Spring snowpack report released
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Vince Pacific, hydrologist for the Custer-Gallatin National Forest, works to access the New World Gulch snow course on April 30.
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News from USDA, NRCS
BOZEMAN — April ushered in the transition from winter to spring in the Montana snowpack accumulation season. “Most SNOTEL sites have passed peak Snow Water Equivalent “SWE” accumulation for the season,” said Florence Miller, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Hydrologist. Overall, SNOTEL sites reached near to below normal peak SWE. The timing of peak snowpack accumulation ranged from near normal to 10-20 days early. This is reflected in the May 1 snowpack percentages with southwest and central Montana snowpack at 95 to 110% of median and snowpack across the western portion of the state decreasing slightly from April 1 values to 75 to 90% of median. The Sun-Teton-Marias basin maintained well below normal snowpack throughout the winter and is currently at 61% of median SWE for May 1.
To read the full report go to: nrcs.usda.gov
