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LCRA update: basin remains dry though reservoirs sit above 2024 levels; October inflows just 9% of average
Summary
LCRA staff told the Operations Committee on Nov. 12 that the Lower Colorado basin remains largely in drought despite combined storage being higher than the same date in 2014; October inflows were about 11,000 acre-feet (≈9% of the monthly average).
John Hoffman, speaking to the Lower Colorado River Authority’s Operations Committee on Nov. 12, said the Lower Colorado basin remains drought-affected even as reservoir storage is in better shape than a decade ago.
Hoffman, who presented the basin conditions update, said October inflows into the basin totaled about 11,000 acre-feet — roughly 9% of the long-term October average of 125,000 acre-feet — and the median inflow was near 23% of its typical value. He said combined storage on Nov. 1 was about 1.74 million acre-feet (about 88% full) and…
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