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Drought and dry soils again will diminish Colorado's spring runoff

Drought and dry soils again will diminish Colorado's spring runoff
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Drought and dry soils again will diminish Colorado's spring runoff

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The dam at Ruedi Reservoir, seen here in early April. The reservoir is currently 57% full andBureau of Reclamation officials predict it will be possible to fill this year if they keep releasing just the minimum downstream for now.
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Water forecasting agencies in Colorado have released their April streamflow predictions, confirming what many already knew: Drought and dry soils will diminish rivers this spring.
“The main story of this water supply outlook season is the effect of last year’s drought going into winter,” said Karl Wetlaufer, a hydrologist and assistant supervisor with the Natural Resources Conservation Service Colorado Snow Survey. “We are anticipating significantly lower runoff compared with the snowpack because we entered winter with such dry conditions that the soils are going to have to soak up a ton of moisture before it actually makes it through the system into the river.” ....

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Snow is falling, but will the next few months bring enough moisture to avoid severe summer drought?

Grass and vegetation can be seen in areas normally covered with snow at this point of the winter can be seen across Steamboat Springs as residents and visitors to the area continue to wait for the next big storm. (Photo by John F. Russell)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Based on recent data and statistical modeling, there is only a 10% chance spring precipitation will be robust enough to bring a normal water supply to the Yampa Valley heading into the summer, said Dave Kanzer, deputy chief engineer at the Colorado River District.
There’s also a 10% chance of reaching record low water supply levels for the Yampa River, Kanzer warned. ....

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