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

:April mid-month Forecast      April 17, 2023

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.B SLC 230801 M DH24/DC2304171800/DVM04/QCVFEZ5
:FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR UNREGULATED INFLOW FORECASTS
:1 April through 31 July 2023 (units:: 1000's Acre-Feet)
:Reservoir            Most
:ID   Name            Probable
LKSA3:Lake Mead      :   11604
GLDA3:Lake Powell    :   11100
NVRN5:Navajo         :     985
BMDC2:Blue Mesa Res  :     830
GRNU1:Flaming Gorge  :    1250
.END
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:Other Reservoir Unregulated Inflow Forecasts
:
:OBSERVED MONTHLY INFLOW VOLUMES PROVIDED BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
:
.B SLC 230430 M DH24/DC2304171800/QCMFEZ5/DRE+1/QCMFEZ5/DRE+2/QCMFEZ5
.B1 DY230801/DVM04/QCVFEZ5
:                               Obs        mar    Forecast       Outlook
:                     dec  jan  feb  mar  %Avg   apr   may   jun apr-jul %Avg
GLDA3:Lake Powell     281  361  270  573   96%: 1300/ 4000/ 4400/11100/: 174%
GBRW4:Fontenelle       28   32   28   29   51%:   55/  190/  365/  800/: 109%
GRNU1:Flaming Gorge    26   38   33   49   46%:  165/  360/  510/ 1250/: 130%
BMDC2:Blue Mesa        24   24 19.9   25   66%:   60/  265/  375/  830/: 131%
MPSC2:Morrow Point     26   26   21   26   64%:   65/  295/  395/  890/: 129%
CLSC2:Crystal          28   28   23   29   63%:   75/  335/  445/ 1000/: 130%
TPIC2:Taylor Park     4.6  4.4  3.6  3.2   69%:  6.5/ 32.0/ 51.0/  113/: 120%
VCRC2:Vallecito       5.1  5.4  4.5  6.5   71%:   27/  100/  100/  255/: 144%
NVRN5:Navajo         17.5   20 17.8   71   87%:  230/  400/  290/  985/: 156%
LEMC2:Lemon          0.89 0.90 0.74 0.97   59%:    5/   31/   33/   76/: 158%
MPHC2:McPhee          3.4  4.1  3.2  9.1   48%:125.0/230.0/150.0/  535/: 210%
RBSC2:Ridgway         3.9  3.9  3.2  4.7   84%:  9.0/ 28.0/ 50.0/  112/: 122%
YDLC2:Deerlodge        22   23 18.6   32   42%:  400/  940/  765/ 2250/: 189%
DRGC2:Durango        10.9 10.3  8.4 11.2   53%: 50.0/215.0/240.0/  590/: 153%
PRSC2:Paonia         1.32 1.43 1.19  2.5   49%: 18.0/ 90.0/ 51.0/  167/: 206%
:
.END
:
:Other
:
:OBSERVED MONTHLY INFLOW VOLUMES PROVIDED BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
:
.B SLC 230430 M DH24/DC2304171800/QCMFEZ5/DRE+1/QCMFEZ5/DRE+2/QCMFEZ5
.B1 DY230701/DVM04/QCVFEZ5
:                               Obs        mar    Forecast       Outlook
:                     dec  jan  feb  mar  %Avg   apr   may   jun mar-jun %Avg
PRSC2-2:Paonia       1.32 1.43 1.19  2.5   49%: 18.0/ 90.0/ 51.0/  162/: 200%
:
.END

		      
: JULY MONTHLY FORECAST BREAKDOWN
:                     jul  
 
:GLDA3:Lake Powell   1400 
:GBRW4:Fontenelle     190
:GRNU1:Flaming Gorge  215
:BMDC2:Blue Mesa      130
:MPSC2:Morrow Point   135
:CLSC2:Crystal        145
:TPIC2:Taylor Park     23.5
:VCRC2:Vallecito       28
:NVRN5:Navajo          65
:YDLC2:Deerlodge      145
:DRGC2:Durango         85


                       PRECIPITATION SUMMARY - % OF AVERAGE BY MONTH - WY 2023
RIVER BASIN:             OCT  NOV  DEC  JAN  FEB  MAR
GREEN
   ABV FLAMING GORGE      50  100  160  120   95  145
   ABV GRN RVR,UT (TOT)   65   95  175  180   90  185
COLORADO
   ABV  GRAND JUNCTION    85   85  150  135   85  135
   GUNNISON BASIN         95   75  135  170  110  190
   DOLORES BASIN         115   65  150  200  125  235
   ABV CISCO (TOTAL)      95   80  145  155  100  165
SAN JUAN
   ABV BLUFF (TOTAL)      95   60  120  190  130  230
ABV LAKE POWELL (TOTAL)   85   80  150  170  100  185
     
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