After the heavy snow this last weekend, the monitoring station indicated that the snow pack has increased even more. The snow is in the higher range of the average levels (makes sense?? check out the chart). At this time of year the snow has more moisture in it so it contributes more to the runoff than a loose fluffy snow.
Hearing from some trappers working in the Red Deer River valley, they are having difficulties getting into their cabins. So not only is there lot’s of snow in the mountains but it is also in the valleys. This will help with the early season flow rates since it melts at the lower elevations first.
It’s looking like it will be a solid flow rate lasting through the summer.
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