compared to the 1961-1993 average of 282 cfs. y 1 J -'- ; : ,. <br /> Storage in McPhee, Vallecito, and Lemon reservoirs totaled g Q fr h"— _ _., 'r"-'r - <br /> 118%gof normal as of the end of November. _,_ ;,,�,r „ <br /> r , , ti <br /> A dry weather pattern continued in southwestern a -_2 _~ } <br /> Colorado for the month of November. Durango received only 'B- <br /> one-third of its normal monthly moisture, and experienced -4 1 <br /> JAN86 JAN87 JAN88 JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JM194 JAN9S <br /> temperatures 5° above normal. The total precipitation for MONTWYEAR <br /> basin Snotel sites since October 1 averaged 17% of normal. <br /> Stream flows ranged form 65% to 78% of historic <br /> average. The dry and mild weather caused some smaller <br /> tributaries, such as Elbert Creek, to approach a call status. <br /> Storage levels in area reservoir remain encouraging. ANIMAS RIVER NR. DURANGO <br /> Amounts range from 92% of normal in Lemon Reservoir to 120 FLOW er 881(8 YEAR <br /> 180 S <br /> 146% of normal in Vallecito Reservoir. 170 <br /> 160 <br /> 150 <br /> r 140 <br /> i i 13Q <br /> � 120 <br /> # 110 <br /> G 4 10 <br /> E 90 <br /> ?t <br /> so <br /> 70 <br /> V 60 <br /> SO <br /> 4Q <br /> 30 <br /> 20f <br /> 10 <br /> Oct Nov Cre Jan Feb March <br /> MONTH <br /> 0 WET(1973) o ORY(1977) a AVG x 1993 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> 0olOres/Animas Rlvar Basins. <br /> 320 <br /> 0-28 \ <br /> 2eQ- <br /> 2so,// <br /> 240-r://,/\\.\\ <br /> 220 <br /> t' 200 <br /> 1180 <br /> 160...„/".\\ <br /> u� <br /> 1b l 14Q <br /> r� <br /> • <br /> 120 <br /> 100- <br /> w <br /> 80 <br /> GO <br /> a0 / \ <br /> Wan. Vallaclto Lorton <br /> /7' AVG 11/30 Contonta 17\ 11/30/95 Contanta <br /> 9 <br />