Snowpack Close to Historical Minimum

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• Boulder snowpack is less than normal. This time last year, Boulder Mountain had above average snowpack.
• Tizer snowpack is normal.
• Missouri Mainstem River Basin Snowpack is well below Average, nearing its historical minimum.
• Snowpack is suspected to rise in the next week with lower temps and increased snowfall.

An average snowflake is made up of 180 billion molecules of water!

For more recent information on Montana Snowpack visit NWCC Report Generator

Look for monthly Water Supply Forecast updates throughout Broadwater County, on our website, www.broadwatercd.org, or in the “Broadwater Reporter”! If you are interested in receiving any more information on snowpack, stream flow, and drought resiliency contact Katie Mumford, Big Sky Watershed Corps Member, at the Broadwater Conservation District in Townsend.

                                  Katie.Mumford@mt.usda.gov   or     406-266-3146 x102

All of the information above can be accessed at www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snow.