01-25-2017, 05:16 AM
If you want to have some fun, go check out this site:
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrc...eprd341710
When you pull up the charts on the different drainages you'll see that most of them have snowpack very close to what is considered normal on April 1st if not more. Provo (if you look at Minor Basins) is about 10% above what is considered a normal snowpack for the entire water year and is very, very close to matching the record max as of today.
Looking at Alta's website, they already have had more snowfall than the entire season last year (298" v. 278" or something close to that) and the snow has been much wetter and heavier.
I don't think we'll be able to fill up Utah Lake and Lake Powell, but most of the reservoirs will be full to capacity pretty quickly. Hopefully Yuba gets all the way full.
Matt
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https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrc...eprd341710
When you pull up the charts on the different drainages you'll see that most of them have snowpack very close to what is considered normal on April 1st if not more. Provo (if you look at Minor Basins) is about 10% above what is considered a normal snowpack for the entire water year and is very, very close to matching the record max as of today.
Looking at Alta's website, they already have had more snowfall than the entire season last year (298" v. 278" or something close to that) and the snow has been much wetter and heavier.
I don't think we'll be able to fill up Utah Lake and Lake Powell, but most of the reservoirs will be full to capacity pretty quickly. Hopefully Yuba gets all the way full.
Matt
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