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COLORADO BASIN <br /> • <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 1.5 indicates that for March the basin COLORADO RIVER BA S I N <br /> vater supplies were above normal. The Natural Resources surface Water Supp I y Index History <br /> S <br /> Conservation Service reports April 1 snowpack as 103% of <br /> normal. Storage in Green Mountain, Ruedi, and Williams Fork <br /> reservoirs totaled 119% of normal on March 31. Flow at the <br /> gaging station Colorado River near Dotsero averaged 858 cfs as <br /> compared to the 1961-1993 March average of 1088 cfs. The <br /> National Weather Service computes basin precipitation as 149%of <br /> normal during the month. <br /> } <br /> - <br /> Outlook <br /> The water supply outlook continued to improve during MONTH/YEAR <br /> March at SNOTEL sites across Division 5. The average snow <br /> water equivalent increased from 95 percent to 109 percent of <br /> normal during the month. The largest increases occurred in the <br /> Roaring Fork Basin and on the Grand Mesa. COLORADO RIVER NR. DOTSERO <br /> FLOW SY WATER YEAR <br /> xa <br /> am <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns LL <br /> The Colorado River above the Shoshone Power Plant is <br /> still being administered to satisfy the 1907 decree for 1250 cfs. e <br /> With warmer weather arriving, this call will probably be off by W t 300 <br /> mid-April allowing reservoirs to begin filling. Green Mountain Q �, <br /> Reservoir may begin filling early this year because both turbines <br /> are under repair and all outflows must be routed through the <br /> bypass outlet. Most reservoirs should have no problems filling cc, tea, <br /> this year. The Grand Valley Project and Grand Valley canal are "" " <br /> expected to open their ditches the first week of April. WET 1994] DRY 1977] AVG g 9995 <br /> Public Use Impacts REPRESENTAT I VE RESERVO I RS <br /> The above normal snowpack should provide adequate COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> ao <br /> water supplies for most water users during the summer months. „ N. <br /> .a <br /> u so \ <br /> ao <br /> m };i:.::i::•:\ :i:is�:.::.\ r}:}}::}i\ <br /> o-a.n u,vrcarn .war rr i i ram..FarK <br /> ®Ave. 3/31 Contents '3/3'1/95 Contents <br /> 7 <br />