Upper Colorado Water Supply Outlook, March 1, 2013

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Prepared by Brenda Alcorn, Greg Smith
NOAA, National Weather Service
Colorado Basin River Forecast Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
www.cbrfc.noaa.gov

Contents

Upper Colorado Mainstem Basin Conditions
Gunnison Basin Conditions
Dolores Basin Conditions
Upper Colorado Mainstem Specific Site Forecasts
Gunnison Specific Site Forecasts
Dolores Specific Site Forecasts
Reservoir Contents
Precipitation Maps
Definitions
Additional Information
Questions or Comments

Upper Colorado Summary

*Median of forecasts within each basin.

Upper Colorado Mainstem Basin Conditions

* Percent usable capacity, not percent average contents.
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Gunnison Basin Conditions

* Percent usable capacity, not percent average contents.
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Dolores Basin Conditions

* Percent usable capacity, not percent average contents.
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Differences between the full period forecasts and the residual forecasts may not exactly equal the actual observed volumes due to rounding conventions (see Definitions section).

Precipitation Maps

Hydrologist: Brenda Alcorn, Greg Smith