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• <br /> COLORADO BASIN December, 1998 <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 0.2 indicates that for November the COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> Surface Water Supply Index HI Mary <br /> basin water supplies were near normal. The Natural s <br /> Resources Conservation Service reports that December 1 <br /> snowpack is 74% of normal. Flow at the gaging station <br /> ul 3- .! Y�3. <br /> Colorado River near Dotsero averaged 1,317 cfs as compared <br /> to the long term average of 1,156 cfs. Storage in Green 2- <br /> Mountain, Ruedi, and Williams Fork reservoirs totaled 102% g 1- <br /> of normal as of the end of November. o ti. <br /> Outlook is • 'A,,' <br /> There should be sufficient flows to meet the - -- ' F • <br /> requirements for transmountain diversions to the South Platte -3 <br /> basin. <br /> JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAM93 JAN94 JAN95 JAN9G JAN97 JAMB <br /> WNTWYEAR <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns <br /> None. <br /> Public Use Impacts <br /> A combination of below normal snowfall and high COLORADO RIVER NR. DOTSERO <br /> evening temperatures, which prohibit snow making, are Soo FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> befalling some ski areas. 450 <br /> 400 <br /> 350 <br /> 300 <br /> o2 <br /> no <br /> I 200 <br /> 150 <br /> 100 <br /> 50 <br /> Oct Nov Oac Jan Feb wreh <br /> MONTH <br /> 0 WET C1984) o ORT C1977) p AVG X 1999 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> 100 Colorado River 8aaln <br /> 90 SO <br /> 70 V./ <br /> GO <br /> .7//N z\ <br /> 1; 50 <br /> 40 <br /> • <br /> 30 <br /> 20." <br /> 10 //\\ //1 ti\ J/\\ <br /> Ci-aen Mountain R.adl W1 t1la.Fork <br /> ® Avg. 11/30 Contents ® 11/30/99 Contents <br /> 7 <br /> 1 <br />