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t YAMPAANFillE BASIN January, 1999 Basinwide Conditions Assessment: I 1 The SWSI value of-3.4 indicates that for December YAMPA-WHITE RIVER BASINS the basin water supplies were below normal. The Natural 5 S�r•«"`°� Supply Ind.Ntst�„ Resources Conservation Service reports January 1 snowpack is 65% of normal. Flow at the gaging station Yampa River at - - [_ Steamboat averaged 135 cfs, as compared to the long term 312 , average of 100 cfs. , - ;r December was another dry month throughout the I 1 ,-.� Yampa River basin. The Steamboat Springs weather observer 1 0 t I.. I I - N�� , 11 ,qc-r---- F reported a total of 1.15 inches of precipitation for the month, M�0 which was only 44% of average. In Hayden, December Ni, = if I precipitation was 1.05 inches, or 64% of average. In the a _2 ,.1-,. • White River drainage the precipitation total for Meeker was 3- 1.26 inches,which is about 112% of average. Even with the -4 • ^ JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN95 JAN96 JAN97 JAN99 JAN99 below average precipitation stream flows stayed at near .0. .. normal levels. Temperatures were well above normal for this time of year throughout the basin. Outlook Stream flows are expected to remain near base flow YAMPA RIVER AT STEAMBOAT conditions. Increased snow fall at the end of December so FLOW BY WATER YEAR brought hope that a more normal weather pattern was returning. 80 Administrative/Management Concerns + 40 Snowpack totals continue to run well below normal. -1 30 Reservoirs in the basin are in storage and no administrative Oil problems are anticipated for the rest of the winter. i20 —Public Use Impacts 10 Late month snow falls have added greatly to the outdoor recreational activities in the area. The ski area in 0 Oct IJov ONc JIn Feb march Steamboat Springs was operating at near full capacity by the ,O„t,., end of December. Snowmobilers and cross-country skiers are D WE T"°84' ° DRY�197� e AVG X 1999 taking advantage of excellent snow conditions. • . 8