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Heavy rain had little effect on area reservoirs

Heavy rain in September had little effect, if at all, on area reservoirs, the monthly report by the Bureau of Reclamation shows.

Lemon Reservoir, capacity 40,000 acre-feet, was 39 percent full at the end of September, up from 35 percent a month earlier.

Vallecito Reservoir, capacity 125,000 acre-feet, was 55 percent full in September, down from 60 percent on Aug. 31.

Navajo Lake, capacity 1.7 million acre-feet, was 64 percent full and didn’t budge in a month.

McPhee Reservoir, capacity 381,000 acre-feet, was 49 percent full in September, down from 53 percent a month earlier.

Lake Nighthorse, capacity 123,000 acre-feet, was 99 percent full in both months.

Jackson Gulch Reservoir, capacity 10,000 acre-feet, stood at 32 percent full both months.

daledr@durangoherald.com



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