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` RIO GRANDE BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of -1.2 indicates that for December R I O GRANDE BASIN <br /> e basin water supplies were below normal. The Soil 5 Str+•«water SIK7PIy Inom HI story <br /> Conservation Service reports January 1 snowpack at 75% of 4 <br /> normal. Storage in Platoro, Rio Grande, and Santa Maria .- 3 , <br /> reservoirs totaled 215% of normal on December 31. The2 `►(o' :I National Weather Service reports basin precipitation as 55% �' _of normal during December. Flow at the gaging station Rio 1 1 r-- i� ilif;r4 <br /> Grande near Del Norte averaged 176 cfs, as compared to the i ° -, ` '�I� ti <br /> of 188 cfs. The Conejos near I ir�/L. <br /> 1961-1992 December average <br /> Mogote had a mean monthly flow of 54 cfs. Stream flows at a 2 !- <br /> other gaging stations were higher than the historic averages. a <br /> Weather conditions in the San Luis Valley during the month -3 <br /> were slightly warmer and drier than average. Several light -4 1- <br /> JANB5 JANB6 JAN97 JAMB JANB9 JAN90 JAN91 4.92 JAN93 JAN94 <br /> snowfalls in Alamosa totaled 3.0 inches for the month; but YEAR/MOWN <br /> contained only 0.10 inches of moisture, which is 0.34 inches <br /> below normal. Temperatures ranged from a high of 51° on <br /> the 8th to a low of-15° on the 24th. The average high was <br /> 37° and the average low was 0°. <br /> RIO GRANDE NR. DELNORTE <br /> Outlook 170 FLOW BY WA-I 'TEA <br /> R <br /> AR <br /> Snowfall in the basin has been somewhat scarce this 160 <br /> 150 <br /> season. However,with the heavy snowstorms yet to come and 140 <br /> storage in area reservoirs currently above average, optimism i 13° <br /> remains high for a good irrigation season water supply. '2° <br /> Yn 11° <br /> l 1°° <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns r g <br /> Finalization of water diversion and stream flow ,,, �� <br /> cords for the 1993 water year has been the focus of local 60 �------- <br /> water officials. 50 <br /> 4° <br /> 3° <br /> Public Use Impacts 20 <br /> Oct Nov Doc Jan Fab March <br /> The below average snowfall did little to discourage t10NT1 <br /> local residents and visitors from participating in winter sports ° WET`'°"' ° °R" ""' AVG x 1994 <br /> activities during the holiday season. <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> RIO GRANDE BASIN <br /> 45 I <br /> 40- <br /> 35 <br /> N <br /> �' 3°- <br /> i <br /> • <br /> bn <br /> h E 2°- <br /> CV <br /> 10...,-7/7\ <br /> 0 7\\ Z\ V/\ <br /> RIP Cr6IdS Plater* S•nt•w•rr• <br /> ® Avq. 12/31 Suntans, ® 12/'J1/93 Cont.nt• <br /> 5 <br />