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<br />ARKANSAS BASIN -- Continued
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<br />ISO percent 01 .yenge. A 4)-year pedod
<br />for this tl_ 01 y....r ".s obseryed s.
<br />..no"co..rse..estct S..Uds.
<br />
<br />of record high
<br />Porphyry Cre..k
<br />
<br />Re.eryolr nor..ge con.ln..e. ..eh ..bove nor....l ..lth )0)
<br />percent of av..r..ge no" Instor..ge,
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<br />Oveull. the ..,nth 01 F..br"ary did not .1j{1\tflesntly
<br />change th.. proJectlon. tro.. ...rller outlook. .nd the
<br />tngredl..n[. for stre..l1o" yol.......... high.. or hl11l>er
<br />thanth...prlng.nd.u_rofI911)contln.....
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<br />MISSOURI BASIN
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<br />lOith continued boo 10'" ."..r.g.. high ..l..v..lon
<br />pr..clplt.tlon In th.. Hla.o..d B."ln, ...t ..a...r ...pply
<br />.....on for..can 10.... .re S to 10 "",rcent lo_r th.n Ian
<br />_nth. Spdog.nd ......,r .tr....flo.... sre .."p..ct..d [0 be
<br />.bove ..y..r.ge In the ..o..thern p.Hl ot the ba.ln.
<br />d..cr...slng to...ch belo" .ver.g.. In the oonhern p.rt.
<br />
<br />Th.. high ..I..vnlon ..no"pAck p.tt..rn 1. .1-.11.1' to th..
<br />nr......flo.. OIItlook, .bov.. av..roo.g.. In the ..o-uth, ..ch
<br />belo...v..rAg..lnth..north, Th"over.llllno"pllck tnthe
<br />South Plalt.. Basin h 127 percent of the H.rch .v..ug..,
<br />190 perc..nt of. y...r .go, The Nonh PI.n.. lIas1n ln
<br />Wyo.lng h.. 112 percent of .verag" !'larch I ..nowp.ck. In
<br />Wyoaing, th..Wlndandth..S......t...t"rBadru..ndtheU.clo,
<br />llilts.r...ltav.. ..llO to 90 perc..nt of .v..r.ge .no"Pack.
<br />The reulnder of Wyo.tog h"" belo.. ."..r..g.. high ..l..vatlon
<br />..no"P.ck. In Mont.n., th.. 8no" co..r.e. for th.. HI..o,al
<br />au In .bov.. To.ton, l'Iont.n8, .md the y..l1o".tone B.sln
<br />hav.. 70 to 8(1 perc..nt ot ..verag.. sno"Pad. Th.. ne...lnder
<br />of the ..no.. cour..... In th.. Hls.ourl B..ln In Hont..na h.VO'
<br />.bout 50 to 70 Pf'rc..nt of.v..r..g....no...
<br />
<br />Although th..r.. ......1'.. lor..,,' of _ch abov.. ."er.g..
<br />pr..ciplt.tlon ln th.. 1'118..ourl Buln. ....ch 01 th.. higher
<br />.I..v.tlon .t.Uons rec..lv~d belo.... ..v..rag.. preclplr.tlon
<br />durlng Febru.ry.
<br />
<br />Spring and .u_r .tr~..floW1l .re for..c..t to be 'llU to
<br />100 p..rcent of .v..r.g.. In th.O' 1'I1..sourl B....ln abov..
<br />To.ton. Hont.na. Mo.t .tre.... In the IUs.ourt lI.dn
<br />bet.....enToMtonloioU Point, Mont.na, c..nexpect '>0 to 15
<br />~rcent ot .lIv..r.ge Aprll-Sept"lIber r..noff. Th.. St. H.ry
<br />B..ln h expect..d to Ilave 15 ~rcent of &"..ng.. runoff,
<br />Str....fto.....r..fot..c...t to be bct.."..n 1) and 9Upercent
<br />of .venge In the YfIllo"aton.. lIadn. Th.. Ioorth Pl.tt..
<br />lI..tn can ""pect about 9') to I')) percent of ."..rag..
<br />Aprll-Septe.ber runotf. St.....tlo.. ln the South Platte
<br />B.aln If (or"cut to be biot..e..n 120 to 130 pen..nt of
<br />.ver.g..,
<br />
<br />lLe....rvotr ..tor"Ke In
<br />pere..nt of a"er..g" for
<br />.tor.ge In th.. North
<br />averag... 1I0th Boy...n
<br />above a"er.ll~ norsie.
<br />Tong.... Re...r"oira aU
<br />ator.ge.
<br />
<br />the South Platte lI.dn 1. i09
<br />thl.. tl.... 01 th.. ye.r. lOater
<br />Platt.. Basin II IS-tI perc..nt of
<br />&rid Buff.lo 11111 Ru..rvoln have
<br />In Mont..... Pre.no, "ehon. .nd
<br />Ilav.. .bout 40 percent of .v..r.ge
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<br />ALASKA
<br />
<br />Snowf.ll during r..bn'iIlry "illS g..n..r.lly .bove iIlv..r.ge
<br />over the aouthern .nd ....tern h.lItf of the IIt.t.., ..nd
<br />below .v..rage over the northern .nd ....n..rn h.lIlf. Th..
<br />"lnter'.lno"Cov..r1. no.. f.rbel_.ver.g..ov..r_tof
<br />thenorth.....atr..glon.
<br />
<br />Th.. sno"Pack beco..... heillvler, holoev..r, to"iIlrd. th..
<br />..outhe..t fro," the Cent..r of the .tat.., .,lth the.,at
<br />InO", perc..nt.ge"lse, found In th.. AI."k. Range. Beyon4
<br />tM Alask. Range .nd contln"lng to thi[ "outhe..t, the
<br />sno.. cover drop.. off .g.ln ..ith the .outh.....t p.nh.ndle
<br />h."lng well belo.. .v..r.ge .lOOUnts. Anchor.g..'...now
<br />COy..r 1......11.bove.v..r.ll... ..hll.. th..IOOUntalnse..tof
<br />Anchonge ar.. only .Ughtl, .bov.. .venge.
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