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Posted on June 15, 2012 by Bob Berwyn

Weekly update highlights ‘dramatic’ lack of water in Blue River Basin

Colorado drought monitor map, released June 14.

By Bob Berwyn

SUMMIT COUNTY — Near record-low stream flows and dry soils and vegetation in northwest Colorado mean that even more of the area is now designated as being in extreme drought, including most of Summit County and nearly all of Eagle County.

The National Integrated Drought Information System is reporting a “dramatic lack of water” in the Blue River Basin, where streams are all flowing near record low levels. Read the weekly update at the Summit Voice Scribd.com feed.

The only part of Summit County not under extreme drought conditions are in the southeast, closest to the high terrain around the Continental Divide. All of the agricultural areas in the Lower Blue, north of Silverthorne, are in the extreme drought area.

Garfield, Rio Blanco, Moffat, Routt, and parts of Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Summit, Pitkin, and Mesa counties are all now in the extreme drought zone, with the rest of the West Slope under severe drought conditions. (more…)

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Dillon Reservoir spilling once again

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Rains have kept streams flowing the last few days, but water levels are expected to drop fast when it dries out. PHOTO BY BOB BERWYN.

Rains boost inflow, but low flows expected to return when monsoon ends

By Summit Voice

SUMMIT COUNTY — If Dillon Reservoir looks a little bit fuller, it’s because Denver Water has turned off the Roberts Tunnel, which diverts water under the Continental Divide to the South Platte drainage on the Front Range.

Denver Water officials said the cool and rainy weather cut demand for water recently, so Dillon Reservoir is once again full to the brim, with some water spilling through the glory hole. Inflows to the reservoir were at about 350 cubic feet per second as of Tuesday morning, but that volume is expected to drop again rapidly when the rains stop. (more…)

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