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r f YAMPA/WHITE BASIN Basinwide Conditions Assessment: The SWSI value of -0.4 indicates that for April the YAMPA-WH f TE RIVER BASINS basin water supplies were normal. The Natural Resources s Surface Water Supply Index Nlotory Conservation Service reports May 1 snowpack as 120% of , normal. Flow at the gaging station Yampa River at Steamboat - averaged 236 cfs as compared to the 1961-1993 April average 3 i : . of 598 cfs. The National Weather Service computes basin 2 , • precipitation as 148% of normal during the month. ' Precipitation the last two weeks of April improved 0 0 ' .v, a ��"` no ack from 83%to 110%of average. The 1)1-'1 ' • ' i1 I I' ...... /,)/ i[II Routt Counts s wp g " " �, national weather observer reported 3.68 inches of �-`, -�, III' --/� 0 2 ,; 1i precipitation in Steamboat Springs during April, which is D'; Y ; ,�' ' 169%of normal. This is the fourth wettest April on record for -3 ti 5 ; • ; f J` Steamboat Springs. Soil moisture conditions in the area -4 JAN86 JAN87 JAN88 JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN95 improved significantly during the last two weeks and stream WONTWYEAR flows have increased. Outlook The long range forecast for May is cool and wet. Present projections indicate the runoff may be near normal. YAMPA RIVER AT STEAMBOAT Actual runoff amounts will depend on precipitation events and 90 LOW WATER YEAR temperature patterns. 80 70 - Administrative/Management Concerns 60 Administration may not be necessary in most areas until late May or early June. There was a significant o a 50 reduction in water demands during the two weeks of April w, 40 and stream flows should be sufficient to meet user demands -V 30 through June. There is little potential for flooding at this ! 20 time. 10 Public Use Impacts 0 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March Apr I I There will be no adverse impact for the next couple ►UNTH 0 WET C1984) O DRY(1977) p AVG X 1335 of months. 8