Snowpack drops, but stream-flow forecast still looks promising
The Daily Inter Lake and The Associated Press | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 years, 11 months AGO
Snowpack levels have dropped across much of Montana after a dry January and above average temperatures.
But data from the federal Natural Resource Conservation Service shows the statewide spring stream-flow forecast remains near normal, even as much of the West is stuck in drought.
Snowpack in the Flathead River Basin is currently 109 percent of average in terms of snow water equivalent (the amount of moisture in the snowpack).
Snowpack in the Kootenai River Basin is 77 percent of average.
Statewide, snowpack was 110 percent of average on Jan. 1 and declined 10 percent by Feb. 1.
The depth of the mountain snowpack in winter helps determine how much water is available for rivers, streams and other water bodies for the remainder of the year.
Based on current snowpack, streamflows from April through June are predicted to be 104 percent of average in the Flathead River Basin and 91 percent of average in the Kootenai River Basin.
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