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Water Year 2013: Current Conditions and Early Season Outlook in the Colorado River Basin

Water Year 2013: Current Conditions and Early Season Outlook in the Colorado River Basin. CRFS November 14, 2012. Entering the Season (what we know now): Coming off one of worst runoff years - Soil Moisture (not good) - Baseflow (not good )

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Water Year 2013: Current Conditions and Early Season Outlook in the Colorado River Basin

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  1. Water Year 2013: Current Conditions and Early Season Outlook in the Colorado River Basin CRFS November 14, 2012

  2. Entering the Season (what we know now): Coming off one of worst runoff years - Soil Moisture (not good) - Baseflow (not good) ENSO NeutralConditions (no help) October: Another dry month - Upper Green River Basin near normal November: Not great so far… Water Year 2013:

  3. CBRFC Model Soil Moisture11/1/12 USGS Monthly Average Streamflow October 2012(includes regulated flows)

  4. Base flows Green at Warren Bridge, WY Yampa River at Steamboat Springs, CO East River at Almont, CO Animas River at Durango, CO

  5. Regulated Flows Forecast Volumes

  6. ENSO Neutral Sources: cpc.ncep.noaa.gov and iri.columbia.edu/climate/ENSO

  7. CPC Forecasts (10/18)

  8. Nov. 13, 2012 5 Day Precipitation Total Gage/Radar Mosaic Nov. 13, 2012 7 Day Precipitation Percent Normal

  9. November 13, 2012

  10. November Precipitation Forecasts

  11. Early Season ESP

  12. Early Season ESP

  13. Early Season ESP

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