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.
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