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COLORADO BASIN <br /> s <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of-1.5 indicates that for September COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> he basin water supplies were below normal. Storage in s Surface <br /> """ `"°°'Y'"�'%"I utO y <br /> Green Mountain, Ruedi, and Williams Fork reservoirs totaled 4 <br /> 83% of normal on September 30. Flow at the gaging station W 3 . - <br /> Colorado River near Dotsero averaged 1,137 cfs as compared • y ` <br /> 2 >: <br /> to the 1961-1993 September average of 1,414 cfs. The -�- _ <br /> National Weather Service reports basin precipitation as 101% j <br /> of normal during the month. i o P ' f , �... - <br /> „ 1r <br /> Outlook r .2 ' I �� 4 f <br /> The month of September was much wetter and cooler. o <br /> While the precipitation helped the stream flows,they will still -3 <br /> enter the winter season at below normal levels. Many water -4 ..................................................................... ...... , _____.......... <br /> .M/IOS JAN66 .MNS7 JANOS JAN/p .MN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAMil3 JNi4 <br /> users are encouraged to see the increase in soil moisture going MONTW.EM <br /> into the snowpack season. <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns <br /> On the Colorado River, the Shoshone Hydroelectric <br /> Power Plant in Glenwood Canyon will continued their 1,250 COLORADO RIVER NR. DOTSERO <br /> cfs call (12-9-1907)through the winter season. Near Palisade, FLOW BY WATER,YEAR <br /> 1.2 <br /> the Grand Valley Project call was removed on October 1 due 3 <br /> 2.1 <br /> to the reduction of irrigation demand and a release of extra 2.6 <br /> water from Green Mountain Reservoir. The extra water was 2.4 <br /> 2.2 <br /> a discretionary release by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. i 2 <br /> They determined that there had not been the demand for ,I <br /> storage water in Green Mountain Reservoir that was normally ._ ,., <br /> needed for west slope users, and so excess storage could be s 1.2 <br /> released in October for power generation at the Orchard Mesa 1 0.l ----- • <br /> check structure and Shoshone power plant. �4P- <br /> 0.4 <br /> 0.2 <br /> 0 <br /> Oct Noy (le( Jan Feb Marc" April May June July Aup Sep[ <br /> tONTM <br /> 0 VET(1/84) 0 COM(1177) A AVG x 1ll14 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> COLOAAOO BIVEY DA51N <br /> 120 / <br /> 110�� <br /> 100 <br /> j .° 7\ <br /> r <br /> !.1 4°-‘// \ <br /> V O <br /> • <br /> ^ 40...-,<./.:/./ ...\\\ ,/\S <br /> t <br /> 20 <br /> 0 / \ 4.-' \ <br /> Green Mountain Rae01 Williams Fork <br /> ® avg.ylO(entente ® I/3W$4 Content* <br /> 7 <br />