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F YAMPA/WHITE BASIN Basinwide Conditions Assessment: I The SWSI value of 1.4 indicates that for September YAMPA-WHITE RIVER BASINS the basin water supplies were above normal. Flow at the 5 Surf ace Water Supply 1.0wx Hl story gaging station Yampa River at Steamboat averaged 121 cfs as ,_ compared to the 1961-1993 average of 112 cfs. The National 3 J Weather Service reports basin precipitation at 152% of .� . average during the month. z J-- , 1 - ,,_ D, The weather observer in Steamboat Spring reports a total of 1.83 inches of precipitation,which is 178%of average. Q _ ,r 1.._� _J4.., � J,r— j_t 7- Ha harvestingis mostlyover and the ranchers are preparing , . "- `�� : '! 'r Y P P g • for winter. There was a killing frost on September 28, which :' = ; ' ; r-� : Cr -2- •.. , , ./ indicates winter is near. River flows have dropped to normal ��• • "'` ` •V.i. base flow levels. There were very few demands for water in 3- / September. There should be a reasonable carry-over of -4 R JAN86 JANE? JAN98 JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN95 reservoir storage in the basin. AoNTwYEAR Outlook Stream flows will be near base flow levels for the remainder of the calendar year. There should be sufficient water to meet demands along the main stem. YAMPA RIVER AT STEAMBOAT FLOW BY WATER YEAR 600 Administrative/Management Concerns Basin administrators do not anticipate any 300 - administrative or management concerns for the remainder of el a the year. 400 --' u„ c•g 300 �b e Public Use Impacts LL wg There should be sufficient water for public uses on 5" 209 most rivers for the remainder of the year. � u t0O 0 0 Oct Nov Dec Jan Fop march Aor II May June July Aug Swot MONTH ❑ WET(1994) O DRY(1977) O ASS x 1995 8