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:National Weather Service, Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, SLC, Utah



:January mid-month Forecast      January 17, 2024



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.B SLC 240801 M DH24/DC2401171800/DVM07/QCVFEZ5

:FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR UNREGULATED INFLOW FORECASTS

:1 January through 31 July 2024 (units:: 1000's Acre-Feet)

:Reservoir            Most

:ID   Name            Probable

LKSA3:Lake Mead      :    6323

GLDA3:Lake Powell    :    5820

NVRN5:Navajo         :     464

BMDC2:Blue Mesa Res  :     622

GRNU1:Flaming Gorge  :     880

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:Other Reservoir Unregulated Inflow Forecasts

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:OBSERVED MONTHLY INFLOW VOLUMES PROVIDED BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

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.B SLC 240131 M DH24/DC2401171800/QCMFEZ5/DRE+1/QCMFEZ5/DRE+2/QCMFEZ5

.B1 DY240801/DVM04/QCVFEZ5

:                               Obs        dec    Forecast       Outlook

:                     sep  oct  nov  dec  %Avg   jan   feb   mar apr-jul %Avg

GLDA3:Lake Powell     224  324  380  324  101%:  285/  345/  490/ 4700/:  74%

GBRW4:Fontenelle       50   53   45   35  109%:   35/   33/   48/  550/:  75%

GRNU1:Flaming Gorge    67   69   64   44  133%:   45/   50/   95/  690/:  72%

BMDC2:Blue Mesa        26   30   28   25   99%:   22/   21/   34/  545/:  86%

MPSC2:Morrow Point     27   31   29   26   97%:   24/   23/   37/  590/:  86%

CLSC2:Crystal          29   32   31   29   94%:   28/   26/   41/  665/:  86%

TPIC2:Taylor Park     5.5  6.1  5.1  4.8  106%:  4.3/  3.8/  4.5/   86/:  91%

VCRC2:Vallecito       8.7  6.3  3.6  3.5   61%:  3.7/  3.5/    5/  127/:  72%

NVRN5:Navajo         0.86 12.3 11.8 13.7   66%:   14/   18/   42/  390/:  62%

LEMC2:Lemon          1.77 0.94 0.56 0.55   55%: 0.53/  0.5/  0.8/   33/:  69%

MPHC2:McPhee          8.3  3.1 1.51 1.43   38%:  2.5/  3.3/  9.6/  167/:  65%

RBSC2:Ridgway         6.6  5.2  4.3  3.8   86%:  3.5/  3.3/  4.5/   75/:  82%

YDLC2:Deerlodge       8.2 18.9   24   26  115%:   25/   25/   60/ 1100/:  92%

DRGC2:Durango        15.0 12.3  9.4  8.6   63%:  8.6/  8.5/ 14.0/  275/:  71%

PRSC2:Paonia         0.36 1.79 1.54 0.86   51%:  1.4/  1.4/  3.0/   60/:  74%

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:Other

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:OBSERVED MONTHLY INFLOW VOLUMES PROVIDED BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

:

.B SLC 240131 M DH24/DC2401171800/QCMFEZ5/DRE+1/QCMFEZ5/DRE+2/QCMFEZ5

.B1 DY240701/DVM04/QCVFEZ5

:                               Obs        dec    Forecast       Outlook

:                     sep  oct  nov  dec  %Avg   jan   feb   mar mar-jun %Avg

PRSC2-2:Paonia       0.36 1.79 1.54 0.86   51%:  1.4/  1.4/  3.0/   60/:  74%

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: APRIL-JULY MONTHLY FORECAST BREAKDOWN

:                     apr  may  jun  jul  



:GLDA3:Lake Powell    650 1550 1950  550

:GBRW4:Fontenelle      65  110  260  115 

:GRNU1:Flaming Gorge  100  160  305  125

:BMDC2:Blue Mesa       57  186  225   77

:MPSC2:Morrow Point    65  205  240   80  

:CLSC2:Crystal         78  230  270   87

:TPIC2:Taylor Park      8   26   37   15 

:VCRC2:Vallecito       13   55   46   13

:NVRN5:Navajo          71  186  118   15

:YDLC2:Deerlodge      190  465  385   60

:DRGC2:Durango         26  105  105   39

   



                       PRECIPITATION SUMMARY - % OF AVERAGE BY MONTH - WY 2024

RIVER BASIN:             OCT  NOV  DEC

GREEN

   ABV FLAMING GORGE     110   45   80

   ABV GRN RVR UT (TOT)   90   55   80

COLORADO

   ABV  GRAND JUNCTION   115   55   80

   GUNNISON BASIN        115   60   75

   DOLORES BASIN          60   55   65

   ABV CISCO (TOTAL)     110   55   75

SAN JUAN

   ABV BLUFF (TOTAL)      45   55   70

ABV LAKE POWELL (TOTAL)   90   55   75

     

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