DWR_4151873

• Title: FEBRUARY 1995 SWSI: COLORADO WATER SUPPLY CONDITIONS UPDATE, SURFACE WATER SUPPLY INDEX
• Year: 1995
• Document Type - Publications and Reports: SWSI Monthly Report

YAMPA/WHITE BASIN
Basinwide Conditions Assessment: I
The SWSI value of-1.9 indicates that for January the YAMPA—W H I TE R I V E R B A S I N S
basin water supplies were below normal. The Natural Surface Water Supply Index History
Resources Conservation Service reports February 1 snowpack i s
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as 88%of normal. Flow at the gaging station Yampa River at ' -
Steamboat averaged 86.5 cfs as compared to the 1961-1993 2 -
January average of 92.6 cfs. The National Weather Service , _
computes basin precipitation as 116% of normal during the a i _
month. >
The weather was cold and snowy during the first and 2 f i�� '
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last weeks of January. During those weeks Steamboat Springs - -' -
received 33.2 inches of snow and 2.13 inches of precipitation _2 -
which are,respectively, 92%and 85%of the average monthly _, -
total. The warm, dry weather during the middle of January n
was a welcome respite from the cold, but it did not help the J"'�° JAP107
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snowpack or the water supply outlook for the coming year.
Outlook
Stream flows will continue at or near base levels for
the winter season. Above average precipitation and snowpack YAMPA R I VER AT STEAMBOAT
are necessary to replace the soil moisture lost during last FLOW BY WATER YEAR
summer's drought. Conditions during the first week in 60
February may be an indication that an early spring is coming. d S°
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Administrative/Management Concerns Q •° .
Administrative demands are minimal during the o 130
winter season and stream flows are sufficient to meet user Li. g
demands. > 20
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Public Use Impacts 1 '°
Current conditions will not adversely impact public
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use of the rivers during the winter months. Oct
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