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YAMPA/WHITE BASIN Basinwide Conditions Assessment: The SWSI value of 2.6 indicates that for October the YAMPA-WHITE RIVER BASINS Sur-lase Waxer Step ty Ind.,x HI story basin water supplies were above normal. Flow at the gaging s station Yampa River at Steamboat averaged 175 cfs as 4 compared to the 1961-1993 average of 135 cfs. The National . us Weather Service reports basin precipitation at 77%of average 3 i II : . P P P g lit II during the month. 2 If WI la The National Weather observer for Steamboat Springs * I fl �^^ reports a total of 2.10 inches of precipitation for October, g o ;I, 1�..• 1., 118% of average. The weather was a mixture of sunshine, _, 1.`, ^` 1 U0 ; rain, and snow, with periods of gusty winds. Temperature ,� ! : , 4 ,ranges were from below freezing to highs of 70 decrees. River - ,, ; : ;�' = -;:' flows dropped to normal base flow levels, with only limited -3 I ; - ; demands for water. Carry-over storage is well above average -4 ...........'................'...'....................'....'........-........................... JANB6 JANB7 JANBB JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN95 for the irrigation reservoirs. MONTH,YEAR Outlook Stream flows will be near base flow levels for the remainder of the winter, and water should remain sufficient to meet demands along the main stem reaches of the river. YAMPA RIVER AT STEAMBOAT SPRINGS FIRST MONTH OF TFE WATER YEAR Administrative/Mannement Concerns 20 Basin administrators do not anticipate any 18 administrative� or management concerns for the remainder of 16 the winter. LL 1A - fi N q12 a Public Use Impacts e g 10 - There should be no adverse impacts on public use for �" B f o r the remainder of the winter. 6 4 2 r A iii r% OCTOBER 1994 AVERAGE C'61--933 NICH C 19623 LOW C19643 8