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A cooler and wetter May have resulted in all but the Upper Rio Grande and the combined San Miguel-Dolores-Animas-San Juan River basins maintaining an above median snowpack
The June 2024 water supply outlook report is now available. Learn more about snow water equivalent measurements and water supply forecasting in this month's news release based on Montana snow survey data collected through the SNOTEL system.
The May 2024 water supply outlook report is now available. Learn more about snow water equivalent measurements and water supply forecasting in this month's news release based on Montana snow survey data collected through the SNOTEL system.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Idaho has released the May Water Supply Outlook Report.
In the fall of 2023, a professor and her 15 students got an up-close tour of the Lick Creek SNOTEL Site, to learn how the water supply forecast is predicted.
As of May 1st, 2024, Colorado’s snowpack exhibits a distinct north-south divide and is at 90% of median.
Current snowpack stands at 114 percent of median. As Colorado welcomes the spring season, a review of March storms reveals that late-season snowstorms and consistent precipitation have led to a significant boost in snowpack and precipitation numbers across most major river basins.
The February 2024 water supply outlook report is now available. Learn more about snow water equivalent measurements and water supply forecasting in this month's news release based on Montana snow survey data collected through the SNOTEL system.
An active storm cycle developed in early February and continued for most of the month, which helped boost snowpack and precipitation numbers for all major river basins.
A series of storms in early January help boost snowpack and precipitation totals across the state. In addition, an early February storm added to totals across all major basins bringing much of the state’s snowpack closer to normal for this time of year.
