Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
Most river basins saw snowpack peak a month early, and melt out early, leading to depressed streamflow forecasts
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Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt off of the state’s snowpack, which sits “largely below 50% of median,” as of June 1.
That’s according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, which released its June Water Supply Outlook
FishCast launches in Bozeman to track drought risk for trout rivers
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana State University (MSU) has launched a new online tool to help forecast how drought could affect trout populations and fishing access on Montana’s blue-ribbon rivers.
MSU developed FishCast with the U.S. Geological Survey, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and NOAA’s National Integrated Drought
High and dry: Snowpack hits record-low levels across Montana
As of early April, when snowpack-monitoring stations in Montana are typically peaking, one-third of the longer-standing sites are posting record-low totals.
That’s according to the April Water Supply Outlook the Natural Resources Conservation Service released on Tuesday, which highlighted that some low-elevation snowpack monitoring