2005 was an up year for rainfall in Montezuma County, according to the Cortez Journal. From the article, "In Cortez, the amount of precipitation for 2005 through October is hovering above 100 percent of average at 13.02 inches, according to regional weather observer Jim Andrus. That total is 117 percent of normal - 1.13 inches - through last month, he said...For October, the region garnered 1.65 inches of moisture, which is 106 percent of normal, 1.55 inches. Andrus said the year's only below-average months were March, May, June and July...Recent rainfall has seemingly been a benefit to the amount of water storage in McPhee Reservoir. As of Friday, McPhee's capacity is at 299,298 acre-feet, and at full volume, the reservoir holds approximately 381,000 acre-feet, while its minimum pool remains at about 152,000."
Category: Colorado Water
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