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Virgin Summary
As of January 1st near to slightly below average April-July runoff volumes are expected in the Virgin River Basin of
southwest Utah. Below average snowpack currently exists at the lower elevations of the Virgin River Basin. At
elevations above 7500 feet the snowpack ranges from near 100 to 180 percent of average for this time of year.
Near average runoff volumes are anticipated in the headwaters with lesser amounts downstream.
*Median of forecasts within each basin.
Virgin Basin Conditions
Apr-Jul runoff volumes in the Virgin River Basin are expected to range from near 85 to 100 percent
of the average.
* 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: G. Smith
