Sevier Water Supply Outlook, May 1, 2008

Note: This publication is scheduled for revision. If you have feedback on content, format, or publication frequency, please contact us.
Prepared by Reed
NOAA, National Weather Service
Colorado Basin River Forecast Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
www.cbrfc.noaa.gov

Contents

Sevier Summary

Precipitation in April 2008 was 40% of average. The seasonal precipitation is 90% of average. Snow pack decreased from 110% of average on April 1st to 80% of average on May 1st. The runoff forecasts for April-July 2008 range from 78% to 96% of average. This reflects a drop over last month's forecasts resulting from another drop in average snowpack throughout the Sevier River Basin. The runoff forecasts for May-July 2008 range from 75% to 93% of average.



*Median of forecasts within each basin.


Sevier Basin Conditions




* Percent usable capacity, not percent average contents.
Click for multi-month Graph.



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: Reed