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YAMPA/WHITE BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of-0.7 indicates that for March the basin YAMPA-WHITE RIVER BASINS <br /> Surface Water Supply index History <br /> water supplies were slightly below normal. The Natural Resources <br /> Conservation Service reports April 1 snowpack as 93%of normal. - <br /> Flow at the gaging station Yampa River at Steamboat averaged - <br /> 116 cfs as compared to the 1961-1993 March average of 145 cfs. z- <br /> W <br /> The National Weather Service computes basin precipitation as 77% , - <br /> of normal during the month. ; <br /> 111 <br /> A temporary improvement to the Yampa River Basin - _, - I <br /> snowpack was the result of two snowstorms in March. Most _7- <br /> } <br /> lower elevation snow has melted and streams are ice free, although - <br /> there is still ice on most reservoirs. Snow conditions at the ski .. <br /> area were good during the month,but spring conditions now exist. "'�` ""' '"" MONTH/YEAR �""' ""°' ""' <br /> Outlook <br /> The warm, dry weather that is being experienced indicates YAMPA RIVER AT STEAMBOAT <br /> FLOW WY WATER YEAR <br /> another early spring. This, coupled with a below average <br /> snowpack, may result in a much below average runoff. There has <br /> not been a significant increase in stream flows, even though the / <br /> lower elevation snow has melted. Above average precipitation is a '° <br /> necessary during the next few months for a near normal runoff. <br /> o <br /> a g <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns <br /> There may be administration demands on water rights <br /> before the end of April. Stream flows may not be sufficient to <br /> meet user demands in some areas. <br /> 1.3 TH <br /> -w_WET C 1994) _,_DHY(1977) —AVG 1995 <br /> Public Use Impacts <br /> There should not be an impact to the rivers by public use <br /> for the next two months. <br /> 8 <br />