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GUNNISON BASIN October, 1998 <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 0.9 indicates that for September . GUNNISON RIVER BASIN <br /> the basin water supplies were slightly above normal. Flow at 5 S.rfaoa meter supply Index History <br /> the gaging station Uncompahgre River near Ridgway averaged 4_ L. <br /> 98 cfs as compared to the long term average of 106 cfs. '-. '. �1 <br /> Storage in Taylor Park, Crawford, and Fruitland reservoirs . _.. ` <br /> totaled 89% of normal as of the end of September. 2- ,w --_ <br /> The end of the irrigation season is near, and some 5 <br /> irrigators are trying to get things soaked up before the winter. i 0J ,• , �,— <br /> used most of their <br /> On the Grand Mesa irrigators have _,- ,f . <br /> reservoir supply for summer and late summer irrigation. s 2 - `` - ' - - t <br /> Some of the excess water will be dumped to the stream while a - <br /> some will be carried over for next season. On the North Fork -3- <br /> of the Gunnison River, the Fire Mountain Canal has used its -4 1 <br /> JAN99 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN95 JAN9G JAN97 JAN99 <br /> entire supply of stored water from Paonia Reservoir. The t NT}V YEAR <br /> Uncompahgre and San Miguel continue to provide a full <br /> supply for appropriators. <br /> Outlook <br /> Although September was a dry month, the start of UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NR. RI DGWAY <br /> October has been extremely wet and it looks like the basin 200 FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> may be going into the winter with good soil moisture 180 <br /> 170 <br /> conditions. 160 <br /> N 150 <br /> 1 140 <br /> Public Use Impacts t n 13012001 <br /> The dry weather in September provided good weather o ,, <br /> for harvesting hay, corn, beans, and other small grains. LL oa g g <br /> Aill <br /> Abundant supplies of water also have allowed late season -U 7 <br /> irrigation that otherwise would not have been possible. I 50 <br /> 40 <br /> 30 _ <br /> a I I I I { I I I <br /> Oct Nov Doc Jan Fab Porch April May Jun• July Aug Sept <br /> M7NTH <br /> D WET[19E4) O DRY(1977) 4 AVG N 11195 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> GLOW SON G I VDi BASS N <br /> 9O , <br /> 70 <br /> 6 <br /> 0 0 <br /> e <br /> r <br /> SO <br /> q <br /> &' 40 <br /> hP <br /> V.7, .....„:////;\ <br /> 30 <br /> • <br /> 20 <br /> 10 <br /> Taylor Park Crawford Fruitland <br /> ® AVg.9/80 contanta ® 9r30/99 cont•nta <br /> • <br />