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Climatic Conditions

Annual Precipitation:

Normal

13.97 in  

Maximum  -  1979

22.17 in  

Minimum   -  1964

7.71 in  

Greeley UNC, Colorado 1961-1990

  

Temperature:

Mean Annual

49.9 °F  

Daily Maximum  -  07/06/1973

103 °F  

Daily Minimum   -  01/18/1984

-25 °F  

Greeley UNC, Colorado 1967-1996

  

Growing Season

120-150 days  

Elevation of irrigable area

3,500-5,400.0 ft  


Weather Conditions - NOAA

Boulder, Colorado

Estes Park, Colorado

Fort Collins, Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

Kremmling, Colorado

Water Supply

Colorado River

Drainage area above Shadow Mountain Dam

190 mi2  

Annual discharge:

  

    Maximum  -  1957

199,045 acre-ft 

    Minimum   -  1954

26,303 acre-ft 

    Average    -  1947-1959

107,017 acre-ft 


Historical Flows  - USGS Station  09015000 - Colorado River below Shadow Mountain Reservoir, Colorado
Real-Time Flows - USGS Station 09058000 - Colorado River near Kremmling, Colorado

Willow Creek

Drainage area above Willow Creek Dam

134 mi2  

Annual discharge:

  

    Maximum  -  1962

73,295 acre-ft 

    Minimum   -  1964

8,763 acre-ft 

    Average    -  1953-1982

20,196 acre-ft 


Historical Flows - USGS Station  09021000 -- Willow Creek below Willow Creek Reservoir, Colorado

Blue River

Drainage area above Green Mountain Dam

599 mi2  

Annual discharge:

  

    Maximum  -  1984

703,608 acre-ft 

    Minimum   -  1981

149,139 acre-ft 

    Average    -  1937-1996

335,020 acre-ft 


Real-Time Flows - USGS Station  09057500 -- Blue River below Green Mountain Reservoir, Colorado

Real-Time Water Data

Real-Time Precipitation:  -  Graphs from Natural Resources Conservation Service SNOTEL Data --
                                                              Basins in Great Plains Region - South Platte River Basin

Teacup Diagram:  -   Current Water Levels and Releases for Major Storage Reservoirs

Current Reservoir Levels  -  Great Plains Region Hydromet Stations

Streamflow Forecast Map - Western Climate Center - USDA

Snowpack Information - Western Climate Center - USDA

Water Quality Information - EPA - Surf Your Watershed

Drought Information

 
 

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