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M <br /> RIO GRANDE BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 3.1 indicates that for November the RIO GRANDE BASIN <br /> )asin water supplies were well above normal. The Natural -5 9irfae.slater Supply '"°'""i.tery <br /> Resources Conservation Service reports December 1 snowpack <br /> as 162%of normal. Storage in Platoro,Rio Grande,and Santa W 3 4 1 <br /> Maria reservoirs totaled 150% of normal on November 30. 2 : 1L r _ <br /> Flow at the gaging station Rio Grande near Del Norte 7 ;,. 4 <br /> averaged 282 cfs, as compared to the 1961-1993 November4 <br /> average of 263 cfs. The Conejos River near Mogote had a i o f ';11 'n: 7 tv(s <br /> I <br /> mean flow of 84 cfs. _, <br /> Weather conditions in the San Luis Valley during 2 <br /> November were cooler than average. The average monthly 0 <br /> temperature of 25.5° in Alamosa was 4.4° below normal. _3 <br /> Temperatures ranged from a high of 67°to a low of-14°. The -4 <br /> JAN85 JAN09 JANI17 JANE8 JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 <br /> average daily high was 42°and the average daily low was 9°. YEAR/MOWN <br /> Alamosa received 0.84 inches of precipitation which was 0.41 <br /> inches above normal. <br /> Outlook <br /> The end of November snowpack conditions in the RIO GRANDE NR. DELNORTE <br /> upper Rio Grande basin created a feeling of optimism among 170 FLOW WATER YEAR <br /> local water officials. Should this snowy trend continue, 150 <br /> 150 <br /> adequate water supplies would be assured for next summer. 140 <br /> 1 130 <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns 120 <br /> n 110 <br /> Decreed diversions for recharge proceeded until icing .-I 100 <br /> conditions in the latter part of the month forced a shutdown. g <br /> The holiday season is a busy time for water commissioners as s m <br /> they finalize diversion records. i 60 —� <br /> 0 <br /> Public Use Impacts 30 ��r <br /> As normal, November brought winter crashing down 20 <br /> Q . . Dec Jan Feb March <br /> on the San Luis Valley. The first two weeks of warm days and MINI?, <br /> mild nights were replaced with below zero lows and highs ° WET °'� a "'»' a AYG 5 1095 <br /> under the freezing mark. Reservoirs and rivers were ice- <br /> covered as the month came to a dose. Thus, outdoor <br /> recreational activities became more winter oriented. <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> Me Grande 9.Oln <br /> 45 r <br /> 40- <br /> 35- . <br /> N <br /> 30_ <br /> • <br /> ;n <br /> ✓I 25- <br /> a2 20- <br /> V <br /> • <br /> L 15-/jj <br /> Rio Grande PI ewe Santa/be I• <br /> ® Avg. 11/9p Content. ® 11/30,94 Contents <br /> • <br />