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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
COLORADO BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
   

                      SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL 
             FOR THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN WITHIN COLORADO

                        May 9, 2022

The 2022 spring runoff flood potential due to snowmelt is not high at this
time for the San Juan River basin. Spring peak flows have either occured
or are forecast to occur in the next 10 days. Due to warm temperatures and 
dust-on-snow conditions, there has been significant snowmelt and 
the only remaining snow exists above 11,000 ft.

PRECIPITATION (% OF AVERAGE) AND SNOWPACK (% OF MEDIAN):

SUBBASIN                 APR PRECIP     OCT-APR PREC    MAY 1 SNOWPACK
----------------------   ----------     ------------    ---------------
ABOVE NAVAJO RES              40             85              50
ANIMAS                        30             80              50     

It is important to keep in mind that an extended period of much above normal 
temperatures or heavy rainfall during the melt period can cause or exacerbate 
flooding problems in any year.

A list of specific spring peak flow forecasts is available at:
http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/rmap/peak/peaklist.php

A map of the current spring peak flow forecasts is available at:
http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/lmap/lmap.php?interface=peak

CBRFC/Nielson