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,4 <br /> i <br /> " SAN JUAN/DOLORES/ANIMAS BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 1.4 indicates that for October basin SAN JUAN/DOLORES/ANIMAS RIVER BASINS <br /> eater supplies were slightly above normal. Storage in 6 Surface,Mats Supply "(story <br /> McPhee, Vallecito, and Lemon reservoirs totaled 102% of 4 <br /> normal on October 31. Flow at the gaging station Animas W 3 • <br /> River near Durango averaged 475 cfs as compared to the , • <br /> 1961-1993 October average of 376 cfs. The National Weather 2 't,,„ ,~,r. ,. 15.4 . • , .. 6 <br /> . <br /> Service reports basin precipitation as 117% of normal during 1 1 ,, '�' <br /> the month. , ,,, <br /> P--:40„4_ , )410vl` ti- <br /> October was a good month in that more normal -, ,„,'Iti 0 ,.. , <br /> moisture conditions returned to portions of the basin. a -z ,Nei 1. <br /> Although Durango benefitted from a major storm on October 0 1 E <br /> 15 which left 3.2 inches of moisture, other areas like Cortez -3 <br /> experienced much less precipitation than normal and were -4 <br /> JAN85 JAN86 JAN87 JANa8 JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 <br /> still very dry. IONTWYEAR <br /> Because of the small effect that precipitation had on <br /> stream flows most area streams remained below average at <br /> around 70%. However,increases from September were seen. <br /> On the Florida, increases allowed Lemon Reservoir to gain <br /> significant amounts of storage. Reservoirs averaged near ANIMAS RIVER AT DURANGO <br /> normal storage quantities at the month's end. Early snow FIRST,O"`" TlE WATER YEAR <br /> f <br /> remained on the ground at higher elevations and prospects for 28- <br /> j <br /> a productive snow pack this winter brightened. �._ <br /> Grass crops remained green in most areas around 1 22'7 <br /> southwestern Colorado and were growing until late October. I 20 <br /> is <br /> The high temperatures were lower than normal and the cool s i 16 <br /> weather-helped to keep soil moisture in the ground with g q4 <br /> _v 12 <br /> reduced evaporation. 3 1° <br /> I <br /> 6 <br /> A 4 <br /> 2 <br /> ° <br /> 1961-1993 OCTOBER AVERAGE OCTOEER 1994 <br /> Representative Reservoirs <br /> Dolores-Animas aasln <br /> 280 <br /> 0 <br /> 220-/\\\ <br /> 200 <br /> }+ 19°_././\ <br /> i-% Z\ <br /> 160_,.../7\ <br /> I 140 <br /> 4g 120 <br /> • 100- <br /> 3 ao <br /> _,),..,\N <br /> 60 <br /> 40 <br /> 2° fib\ //\ V //-\\\ <br /> NtPhoe Va I 1 ec I to Lemon <br /> ® A.S. 10/31 Conte.t■ ® 10/31/04 ContAnt■ <br /> 9 <br />