Precipitation
Reservoir
Streamflow
The remaining of the runoff season (April - September) should yield
below average runoff. The Wind River below Boysen is forecast to
yield 760,000 acre feet (94 percent of average); the Nowood River
near Ten Sleep should yield near 45,000 acre feet (78 percent of
normal); the Greybull River near Meeteese should yield 185,000 acre
feet (92 percent of average); Shell Creek near Shell should yield
70,000 acre feet (93 percent of average) and the Bighorn River at
Kane should yield 1,020,000 acre feet (91 percent of average).
================================================================================================================================== BIGHORN RIVER BASIN Streamflow Forecasts - February 1, 1998 ================================================================================================================================== | <<====== Drier ====== Future Conditions ======= Wetter =====>> | | | Forecast Point Forecast | ==================== Chance Of Exceeding * ====================== | Period | 90% 70% | 50% (Most Probable) | 30% 10% | 30-Yr Avg. | (1000AF) (1000AF) | (1000AF) (% AVG.) | (1000AF) (1000AF) | (1000AF) ====================================================================|=======================|===================================== WIND RIVER below Boysen (2) APR-SEP 438 630 | 760 94 | 890 1082 809 | | NOWOOD RIVER near Tensleep APR-SEP 0.8 27 | 45 78 | 63 89 58 | | GREYBULL RIVER at Meeteetse APR-SEP 141 167 | 185 92 | 203 229 201 | | SHELL CREEK near Shell APR-SEP 59 65 | 70 93 | 75 81 75 | | BIGHORN RIVER at Kane (2) APR-SEP 538 825 | 1020 91 | 1215 1502 1124 | | ================================================================================================================================== BIGHORN RIVER BASIN | BIGHORN RIVER BASIN Reservoir Storage (1000 AF) - End of January | Watershed Snowpack Analysis - February 1, 1998 ================================================================================================================================== Usable | *** Usable Storage *** | Number This Year as % of Reservoir Capacity| This Last | Watershed of ================= | Year Year Avg | Data Sites Last Yr Average ========================================================================|========================================================= BOYSEN 596.0 549.3 542.9 580.7 | NOWOOD RIVER 5 65 77 | BIGHORN LAKE 1356.0 926.0 826.4 839.2 | GREYBULL RIVER 2 89 145 | | SHELL CREEK 4 78 91 | | BIGHORN (Boysen-Bighorn) 11 74 92 | ================================================================================================================================== * 90%, 70%, 30%, and 10% chances of exceeding are the probabilities that the actual volume will exceed the volumes in the table. The average is computed for the 1961-1990 base period. (1) - The values listed under the 10% and 90% Chance of Exceeding are actually 5% and 95% exceedance levels. (2) - The value is natural volume - actual volume may be affected by upstream water management.