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t <br /> GUNNISON BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: I <br /> The SWSI value of 3.2 indicates that for September GUNNISON RIVER BASIN <br /> the basin water supplies were well above normal. Storage in 5 SBYY c WatoY Supply °d* "ICto y <br /> Taylor Park, Crawford, and Fruitland reservoirs totaled 111% 4 <br /> of normal as of the end of September. Flow at the gaging ti '. :' <br /> station Uncompahgre River near Ridgway averaged 149 cfs as 3 L, -- ' -- <br /> compared to the 1961-1993 average of 106 cfs. The National 2-' -�- . ---- <br /> Weather Service reports basin precipitation as 115%of normal * i --"—'-- <br /> u �.'-- �` <br /> during the month. Q . ,u �,.) / F r[ f i ji\ ti <br /> a �, <br /> , , <br /> Outlook r ,T <br /> The recent rain and snow in the mountains has been 0 <br /> good start to the fall and winter season. The river flows 3- - <br /> uld stay higher than normal throughout the fall and -4 1 <br /> JAN86 JAN87 JAN88 JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN95 <br /> ,a ter. MONTW YEAR <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns <br /> As the irrigation season comes to a close, water users <br /> have been reflecting back on a very good season. Irrigators, <br /> for the most part, <br /> had all of the water that they wanted. In UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NR. R I DGWAY <br /> the most critical area, on the Grand Mesa and down through 200 - FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> Cedaredge, the calls on the streams were delayed until the 180 . . ' <br /> first part of July. Some of the reservoirs on top of the mesa 160 _ <br /> now have excess storage. Part of the stored water will be 150 <br /> released into the stream to maintain the integrity of the dams ° 130 <br /> ./.<:1-7---x <br /> �m ,20 <br /> �a <br /> and to make room for next ear's runoff. i <br /> LL <br /> O n ,00 �- <br /> = 90 <br /> r.a BO <br /> Public Use Impacts s 70 <br /> The recreational use at the large reservoirs continues . so -� <br /> to be excellent because of the high levels. Blue Mesa and 3040 .r <br /> Taylor Park Reservoirs will gradually be reduced through the 20 — �`� <br /> ,0 <br /> winter to make room for next year. 0 <br /> Oct Nov 00C Jan Fop 1/arch Aprlt May Juna July AUG Sept <br /> MONTH <br /> ❑ WET(1984) 0 DAY C1977) p AVG X 1995 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> GUNNISON RIVER BASIN <br /> 90 <br /> 80 <br /> 70 i„,..,i7 <br /> b <br /> v <br /> � 60- <br /> b <br /> ''J <br /> 73 30 <br /> 7 <br /> 20 <br /> Tay ler Part Craws ord Fruitland <br /> Avg 9/30 Conte at \\j 9/30/95 Contontc <br /> 6 <br />