Virgin Water Supply Outlook, March 1, 2008
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Virgin Summary
Precipitation in the Virgin River Basin during February was near 130 percent of average. Snowpack continued
to build at elevations above 6000 feet and ranges from near 130 to 215 percent of average. Forecasts
increased over those issued in Feburary. April-July runoff volumes are expected to range between 130 to
150 percent of average.
*Median of forecasts within each basin.
Virgin Basin Conditions
Apr-Jul runoff volumes in the Virgin River Basin are expected to range from near 130 to 150 percent
of average.
* 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: G. Smith
