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k. <br /> COLORADO BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of-0.1 indicates that for January the COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> sin water supplies were normal. The Soil Conservation 5 Surface Water Supply Index HIC[O'y <br /> Service reports January 31 snow pack at 84% of normal. ._ <br /> Storage in Green Mountain, Ruedi, and Williams Fork } <br /> reservoirs totaled 122%of normal on January 31. Flow at the _ <br /> gaging station Colorado River near Dotsero averaged 1,021 cfs 2 <br /> as compared to the 1961-1993 January average of 968 cfs. 1{ � :r ` <br /> The snowpack amounts for the basin vary among different D u- s <br /> drainages. Based on Snotel information, the Fraser,Williams - - • C� " "';� r; � <br /> Fork, and Blue River areas are near normal; the upper r - '� f <br /> Colorado is slightly below normal; and the Flattops, Frying - - ti - <br /> Pan, Crystal, and Roaring Fork Rivers are all well below 3- <br /> normal. -. <br /> JAN85 JAN86 JANB7 JAN8B JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 <br /> MONTH/YEAR <br /> Outlook <br /> Stream base flows should remain at or above average <br /> during the winter. <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns COLORADO RIVER NR DOTSERO <br /> The 1250 cfs call of 1/17/1902 for the senior right at 500 FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> the Shoshone Hydroelectric Power Plant is still off while 450 <br /> maintenance is being performed on the generating turbines. <br /> 400 AW <br /> This call will remain off through the month of February. % <br /> Because of the warm and dry winter, some ski areas are still d 35D <br /> V!1 <br /> making snow. Irrigators are starting to get nervous about the ;1 300 ��_ <br /> low snowpack. w g 250 MY/ -,ar -J <br /> 200 <br /> % ; <br /> iblic Use Impacts Ai ; <br /> Recreation use has been affected by the lack of snow, ,SD %� <br /> /i- <br /> disappointing many people who were looking forward to 1p° � <br /> another banner year for snow like they experienced last 50 <br /> Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March <br /> winter. <br /> MDNTH <br /> O WET(1984) O 3R1"C 1977) a AVG x 1994 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> 90 <br /> 80- //// \ `�� <br /> V // \ \ '7 <br /> \\ <br /> • e 7D / \ j \ ,\�\` <br /> ca 50-// \:;i <br /> v <br /> 14D6 - N <br /> � <br /> i <br /> 30 / \ i// <br /> 20/ j <br /> \10- <br /> \\ '//\\ <br /> lj Green Mountain Rued WIIIIn11�Fork <br /> V/I Avg 1/31 Contents 179 1/31/94 Contents <br /> 7 <br />