Colorado Basin River Forecast Center
January mid-month Forecast
01-16-2025

:FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR UNREGULATED INFLOW FORECASTS
1 January through 31 July 2025 (units:: 1000's Acre-Feet)
Reservoir ID, Reservoir Name, Most Probable
LKSA3, Lake Mead      ,  6373
GLDA3, Lake Powell    ,  5910
NVRN5, Navajo         ,   502
BMDC2, Blue Mesa Res  ,   682
GRNU1, Flaming Gorge  ,   768

: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    , 208, 291, 389, 299, 93%,  335,  290,  435, 4850,  76%
GBRW4,Fontenelle     ,  29,  30,  32,  29, 91%,   26,   25,   43,  510,  69%
GRNU1,Flaming Gorge  ,  29,  35,  39,  31, 94%,   30,   38,   85,  615,  64%
BMDC2,Blue Mesa      ,  42,  35,  32,  27,107%,   24,   21,   37,  600,  94%
MPSC2,Morrow Point   ,  42,  35,  33,  28,105%,   26,   23,   40,  655,  95%
CLSC2,Crystal        ,  44,  37,  36,  30, 98%,   30,   26,   45,  735,  95%
TPIC2,Taylor Park    , 7.1, 6.4, 5.4, 5.1,112%,  4.5,  4.0,  4.5,   90,  96%
VCRC2,Vallecito      ,13.2,10.4, 9.9, 6.0,105%,  4.4,  4.2,  6.5,  150,  85%
NVRN5,Navajo         ,19.1,  24,  30,18.2, 88%,   13,   19,   40,  430,  68%
LEMC2,Lemon          , 2.9,1.85,1.82,1.01,101%,  0.7,  0.6,  1.1,   38,  79%
MPHC2,McPhee         , 2.7, 3.5, 2.9, 2.4, 64%,  2.0,  3.0,  9.5,  180,  71%
RBSC2,Ridgway        , 5.8, 5.3, 5.4, 4.3, 97%,  3.6,  3.4,  4.6,   87,  95%
YDLC2,Deerlodge      , 3.9,10.8,  22,  23,102%,   23,   22,   55, 1100,  92%
DRGC2,Durango        ,19.7,16.5,17.0,12.9, 95%, 10.2, 10.5, 16.0,  325,  84%
PRSC2,Paonia         ,1.38,1.27,1.33,1.25, 74%,  1.0,  1.3,  3.5,   65,  80%

: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       ,1.38,1.27,1.33,1.25, 74%,  1.0,  1.3,  3.5,   65,  80%


: APRIL-JULY MONTHLY FORECAST BREAKDOWN
ID   ,Name          ,  apr,  may,  jun,  jul  
GLDA3,Lake Powell   ,  630, 1510, 2000,  710
GBRW4,Fontenelle    ,   60,  115,  220,  115
GRNU1,Flaming Gorge ,   90,  150,  255,  120
BMDC2,Blue Mesa     ,   59,  198,  256,   87
MPSC2,Morrow Point  ,   69,  220,  275,   91
CLSC2,Crystal       ,   83,  249,  305,   98
TPIC2,Taylor Park   ,    8,   26,   40,   16
VCRC2,Vallecito     , 16.5,   62,   56, 15.5
NVRN5,Navajo        ,   81,  197,  135,   17
YDLC2,Deerlodge     ,  175,  450,  405,   70
DRGC2,Durango       ,   37,  120,  122,   46


# PRECIPITATION SUMMARY - % OF AVERAGE BY MONTH - WY 2025
RIVER BASIN            ,  Oct,  Nov,  Dec
GREEN
   ABV FLAMING GORGE   ,   85,   65,  115
   ABV GRN RVR UT (TOT),  100,   90,   95
COLORADO
   ABV  GRAND JUNCTION ,   75,  145,   65
   GUNNISON BASIN      ,  130,  125,   50
   DOLORES BASIN       ,  160,  110,   35
   ABV CISCO (TOTAL)   ,  105,  135,   55
SAN JUAN
   ABV BLUFF (TOTAL)   ,  150,   95,   25
ABV LAKE POWELL (TOTAL),  110,  115,   65
     
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