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r <br /> w <br /> GUNNISON BASIN January, 1998 <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of-0.4 indicates that for December GUNNISON RIVER BASIN <br /> the'basin water supplies were near normal. The Natural 5 � e.s ,a 9Ut.r SN9PIY Ind.4 NirtorY <br /> Resources Conservation Service reports January 1 snowpack 4_ c, <br /> as 84%of normal. Flow at the gaging station Uncompahgre . - °;. ..,' <br /> River near Ridgway averaged 69 cfs as compared to the long a 4: " , <br /> ,, ii .......„, <br /> r, <br /> term average of 51 cfs. Storage in Taylor Park, Crawford, and 2- ._ <br /> Fruitland reservoirs totaled 124% of normal as of the end of 5 1- <br /> December. ° 1 ; r ;" <br /> -1- •/ -V4.� _ !,, / 'a' <br /> Outlook r _ : , Y <br /> f <br /> Conditions were good going into fall and winter with a -2 U f <br /> above average soil moisture and reservoir storage. While what -3- - <br /> started out to be a good snowpack has certaily fizzled with a -4 I .....•• <br /> JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JAN95 JAN98 JAN97 JAN98 <br /> fairly dry December and early January, it is still too early to ACNS}V YEAR <br /> tell what the spring runoff will do. <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns <br /> Blue Mesa Reservoir continues to be lowered to meet <br /> operating criteria and make room for the upcoming spring UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NR. R I DGWAY <br /> runoff. All three large reservoirs on the Gunnison River,Blue FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> 23 <br /> Mesa,Morrow Point, and Crystal, generate a large amount of 22 — _ <br /> 21 <br /> electricity. Higher winter stream flows along with storage 20 - <br /> 7 <br /> releases allow them to generate more electricity during a time ;e <br /> ...--->-"-- -"--'. ......._________.---. <br /> when there is a large demand, which benefits many z n i5 <br /> a 15 <br /> consumers. �� 13 <br /> st F 1, <br /> 2 <br /> ., 11 <br /> 18 i' <br /> 7 <br /> r <br /> 3 <br /> •• Oct Nov Owe Jan Feb War eh <br /> 0 WCT o1l84) O 9RY C1877) a AVG X 1398 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> GUNNISON RIVER BASIN <br /> 80 <br /> 70— <br /> fi0 Jj <br /> ia s° <br /> _//\\ <br /> F <br /> si 4. <br /> bS ./.\\ <br /> �z, 30.../.\ <br /> ■ <br /> 8 20 <br /> 10 \ <br /> 0 //fir r.,rrI1111'1 <br /> Taylor Paris Crawford Fruitland <br /> ® Avg. 12/31 Content* ® 12/31/97 ContBT. <br /> 6 <br />