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COLORADO BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of-0.8 indicates that for December COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> Wa <br /> the basin water supplies were slightly below normal. The $ *•p _�fly Ina x"IatCI Y <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service reports January 1 4 i . <br /> snowpack as 84% of normal. Storage in Green Mountain, W $ <br /> Ruedi,and Williams Fork reservoirs totaled 92%of normal on <br /> L Li <br /> December 31. Flow at the gaging station Colorado River near 2 <br /> Dotsero averaged 679 cfs as compared to the 1961-1993 . 1 <br /> December average of 1,054 cfs. i o ry'"ll: 1\ :: - - . ' j 1 <br /> ;,,,',,1 <br /> vl <br /> Outlook = <br /> The precipitation and snow pack pattern of the o .� 1- ' f -f = <br /> previous month continued through December with well below .3 <br /> average amounts in the upper Colorado and Blue River basins, -4 <br /> ,AIBG JANE7 JAME JAUW .!AFRO JAN91 .JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAMB` <br /> below average in the Eagle River basin, near average in the - MONTW YEAR <br /> Flattops and Roaring Fork basins, and above average on the <br /> Grand Mesa. If this pattern persists there will be a short <br /> water supply above_Glenwood Canyon for transmountain <br /> - diverters and irrigators off the main river channel. However, <br /> users below Glenwood Canyon should have ample supply. COLORADO RIVER NR. DOTSERO <br /> FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> SOO <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns ,SO <br /> On the Colorado River the Shoshone Hydro Power <br /> 40O <br /> Plant in Glenwood Canyon discontinued its call on January 3, <br /> 1995 to allow for scheduled maintenance. It is expected to <br /> operate with one generator and no call through the end of i l 300 <br /> February. During this period the controlling call in the Blue el <br /> River basin is the power plant at Green Mountain Dam. i,, 200 <br /> 150 <br /> Public Use Impacts <br /> Summit County ski areas have continued heavy snow '°° <br /> making operations into January. Historically, snow making <br /> Oet Pluv Dac Jan Feb March <br /> by the end of December is reduced to minimal diversions. 113N7" <br /> 0 On January 3, 1995, due to release of the Shoshone or'`"'" ""`is"' a AVG X fan <br /> call,Dillon Reservoir outflow was cut to the minimum bypass ' <br /> of 50 cfs. <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS - <br /> COLORAO FH VBA BASIN <br /> SO <br /> DO <br /> ]O <br /> j 66_ <br /> .I' / -\, <br /> .I1E <br /> 40 A /\ <br /> 11 V <br /> L <br /> • <br /> � <br /> • <br /> ://\ <br /> IS <br /> Gran Mount.!. Moadi VIII!ens Fart <br /> ® AWQ. 14l91 Contacts I 12/31/•4 Content• <br /> 7 <br />