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f_ <br /> `f <br /> O <br /> SAN JUAN/DOLORES/ANIMAS BASIN <br /> r <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 1.4 indicates that for September SAN JUAN/DOLORES/ANIMAS RIVER BASINS <br /> S�f"'Water suRply <br /> )asin water supplies were above normal. Storage in McPhee, _ '"0 "ICtWYy <br /> S <br /> Vallecito, and Lemon reservoirs totaled 124%of normal as of 4- <br /> the end of September. Flow at the gaging station Animas • <br /> River near Durango averaged 498 cfs as compared to the 3^ . <br /> 1961-1993 average of 461 cfs. The National Weather Service 2— _ -' W <br /> reports basin precipitation at 99% of normal during the ~ <br /> • <br /> month. <br /> Precipitation in Durango totaled 26.5 inches for the _ irr <br /> past water year (10/1/94 - 9/30/95), which was well above _ <br /> the 20 inch average. However, with the very warm 2 'I <br /> temperatures during September vegetation continues to grow 3- <br /> and consume much of this water. Current short term lack of 4 <br /> JANB6 JAN87 JAN99 JAN99 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN95 <br /> the is causing water deficiencies in many areas across MJNTW YEAR <br /> basin. <br /> Flows in the Animas River were about 10% above <br /> normal. The La Plata River,however, remained low the entire <br /> month with large sections of dry river bed. Toward the end <br /> of the month many streams were taken off call and all users ANIMAS RIVER NR. DURANGO <br /> were allowed to divert due to reduced demand caused by FLOW NV WATER YEAR <br /> freezing temperatures and hay cutting. 0.9 <br /> Reservoir storage was sufficient to allow releases 0 B <br /> which supplemented streams in the Florida and Pine River <br /> 0.7 <br /> drainages and the ditches on the MVI Canals. At month's end ^ <br /> reservoir storage remained well over average, although places J 0.5 <br /> like Red Mesa Ward Reservoir in the La Plata drainage were w <br /> a. <br /> nearly dry from use. s <br /> 0.3 <br /> Public Use Impacts 0 2 <br /> Fishing activity was at its highest level during 0 <br /> September. Off road activities could take place for the first 0 ` <br /> Oct Nov Doc Jan Feb Abrch Apr ll ANY June July AWE Sops <br /> time in some areas because roads had finally cleared of snow. „NT" <br /> The late season maturing of fruit bearing plants caused ° WET`19737 ` DRY(1977, a AVG X 1995 <br /> movement of large numbers of bears to lower elevation and <br /> into towns. <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> DOL.OAES-ANILMS RIVER BASINS <br /> 340 <br /> 290— <br /> 300— <br /> 290— <br /> 260-/ <br /> 240— <br /> 220_//7\ <br /> o n 20 <br /> t <br /> ,so <br /> on <br /> N v ,40 <br /> e ,20 <br /> D <br /> m ,00 <br /> 80 <br /> GO <br /> 40 <br /> 20 V////\\\ <br /> NtPhoe Valleclt0 Lemon <br /> zz Avg, 9/30 Contents I\N 9/33/95 Contents <br /> 9 <br />