Sunday, June 26, 2011

Record inflow on North Fork of Colorado River

Yesterday's flow of 995 cfs on the North Fork of the Colorado River broke an all-time record, according to records kept by the USGS since 1953.

The previous record was 976 cfs on June 30, 1957. As it turns out, we've been comparing this year's snowpack to 1957 for some time.

Our models suggest there's still plenty of gas in the tank in terms of snowpack, so record-level flows are likely to continue for another day or two.

The North Fork of the Colorado River discharges into Shadow Mountain Reservoir.