AM 1240 KLYQ » streamflow http://klyq.com Hamilton's News Talk Leader Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Snow Levels and Lack of Rain May Lead to Dry Season http://klyq.com/snow-levels-and-lack-of-rain-may-lead-to-dry-season/ http://klyq.com/snow-levels-and-lack-of-rain-may-lead-to-dry-season/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:24:20 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=113981 The snowfall was a little below normal and rainfall was much lower than expected in Southwest Montana this spring.

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has released its streamflow forecast for the Bitterroot River drainage, which is Ravalli County's major river

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]]> http://klyq.com/snow-levels-and-lack-of-rain-may-lead-to-dry-season/feed/ 0 Roaring Lion Creek was living up to its name last week. (Fullerton Photo) 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) 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)