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t <br /> RIO GRANDE BASIN <br /> 9 <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 0.6 indicates that for October the R I O GRANDE BASIN <br /> basin water supplies were near normal. Storage in Platoro, sir."'"".r Supply Index"I Gta y <br /> 5 <br /> Rio Grande, and Santa Maria reservoirs totaled 252% of 4- <br /> normal as of the end of October. Flow at the gaging station -• a- <br /> ii <br /> Rio Grande near Del Norte averaged 413 cfs, as compared to 3 2 ,, : <br /> the 1961-1993 average of 420 cfs. The Conejos River near . -N., ; o <br /> Mogote had a mean flow of 130 cfs. The National Weather � 1 '_ w w <br /> Service reports basin precipitation as 5%of normal during the I ° J C U -:, 1 <br /> month. The average temperature in Alamosa was 42.3°, 1.2° - 1_ 1 1 1 <br /> below normal. Alamosa received only a trace of precipitation r <br /> ¢ -2- - <br /> during the month, 0.70 inches below normal. ,.- <br /> Generally, stream flows in the basin were at or below -3 • <br /> historic averages. Dry,mild weather overtook the area during -4 1 <br /> JAN66 JANB7 JANBB JAN39 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN95 <br /> October. YE..",.. N <br /> Outlook <br /> Some reservoir storage levels continue to remain <br /> higher than normal,with operators releasing water during the <br /> month in an effort to create space for the winter/spring R I O GRANDE NEAR DEL NORTE <br /> storage. Soil moisture levels, excellent until the recent dry 60 FIRST NQN(rH of THE WATER YEAR <br /> spell, are still in good condition. �/7 <br /> 50 <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns <br /> As October drew to a close,just a few ditches were LL 40 <br /> on <br /> still diverting water for irrigation purposes. The water Y g <br /> recharge season officially begins November 1, and many users t g 30 <br /> / r <br /> will divert this year under their decreed rights to build up 20 <br /> valuable ground water reserves. <br /> 10 • <br /> Public Use Impacts <br /> The lack of earl season snowfall has been detrimental 0 A 4 , 4 <br /> y oCTOBER 1995 AVERAGE('61-'943 HIGH C19033 LOW(197S) <br /> to big game hunting. This also contributed to area stream <br /> flow falling below monthly historical averages for the first <br /> time in 5 months. Other outdoor recreational activities had <br /> extended seasons due to the mild weather. <br /> Representative Reservoirs <br /> Alo Grande BeNfn <br /> 50 <br /> 45 <br /> 40 <br /> ° <br /> • 35 <br /> h E <br /> j <br /> a 15 <br /> 105 <br /> J/ <br /> /\ <br /> 0 / /\ ,N '_r// <br /> Rio Grand. Platoro Sant aA4r la <br /> V/I Avg 10/31 Contonta (771 10t31/95 Contonte <br /> 5 <br />