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Rio Grande Project RIO GRANDE PROJECT El Paso Field Division 10737 Gateway Blvd. West, Suite 350 El Paso, TX 79935 U. S Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation RIO GRANDE PROJECT CURRENT HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS OF UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN U. S Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation ALBUQUERQUE AREA OFFICE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION ~ I CO ·· - ·· - ·· AZ:NM I • AMARILLO RIO GRANDE PROJECT MEXICO %OF AVG. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT vs TIME %OF AVG. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT vs TIME Upper Rio Grande Basin (Basin Avg.) Rio Chama Basin (Basin Avg.) 600 ~-----------------., 140 ...--:-------------:--;:--:-;:-=--~ w ~500 .------------~ ~ 120 ~~-------~~~~ ~ Avg=Avgo ~400 #---------------~~~~ ~ 100 ~H*--~.----~~=-~ ~ Avg=Avg o w 9SNOTEL 4 SNOTEL ~300 ~-----------~ Sites ~ 8o ~UW~~.J~~~----~ ~ 60 ~~~~----~~--~ Sites ~200 rr~----------~ 0 40 ~-----------~ ~ ~100 ~~~~~""~~~-----~ 20 ~-----------~ o ~~~~~TITITTI~~~~Trrrrrn 10/1 11/6 12/18 1/29 3/12 4/23 6/4 7/16 10/1 11/6 12/18 1/29 3/12 4/23 6/4 7/16 OCT. 01,2006 to APR. 30,2007 OCT. 01,2006 to APR. 30,2007 %OF AVG. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT vs TIME %OF AVG. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT vs TIME Sangre de Cristo Mtn Basins (Basin Avg.) Jemez River Basin (Basin Avg.) 160 ...-----------------., w 140 +-----~------~ ~ 120 ~---~~~~-~--~ w 120 ...-------~--~-----------­ ~ Avg=Avgo ~ 100 ~------~1r~r---~~~~ ffi 100 +--+--~----+-~------~ ~ Avg=Avgo ~ 80 ~~~-~---~---~ 9SNOTEL ffi 80 +------1~----r---------­ Sites 3 SNOTEL ~ 60 ~~~~-----~==~~ ~ 60 ~----~------~---------­ Sites ~ 40 ++~~~-----~~-"~ o~ 40 ~~r-~------~~-------­ 20 ++--------~~~~ ~ 20 ~~~~--------+--------- o ~~~~~~~~~~~~nTM o ~~~~~~~ITTI~ITnTITITTITIT 10/1 11/6 12/18 1/29 3/12 4/23 6/4 7/16 10/1 11 /6 12/18 1/29 3/12 4/23 6/4 7/16 OCT. 01,2006 to APR. 30,2007 OCT. 01 , 2006 to APR. 30,2007 UPPER RIO GRANDE SNOTEL CHAMITA SNOTEL Elevation: 9,400 FT Elevation: 8,400 FT 8 ~----------~.. ~~ ------~ r------~----:rl'-------\---------1 - 2006-07 - 2006-07 ~ 6 ~---------.f"l----t--+-------~ ...; 3 ..._30yrAVG s -+-JOyrAVG ~ 2 r---~~-----~~---------1 ~ 4 ~ 2 1-------:,_.,....____ -t-- --k---~ ~ 1 ~ 0 ~ 0 ~~~~------~--~MN~~ 10/01 11/06 12/18 01/29 03/12 04/23 06/04 07/16 10/01 11/06 12/18 01/29 03112 04/23 06/04 07116 2006.2007 2006.2007 WOLF CREEK SUMMIT SNOTEL CUMBRES TRESTLE SNOTEL Elevation: 11,000 FT Elevation: 10,040 FT - 2006-07 - 2006-07 ~ 15 1----------~ ~----lk-------t -+-30yr AVG .! -t-JOyr AVG ~ 10 ~ 5 1------ ~ 0 --~~--------~~~ 10/01 11/06 12/18 01/29 03/12 04/23 06/04 07/16 10/01 11 /06 12/18 01/29 03/12 04/23 06/04 07116 2006.2007 2006.2007 ELK CABIN SNOTEL SENORITA DIVIDE #2 SNOTEL Elevation: 8,210 FT Elevation: 8,600 FT 8 ~------------~~----------~ - 2006-07 3 - 2006·07 ~ 6 ~--------~~--~+---------~ ~ ~--------~~--~~--------~ -+-30yrAVG .! -+-30yr AVG ..~ ~ 2 r-------~~-----+~--------~ ~ 4 ~ 1 ~ 2 ~---J'-r-----t--\------1 c rn o ...._.. ._~ --------...~~'" ~ 0 ......~ -----=-~~~... 10/01 11/06 12/18 01/29 03/12 04/23 06/04 07116 10/01 11/06 12/18 01/29 03/12 04/23 06/04 07/16 2006.2007 2006.2007 RED RIVER PASS #2 SNOTEL QUEMAZON SNOTEL Elevation: 9,850 FT Elevation: 9,500 FT 8 r---------~.---+-----------~ 8 ~----~~~-+----~ - 2006-07 ~ 6 r----------P--~F---=-~--------~ - 2006-07 ~ 6 ~------IJF-----~r-------1 .! -+-30yrAVG ..~ -+-30yrAVG ~ 4 r---------::J~~------\-Ir----------l ~ 4 ~ 2 r---- ..,.,.__________ __~-- --------1 ~ 2 ~--_.,<-:::::.lr-----t--\------1 ~ 0 -~~---------------==-l~~~'" ~ o w••--------------=-~...... HH 10/01 11/06 12/18 01/29 03/12 04/23 06/04 07/16 10/01 11/06 12/18 01/29 03/12 04/23 06/04 07/16 2006.2007 2006.2007 Mountain Snowpack Mountain Snowpack as of April1, 2007 as of March 1, 2007 A ..... .. ... Legend Legend percent percent . >180 . >150 . 150·180 . 130-150 . 130·149 . 110·129 . 110-129 - 90-109 - 90-109 70-89 7().89 50-69 50-69 . <50 . 25-49 No Survey . <25 No i:>UIVIOY ~- \ \ Pre~red by Prepared by USDA, Natural Reso~Jrces ComeNaton Serva USDA, Natural Resources Consetvatlon Serva NatiOnal Water and Climate Center National Water and CI mate Center Portland, O.egon Portland, 0r8900 1/wNN h~ 11-~nr~ ~ld• gov http wee nrcs usda.gov Mountain Snowpack Mountain Snowpack as of April1, 2007 as of April1, 2006 Legend Legend percent . > 160 percent . 150 - 180 > 160 . 130 - 149 - 150 - 160 • 110 - 129 . 130 - 149 • !Kl-109 . 110-129 70-89 · 90-109 50 - 69 70-89 • 25 - 49 50 - 69 . <25 . 25-49 . <25 No i>UI\IBV\ .--- \ Prepared by Prepared by USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service National Water and Climate Center National Water and Climate Cente< Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon http://lw.w.wcc.nrcs usda.gO'I http·f!lw.w.I'ICC.nrcs.usda.gov %OF TOTAL PRECIPITATION vs TIME %OF AVG. TOTAL PRECIPITATION vs TIME Upper Rio Grande Basin (Basin Avg.) Rio Chama Basin (Basin Avg.) 160 .---------------~~------, 300 .-------------------------~ 140 ~~------------~~-W~--~ ~250 +-~--------------~~~~~ w ~120 ~~------------~~~~--~ w~200 r+~----------------------~ ffi100 +4-4----------------------~ > ~150 ++~----------------------~ ~ 80 ~--~~~~~~~--------~ -+-Avg=Avg o II. -+-Avg=Avg o II. 4SNOTEL 0 100 ~--~~---=~~M---------~ 9SNOTEL 0 60 ~------------------------~ '$. '$. Sites Sites 40 ~------------------------~ 50 ~------------------------~ 20 ~------------------------~ o ~~~~~TITI~~~~~~~~ o ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10/1 11/6 12/18 1/29 3/12 4/23 6/4 7/16 8/27 10/1 11/6 12/18 1/29 3/12 4/23 6/4 7/16 8/27 OCT. 01,2006 to APR. 30,2007 OCT. 01,2006 to APR. 30,2007 %OF AVG. TOTAL PRECIPITATION vs TIME %OF AVG. TOTAL PRECIPITATION vs TIME Sangre de Cristo Mtn Basins (Basin Avg.) Jemez River Basin (Basin Avg.) w200 .-----------------~==~~­ C> w120 r-------------------------~ ~150 ~~--------------~~~~~ w C>100 ~~--~~~~~.---------~ Avg=Avg o ffi 80 ~~--~----------------~ ~100 r+~r-~~~~~~--------~ -+- -+-Avg=Avg o 9SNOTEL II. ~ 60 ~~~~------------------~ 3SNOTEL 0 Sites II. 40 +-:-+--~------------~~~~__, '$. 50 ~------------------------~ 0 Sites '$. 20 #-----------------~~~~~ o ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10/1 11/6 12/18 1/29 3/1 2 4/23 6/4 7/16 8/27 10/1 11/6 12/18 1/29 3/12 4/23 6/4 7/16 8/27 OCT. 01,2006 to APR. 30,2007 OCT. 01,2006 to APR. 30,2007 SPRING RUNOFF FORECASTS I 2007 I Rl 0 GRANDE BAS IN (ACRE-FEET) Jemez River Rio Chama Rio Grande at Jemez "'="'Rio Grande Rio Grande at El Vado at Otowi Canyon at San FORECAST POINT nr Del Norte Reservoir Bridge Reservoir Marcial FORECAST PERIOD APR-SEP MAR-.JUL MAR-JUL MAR-JUL MAR-JUL 30-YEAR AVERAGE 531,000 237,000 757,000 45,000 573,000 RUNOFF * JANUARY 1 555,000 215,000 720,000 46,000 520,000 FORECAST 10~% 91 % 95% 102% 11% FEBRUARY 1 555,000 225,000 770,000 46,000 570,000 FORECAST 105% 95% 102% 102% II% MARCH1 490,000 190,000 640,000 43,000 440,000 FORECAST 92% 80% 85% 96% 77% APRIL 1 415,000 155,000 470,000 29,000 285,000 FORECAST 78% 65% 62% 64% 48% MAY1 FORECAST "'"' I APR 1, 355,000 91,000 265,000 2,800 100,000 2006 67% 38% 35% 6% 18% "' based on 1971-2000 runoff data. ** last official forecast for 2007 spring runoff. HISTORICAL RUNOFF - SAN MARCIAL 1979-2006 1 ,200 l---+---+-~---l--+--+-+--+--+-----l-l--l-+-+--+--+--1--+--+--i--t--+--+-+-+---f.--l 1,000 w • MAR-JUL (AF) :::!ELL ::;)~ ...J en 800 0-c > c LL "'en 0 600 z.cs .... ::;,1- 0:: 400 30-YR. AVG. RUNOFF 200 (MAR-JUL) 0 Jul-79 Jul-82 Jul-85 Jul-88 Jul-91 Jul-94 Jul-97 Jul-00 Jul-03 Jul-06 jRIO GRANDE NEAR DEL NORTE, col jcONEJOS RIVER NEAR MOGOTE, col 4,000 ,-----------------------------, 1,800 3,500 ~----------------------------1 1,600 ,..... ~ 3,000 1------------------f--"'c-------~ @' 1,400 (") \ tL tL 1,200 ........ 2,500 ~---------------1-----\--------1 ....... \ ~ - 20~..07 ~ 1,000 - 2006..07 Hf:-------:-----------1H----+-------1 --Dally Avg. g 2,000 I \ - DallyAvg. g 800 I ~ 1,500 lfJ+---------------1F------\------1 LL \ PERIOD OF ~ 600 ...J PERIOD OF <( 1,000 H-\---------l"'r----.....-ilf--------T----1 RECORD: I \ 0 108 ~ 400 l! RECORD: YEARS 500 ~~-=~~~~~--------~~ 200 \ A . ~ 97YEARS r-.A.. _,.._.,.t '-lY '---v-. 0 0 ~~.... ~..,.... ~...,~ ~,...,~ ~~ ~~ ~~-~~ ~~ fd.~ ~¢'-~~~rt' --~" ~...,.... ~...,~A~<::)~~ A~~~-~~~~ fd.~ ~¢' ~.'"~~rt' ~ ~" ~v~ ~v~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~- ~ ~" ~v~ ~v~ ~· ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 2006- 2007 2006-2007 jRIO GRANDE NEAR LOBATOS, col 2,000 1,800 HP\ Vi 1,600 _L ' E1 ,400 ,L ~ 1,200 - 2006-o7 1,000 0 j - DallyAvg. Li 800 /\ ~ 1\ .. AI \ f PERIOD ~ 600 WV" OF ~ 400 1\ ~ ~ \ RECORD: ~r-.- _, 1\1 107 200 .A YEARS 0 "" ~<::)" ~...,.... ~...,~A~~~~-\~~~-~~ ~,'b fd.~ ~¢' ~,~~.... ~ ~ ~" ~v~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~- 2006- 2007 IRIO CHAMA NEAR LA PUENTE, NMI IRIO GRANDE AT EMBUDO, NMI 2,500 3,000 en 2,ooo -en 2,500 -M -M t t; 2,000 ~ 1,500 - 200fHI7 ~ - 200fHI7 0 0 1,500 ...J - Delly Avg. ...J - DailyAvg. u.. 1,000 u.. >- >- 1,000 PERIOD ...J PERIOD ...J OF OF <{ 500 ~ 0 500 RECORD: RECORD: 0 0 ~~"' ~~"' ~~~ -~~ ~""Oj _{l,'b s.~ ~""tb ~~ rd-v ~¢' ~""ro ~{' ~ ~ "'q~ ~v~ r~ ~ ~ ~ v 2006 . 2007 !RIO CHAMA NEAR CHAMITA, NMI 2,000 1,800 5,000 en 1,6oo c;; 4,5oo A 1\ -~ 1,400 ~ 4,000 u.. 1 \ ~ 1,200 u. 3,500 ~ 3,000 J \ 0 1,000 r-------------~----1--------1 --2~7 1 \ - 2006..()7 ...J - DellyAvg. 0 2,500 - DallyAvg. u.. 800 r--------------+----~------~ I\. I \ PERIOD Li 2,000 I ~ \ ~ 600 OF >- 1,500 PERIOD l. I~ j/ 'p.J OF ~ 400 ~ 1,000 ~ .___, RECORD: ~ 200 0 500 ' RECORD: 0 0 ~f:j~~.... ~~f:jA,~f:j~~A&:~~ ~~~~~~¢' ~~~~~ ~ ~ .... ~Vf:j ~Vf:j ~ ~ ~ f:j ~ ~ 2006 . 2007 'JEMEZ RIVER NEAR JEMEZ, NM j jRIO GRANDE BLW COCHITI DAM, NMI 700 3,500 600 - 3,000 -en (;') 500 I- E2 ,soo LL. LL. ~ 400 - 2006-07 ~ 2,000 - 2006-07 0 0 1'1 - DallyAvg.
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