Colorado Basin River Forecast Center
January final Forecast
01-04-2024

:FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR UNREGULATED INFLOW FORECASTS
1 January through 31 July 2024 (units:: 1000's Acre-Feet)
Reservoir ID, Reservoir Name, Most Probable
LKSA3, Lake Mead      ,  5940
GLDA3, Lake Powell    ,  5400
NVRN5, Navajo         ,   449
BMDC2, Blue Mesa Res  ,   568
GRNU1, Flaming Gorge  ,   868

:Other Reservoir Unregulated Inflow Forecasts
OBSERVED MONTHLY INFLOW VOLUMES PROVIDED BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
Reservoir, Reservoir, Observed Inflow (kaf),,,,Dec,Inflow Forecast (kaf),,,Outlook
ID   ,Name           , Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec,%Avg,  Jan,  Feb,  Mar,Apr-Jul,%Avg
GLDA3,Lake Powell    , 224, 324, 380, 325,101%,  315,  345,  490, 4200,  66%
GBRW4,Fontenelle     ,  50,  53,  45,  35,109%,   35,   33,   48,  535,  73%
GRNU1,Flaming Gorge  ,  67,  69,  64,  44,133%,   48,   50,   95,  675,  70%
BMDC2,Blue Mesa      ,  26,  30,  28,  27,107%,   23,   21,   34,  490,  77%
MPSC2,Morrow Point   ,  27,  31,  29,  28,105%,   24,   23,   37,  525,  76%
CLSC2,Crystal        ,  29,  32,  31,  30, 98%,   27,   26,   41,  575,  75%
TPIC2,Taylor Park    , 5.5, 6.1, 5.1, 4.8,106%,  4.3,  3.8,  4.5,   75,  80%
VCRC2,Vallecito      , 8.7, 6.3, 3.6, 3.5, 61%,  3.5,  3.5,    5,  118,  67%
NVRN5,Navajo         ,0.86,12.3,11.8,13.6, 66%,   14,   18,   42,  375,  60%
LEMC2,Lemon          ,1.77,0.94,0.56,0.50, 50%,  0.5,  0.5,  0.8,   30,  63%
MPHC2,McPhee         , 8.3, 3.1,1.51,1.43, 38%,  2.5,  3.3,  9.6,  145,  57%
RBSC2,Ridgway        , 5.8, 5.2, 4.3, 3.8, 86%,  3.5,  3.3,  4.5,   69,  75%
YDLC2,Deerlodge      , 8.2,18.9,  24,  26,115%,   25,   25,   60, 1030,  87%
DRGC2,Durango        ,15.0,12.3, 9.3, 8.4, 62%,  9.0,  8.5, 14.0,  265,  69%
PRSC2,Paonia         ,0.36,1.79,1.54,0.86, 51%,  1.4,  1.4,  3.0,   58,  72%

:Other
OBSERVED MONTHLY INFLOW VOLUMES PROVIDED BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
Reservoir, Reservoir, Observed Inflow (kaf),,,,Dec,Inflow Forecast (kaf),,,Outlook
ID   ,Name           , 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,   59,  73%


# 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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