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YAMPA/WHITE BASIN April, 1998 Basinwide Conditions Assessment: 1 The SWSI value of-2.4 indicates that for March the YAMPA-WHITE RIVER BASINS basin water supplies were slightly below normal. The Natural 5 stets.Water 9woIY "'°'x NI,tovY Resources Conservation Service reports April 1 snowpack as 4 92% of normal. Flow at the gaging station Yampa River at L W 3- P i w-F.. Steamboat averaged 261 cfs as compared to the long term . 7:ii .._..., average of 145 cfs. 2- -_ The Steamboat Springs weather observer reports a Y '- - - total of 2.6 inches of precipitation for the month of March. 9 0� - �. - :-7-&\ `^%,,/,`" :, 1r4This is 127% of average and includes 23.5 inches of snow. _ , The lower elevation lakes are beginning to lose their ,. _ , , , , , ice cover. Upper elevation reservoirs are still frozen and snow 0 -2 ,,% v covered. Above normal temperatures persisted throughout -3- i r March. Much of the low level snow has melted. The _� JANB9 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN03 JAN94 JAN95 JAN9C JAN97 JAN90 snowpack at the middle and high elevations remain near hGNT .m normal. Stream flows are running near to slightly above normal for this time of year. Outlook Stream flows are expected to be at or slightly above YAMPA RIVER AT STEAMBOAT normal base flow levels as the spring runoff season ,OG _FLOW BY WATER YEAR approaches. 90 BO Administrative/Management Concerns I 70 _____y No administrative or management concerns are + anticipated for the spring. As heavy runoff conditions i l WO approach,the potential for localized flooding in the low lying areas will be monitored. 30 Public Use Impacts 20 " With the arrival of spring like weather, most winter i° .,..___„ sports are winding down. The ski hill in Steamboat Springs 0 Oct me Ore Mc Fw Lurch Aor11 is scheduled to close on April 12. Extreme caution should be MONTH 0 WET(1104) O GNY 09777 A AVG X 1990 exercised when accessing area lakes and reservoirs because of deteriorating ice conditions. 8