AM 1240 KLYQ » snowpack http://klyq.com Hamilton's News Talk Leader Fri, 24 May 2013 22:44:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Diminishing Bitterroot Snowpack May Lower Summer Streamflow http://klyq.com/diminishing-bitterroot-snowpack-may-lower-summer-streamflow/ http://klyq.com/diminishing-bitterroot-snowpack-may-lower-summer-streamflow/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:33:44 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=100780 With another month of less than expected snowfall, the Bitterroot River drainage is now the lowest percentage in Montana, with 85 percent of average.

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reported weather patterns in March favored the northern part of Montana with more snow in the St Mary-Milk River Basin with 108 of average at the beginning of April, a gain of about 5 percent

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]]> http://klyq.com/diminishing-bitterroot-snowpack-may-lower-summer-streamflow/feed/ 0 A spring float on the Bitterroot River. (KLYQ Photo) Bitterroot River Snowpack and Streamflow are Now Below Average http://klyq.com/bitterroot-river-snowpack-and-streamflow-are-now-below-average/ http://klyq.com/bitterroot-river-snowpack-and-streamflow-are-now-below-average/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:11:05 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=95706 Now, recreationists and farmers and ranchers are looking at the streamflow forecasts for the valley.

The most recent figures from the USDA Natural Resources and conservation Service (NRCS) show the levels are below average and much below levels last year

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]]> http://klyq.com/bitterroot-river-snowpack-and-streamflow-are-now-below-average/feed/ 0 Ice along the Bitterroot River. (KLYQ Photo) Snowpack Drifts Lower in the Bitterroot Mountains http://klyq.com/snowpack-drifts-lower-in-the-bitterroot-mountains/ http://klyq.com/snowpack-drifts-lower-in-the-bitterroot-mountains/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:44:13 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=89743 The latest snow survey shows only 86 percent of average snowpack in the Bitterroot River drainage.

The monthly survey by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) showed the Bitterroot and the rest of Western Montana snowfields below average

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]]> http://klyq.com/snowpack-drifts-lower-in-the-bitterroot-mountains/feed/ 0 Looking up Lost Horse Canyon of the Bitterroot Mountains. (KLYQ Photo) Bitterroot Snowpack is Lower Than Last Year http://klyq.com/bitterroot-snowpack-is-lower-than-last-year/ http://klyq.com/bitterroot-snowpack-is-lower-than-last-year/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:01:40 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=80467 The first snow survey of 2013 from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana showed over normal snowpack for the Missouri River Headwaters, but below normal for the Columbia River Headwaters, which includes the Clark Fork and the Bitterroot Rivers

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]]> http://klyq.com/bitterroot-snowpack-is-lower-than-last-year/feed/ 0 Snow in the Bitterroot Mountain Range. (KLYQ File Photo) Idaho Snowpack is Looking Good http://klyq.com/idaho-snowpack-is-looking-good/ http://klyq.com/idaho-snowpack-is-looking-good/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 08:08:43 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=78570 The early snowstorms have adds inches and, indeed, feet of snow to the higher elevations of the Northwest.

The Idaho Natural Resource Conservation Service in Boise reports that that northern and central Idaho are above average for this time of year

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]]> http://klyq.com/idaho-snowpack-is-looking-good/feed/ 0 Snow in the backcountry. (Fullerton Photo) Montana Snow Levels Vary Widely http://klyq.com/montana-snow-levels-vary-widely/ http://klyq.com/montana-snow-levels-vary-widely/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:46:34 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=43128 Bitterroot River drainage is a little below average.

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]]> http://klyq.com/montana-snow-levels-vary-widely/feed/ 0 Snow on St Mary's Peak. (KLYQ File Photo) Bitterroot Snowpack Feels the Heat http://klyq.com/bitterroot-snowpack-feels-the-heat/ http://klyq.com/bitterroot-snowpack-feels-the-heat/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 16:52:20 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=39080 The April heat took its toll on the snow.

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]]> http://klyq.com/bitterroot-snowpack-feels-the-heat/feed/ 0 The Bitterroot Mountains south of Florence. (KLYQ Photo) Bitterroot Snowpack Keeps Building http://klyq.com/bitterroot-snowpack-keeps-building/ http://klyq.com/bitterroot-snowpack-keeps-building/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:07:58 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=35406 There's even more snow than what's in the most recent report.

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]]> http://klyq.com/bitterroot-snowpack-keeps-building/feed/ 0 The Bitterroot Valley's ice-covered Como Lake in the winter. (KLYQ photo) Bitterroot Snowpack Is Above Average http://klyq.com/bitterroot-snowpack-is-above-average/ http://klyq.com/bitterroot-snowpack-is-above-average/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:51:04 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=30922 Storms have dropped more snow in the high country.

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]]> http://klyq.com/bitterroot-snowpack-is-above-average/feed/ 0 Snow on St Mary's Peak west of Stevensville. That black building is a Forest Service lookout. (KLYQ file photo) Odd Snow Season Continues http://klyq.com/odd-snow-season-continues/ http://klyq.com/odd-snow-season-continues/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:00:33 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=21552 Snowpack is almost average depth.

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]]> http://klyq.com/odd-snow-season-continues/feed/ 0 Looking west over the Bitterroots. (KLYQ Photo)