El Paso Field Division Office
Rio Grande Project
Spring Runoff Forecast
Rio Grande Basin
( Last Update: )
| Rio Chama | Rio Grande | Rio Grande | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande | at El Vado | at Otowi | Jemez River | at San | |
| Forecast Point | nr Del Norte | Reservoir | Bridge | nr Jemez | Marcial |
| Forecast Period | Apr-Sep | Mar-Jul | Mar-Jul | Mar-Jul | Mar-Jul |
| 30-Year Average | 531,000(AF) | 237,000(AF) | 757,000(AF) | 47,000(AF) | 573,000(AF) |
| Runoff* | |||||
| JANUARY 1 | 372,000 | 182,000 | 533,000 | 40,000 | 370,000 |
| FORECAST | (70% of avg.) | (77%) | (70%) | (85%) | (65%) |
| FEBRUARY 1 | 275,000 | 135,000 | 385,000 | 25,000 | 230,000 |
| FORECAST | (52%) | (57%) | (51%) | (53%) | (40%) |
| FEBRUARY 15 | 315,000 | 155,000 | 465,000 | 30,000 | 305,000 |
| FORECAST | (59%) | (65%) | (61%) | (64%) | (53%) |
| MARCH 1 | 315,000 | 155,000 | 485,000 | 30,000 | 325,000 |
| FORECAST | (59%) | (65%) | (64%) | (64%) | (57%) |
| MARCH 15 | 315,000 | 155,000 | 485,000 | 325,000 | |
| FORECAST | (59%) | (65%) | (64%) | (57%) | |
| APRIL 1 | 285,000 | 155,000 | 465,000 | 25,000 | 305,000 |
| FORECAST | (54%) | (65%) | (61%) | (53%) | (53%) |
| APRIL 15 | 270,000 | 147,000 | 440,000 | 24,000 | 285,000 |
| FORECAST | (51%) | (62%) | (58%) | (51%) | (50%) |
| MAY 1 | 230,000 | 130,000 | 400,000 | 24,000 | 245,000 |
| FORECAST ** | (43%) | (55%) | (53%) | (51%) | (43%) |
| MAY 15 | |||||
| FORECAST | |||||
| * based on 1971-2000 runoff data. | ** last official forecast for 2003 spring runoff. | ||||
*** Preliminary Data ... All Data Subject To Revision ***
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