{"id":22624,"date":"2020-04-28T11:37:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T17:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=64377"},"modified":"2020-04-28T11:37:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T17:37:44","slug":"grand-county-snowpack-above-average","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/grand-county-snowpack-above-average\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand County snowpack above average"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This chart from the NRCS shows the snowpack for the Colorado River Headwaters, based in Kremmling, as it compares to historic averages. While snowpack is less than last year, it is still above average.<\/strong>
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With snowpack peaking in Grand County, hydrologists have predicted that stream flow will be slightly above average for the region this summer.<\/p>\n

Karl Wetlaufer, a hydrologist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, said that snowpack looked like it was going to peak at the beginning of this month, but the storms in mid-April extended the median peak to April 11. The median snowpack for the Colorado River Basin, which includes Grand County, was at 115% on Friday thanks in part to the late snow.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a good position that offers a lot of flexibility for people who utilize water resources for a lot of different purposes,\u201d Wetlaufer said.<\/p>\n

While the usual snow survey measurements taken manually at the end of March didn\u2019t happen because of COVID-19 personnel restrictions, SNOTEL information is still able to roughly calculate snowpack. Snowpack and stream flow data is important for predicting the amount of water that will be available for agricultural and other uses through the summer.<\/p>\n

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