All of this rainfall will have some impact on the Republican river pact by the three states, but how much is yet to be seen.
Earlier this week, the Arikare River was flowing in southwestern Yuma County. This is the first time since June 18, 2019, said Michelle Smith, who has a riverside ranch near Jaws. Sunday was the second time in a week he had water in the Arikalee River.

More steady rain fell in the Yuma area last Friday and Saturday, with 0.46 inches of precipitation. That brings the June total to 2.81 inches as of earlier this week. Another heavy downpour Wednesday evening brought 1.7 inches of rain, bringing the total rainfall for June to 4.51 inches. Yuma has received 9.2 inches since early May. (Measurements based on his CoAgMet station at the Irrigation Research Foundation site.) The same situation continues throughout the region, including in certain areas where torrential rains hit.
Southern Washington and Yuma counties saw more heavy rain last week, including 1.07 inches of rain in two days at the CoAgMet observatory near Jaws, and the Arikary River will actually revert to being a river of sorts again, at least for a while. was the cause.
It has obviously been a great help to just about everyone: farmers, ranchers, homeowners, gardeners.
But how will stronger currents at the north and south forks of the Republican River along the Alicaree River actually help Colorado’s obligations to Kansas and Nebraska regarding the Republican River Agreement?

Deb Daniel, Republican River Water Conservation District general manager, said any wet weather would affect compact accounting. Engineers at the Republican River Compact Administration will calculate how much it will affect the Compact Accounts.
Daniel said the compact groundwater model is a highly complex analysis that is used each year to analyze rainfall in each state. This takes into account where the precipitation was received and how much of it reached the USGS Compact Gauge.
“Benefits of good rainfall will have an impact on how much water we have to deliver with compact compliance pipelines this year,” Daniel said in an email. “Of course, pumping groundwater for irrigation, municipal use, or animal housing also affects the calculations. I don’t know if there is.”
The forecast was for rain again in Yuma last Tuesday evening, with more rain coming today, June 22nd. Summer officially started this Wednesday, June 21st.