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YAMPA/WHITE BASIN • <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of-3.0 indicates that for October the YAMPA—WHITE RIVER BASINS <br /> basin water supplies were well below normal. Flow at the 5 surf...Water 5°°°'Y ' ""`arY <br /> gaging station Yampa River at Steamboat averaged 80 cfs as 4 <br /> compared to the 1961-1993 October average of 135 cfs. The <br /> ai National Weather Service reports basin precipitation as 72% • <br /> 3-_ : - ' <br /> of normal during the month. - , <br /> Colder temperatures during the last part of October 1 -- <br /> indicate winter is approaching. Sufficient precipitation I o i -- <br /> Z �ir 1�i �I j I I/ <br /> allowed cancellation of the open fire ban in time for hunting _ r I ' r; .mok NA i� ; ' i �3 <br /> 10 <br /> season. 100 <br /> a -2_ , 'M %di' <br /> - - I <br /> I <br /> Outlook -3- 4. <br /> Stream flows will continue at or near base levels for -4 ....................................................................................................... <br /> JAMS JA ... <br /> JAN86 JAN87 JAMB JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 <br /> the winter season. Above average precipitation and snow 1CNTWYEAR <br /> pack are necessary to replace the soil moisture lost during this <br /> summer's drought. <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns <br /> Administrative demand will be minimal during the YAMPA RIVER AT STEAMBOAT SPRINGS <br /> FIRST MINTH OF THE WATER YEAR <br /> winter season and stream flows should be sufficient to meet 9 <br /> user demands. Construction of the Fish Creek Reservoir B-( <br /> Enlargement is shut down for the winter. It is not certain if <br /> the work performed this summer progressed far enough to <br /> allow water storage in the spring of 1995. A poor snow pack j 6 <br /> this winter could lead to an insufficient amount of water next a s 3 <br /> year for the Steamboat Springs Municipal System. g 4 <br /> _u7 <br /> r <br /> S 3 <br /> Public Use Impacts 1 _ <br /> Public use of rivers will be limited to activities not <br /> requiring a lot of water. 1 <br /> G <br /> A A <br /> 1961-1993 OCTOBER AVERAGE OCTOBER 1994 <br /> 8 <br />