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GUNNISON BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 0.7 indicates that for May the GUNNISON RIVER BASIN <br /> basin water supplies were near normal. Storage in Taylor 5 5u =o, tar SPoly Index HI terry <br /> Park, Crawford, and Fruitland reservoirs totaled 124% of '- <br /> normal on May 31. The National Weather Service reports <br /> w 3-/ vw . <br /> basin precipitation as 79%of normal during May. Flow at the 1 T <br /> gaging station Uncompahgre River near Ridgway averaged 2 . <br /> 356 cfs as compared to the 1961-1993 May average of 323 cfs. J _ <br /> Spring runoff is now in full progress. The Gunnison <br /> and Uncompaghre River peaks are expected by the middle of - : <br /> June. Unseasonably warm temperatures have increased r <br /> • -2- A.-nh <br /> irrigation demand above traditional expectations. Reservoir D - :1 <br /> storage on the south side of Grand Mesa is full. Maximum 3- - <br /> storage in the Aspinall Unit (Blue Mesa, Morrow Point, and -4 A <br /> JAN85 JAN66 JAN87 JAN88 JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 <br /> Crystal Reservoirs) will be achieved in mid-July. WDNTAVTEAR <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns <br /> Beginning May 10, administrative curtailment of <br /> junior water rights was extended to side tributaries of the <br /> Gunnison River upstream of Blue Mesa Reservoir. UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NR. R I DGWAY <br /> FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> 200 <br /> 170 - / <br /> Public Use Impacts 180 p <br /> Recreation and tourism has increased within the basin 180 <br /> since Memorial day. Recreational vehicles and boats are 15 <br /> 0 <br /> / 140 <br /> common traveling companions seeking the benefits available • 130 <br /> in 120 <br /> in western Colorado. 11D <br /> 100 <br /> ww 90 <br /> 90 <br /> 70 <br /> 60 <br /> u SO <br /> 40 <br /> 30 <br /> 20 <br /> 10 -Al- <br /> 0 <br /> Oct Nov Dec Jan Fob March April May Jun. July Aug Sept <br /> AONTH <br /> 0 WET(1984) O DRY(1977) ❑ AVG x 1994 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> GUNNISON RIVER BASIN <br /> 90 <br /> BO- <br /> 70- <br /> 60 <br /> un <br /> 50 <br /> 40 <br /> MC <br /> 30 <br /> 3 <br /> 20 <br /> 10 <br /> 0 <br /> Taylor Part Crawford Fruitland <br /> 771 Avg 5/31 Content. I\N 5/31/94 Contents <br /> 6 <br />