Show I I Dry Spring Months Cut Prospects for Heavy Stream Runoff Water runoff horn from the western western west west- ern cnn Colorado streams will beIn bein be beIn In g general l' l only average and less than th the 1948 1048 stream m flow ac according according ae- ae cording to the final river spring forecasts by the Colorado River Conservation district Lack of precipitation since February is responsible for the drop to average runoff The present rate of melting Indicates there will be no excessive ve highwater highwater high highwater water in n June Precipitation has normal because of been u about i weather ft th u i weather ft th s short h or t per periods i o d s o of ol f s stormy t ormy wea er each month during whiCh enough snow fell to k keep up the sell seasonal seaonal onal average The rest of the time there has been more or less continuous melting at nil all altitudes with very little added runoff until recently Thus a great deal of the snow which was present on Feb 1 has gone to replenish soil solI or ot othas has been evaporated evaporate ld directly into the air and an occasional loss of water content in snow has resulted The relative loss Joss since the February report Is even greater and has resulted in a. a lessening of visible water In snow in almost every area of the watershed In eight of the 14 areas water in snow is still over the year 14 average The high snow runoff crest Is expected in early June |