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COLORADO BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 0.9 indicates that for November the COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> Surface Mater Supply Index History <br /> Basin water supplies were slightly above normal. The Natural S <br /> Resources Conservation Service reports December 1 snowpack 4 <br /> as 114% of normal. Storage in Green Mountain, Ruedi, and <br /> Williams Fork reservoirs totaled 87%of normal on November ui 3 .4 j _ <br /> 30. Flow at the gaging station Colorado River near Dotsero 2 ,' 1 p[L,-- ' i <br /> averaged 799 cfs as compared to the 1961-1993 November g I -' <br /> average of 1,156 cfs. 1 o _r `,g _ <br /> Outlook cc _ .. vi. i!' <br /> r Li,, <br /> During November the precipitation continued to be 2 . ' w �I ` I. <br /> above normal in the western portion of the basin and below '3 <br /> normal in the eastern portion. Winter stream flows are -4 - . - --, �,,- <br /> JAN25 .MNBS JANM7 JAWS J#I49 JAN91) JAN91 JAN92 JAMS JAN94 <br /> expected to be below normal. AONTW TEAR <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns <br /> With the irrigation season complete, the Colorado <br /> River is in normal winter operation with a call at the <br /> Shoshone Hydroelectric Power Plant controlling the river COLORADO RIVER NR, DOTSERO <br /> above Glenwood Canyon. Most water users are junior to this 50. , FLOW <br /> BY <br /> WATER YEAR <br /> water right except for a few in-basin municipalities, and 450 <br /> therefore can only divert previously stored water or by <br /> 4. <br /> exchange. <br /> Public Use Impacts '°° <br /> The majority of snow making occurs during the 'g 250 <br /> months of October through December. The water for such use 1" <br /> is generally via exchange with one of several reservoirs. These <br /> 150 <br /> exchanges are limited by minimum stream flows,USFS bypass <br /> flows, or other local permitting requirements. <br /> 5. <br /> Oct Nov Coe Jan F.b larch <br /> Cl WET C19114) o DRY C1977] A AVG X 1915 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> 100 Colorado Myer Resin <br /> 90 \ <br /> J /// <br /> isi 6°,//7\ <br /> ...4 . <br /> h2 ..„////N\ <br /> 30 <br /> 3 <br /> 20 <br /> 10 7\ <br /> //&, <br /> Green AN,caln mmdl V1111.aa Fork <br /> ® Avg. 11/30 Contents ® 11/90/11.4 Content. <br /> 7 <br />