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<br />ARKANSAS BASIN -- Continued <br /> <br />Neart""bovo:nor.....l.no..t..11 during!'l"rch ....Incalnecl <br />the alr"lidy ....11 .bove nor....1 .no......ck that I,. no.. 144 <br />p..rcentof aver.g.. t....ln......ld... Above S"lld.llOll tl1f'....ln <br />..te., the 'no..."..~k Is "round ~ percent htgher than the <br />last y...r at thl. time .nd lit .. r..cord 1.......1 tor thh <br />tt_ ot Y"U ..t th.. Porphyry Cr..@~ ano" cour.e In rh.. <br />Sangr.. De Crl.to" Mountain.. Rut ..long the .outh..m <br />trlbut.rtu IIno" depth. ar.. .l1ghtly 10....r tlan rhe near <br />record .no"pac~' 01 !-l.rch 1'1t11. <br /> <br />Re...rvolr.torall" contlnu,". ",ell above nor....1 and i. <br />nOW 112 po-rc..nt 01 ave[..ge which COllipar... to about 1'12 <br />",,[cent of liverage h..t ye.r "t thla tl.... <br /> <br />MISSOURI BASIN <br /> <br />Whh IIOIit of the Mhaourl Buln recetvlng ne..r non....l <br />to .bove .v..r...ge prectpltatlon, ....t water .upply <br />foreca.tll r......ln the ..._ or call for tncrea6... fro. <br />tho.e of ....nth .go. Spring and .u_r tlow. ..re <br />expect..dtohe.boveliverag.. In the.outh..rn p.rt of cr.e <br />bII.ln. decr....inl! t"lIluch belo.. .ver.ge tn the north..ern <br />part of the bastn. (n .r..a...h..ro: .tre"....re to[..c....t <br />toh..vebelo".ver.ge runoff, ....ter u...r.. without 8tor..d <br />.....ter or junior ...t..r right. .....y experi..nce ....ter <br />8hort.ge.. <br /> <br />Ov..rall. the South PI8tte Buln high ..Iev..tlon <br />.no...,...ck I" 12b perc..nt of th.. April I .verag.,. down I <br />p..rcent frOtl last ...nth. In th., North PI'Hte 1I...in, <br />.no...".ck hill perc..nt of 8v..r..ge, up:t perc..nt fro. <br />Ian IIIOnch. Th.. IIlghorn B.atn anowpack Incr.....ed frOIll b9 <br />perc..nt for la.t _ntb to 80 percent of ..v..r..ge lor thl. <br />IIOntb. Th.. Y..l1o..non..II...ln abov.. the Bighorn h." 11l <br />perc..nt of aHrall" sno... The Mls."url II_In ..bove <br />T08ton, Hont.na. haa 85p..rc..nt to'KIp..rc..otof .."er.ge <br />,mO"Pack. Th.."i..""rl 8....ln belo..Tonon h.. 81 pl'rc..nt <br />of aver..ge sn"..p.ck. Th.. M.rl... T..ton. Sun, ..od St. <br />".ry.B..1n..l1h.v..1:>o.10".v..r.II...OO......ck. <br /> <br />Although lOl.t of the Mi..ourl B.aln r..celv..d 8ver..ge <br />toabav.. average pr.."lplt.tlon durlngH..rch, th..r.. ....,r.. <br />.rea.lnMootaoa."eat..rnSouthD..k.ot.., ..ndWYOllllng tlull <br />receiv..d leu than 80 p..rc..nt ot averall" pr..clpH8tio.1o <br /> <br />Str...._ III the I'li.aourt B..aln above Toaton, Montan... <br />c.n e~pl'ct 90 to liD perc..nt of .v..r..ge runoft ..,.c..pt for <br />the 81g Hoh Itl..."r ...h..r.. flo... ..re foreca"t to be IIA <br />perc..nt of ......r.l!;... Th..MI".ourl 8..sln bet.....enTo.ton. <br />Itont.n... and Garrison D.... North D.kota, Including the <br />Milk ..nd th.. Yellowstone B"..lna, ar.. fore"8,n to hav.. <br />bet......n 60 p..rc..nt and 90 p..rc..llt of av..r.g.. flo.... <br />Il.unotf In the North Plate B...ln h """"ct..d to be bet"..en <br />100 p..rc..nt ..nd 125 peru'nt of ..v..rage. For..c...t8 tor <br />runotf In th.. South Platt.. bas1n rang.. fro. liS percent <br />to 13tJ perc..nt of .......rall'" Strea... In "e.tern North <br />Dek"t.. and ......t..rn South Dakota .r.. .."peel..d to hav.. <br />belo... average flova. <br /> <br />R......rvolr ..tor..g.. io the South PI.tte B..ln 1. lOtI <br />perc..nt of .v..r.ge. W..t..r OItor..g.. III th.. North Platte <br />8...ln I..llo)percent 01 .v..r.g... In the BIghornB."tn. <br />....ter.tor.g..i.ne..rto.lIghlly"bo"..."..r.g... Keybol.. <br />lIu..r...olr tnWyoatngcontatl\812 perc"lIt of ."..r.geAprll <br />1 vater. Wtthth...."ceptlllnof the 10110...lngr.....rvotr. <br />..Mch h..... below .ver..g.. ".t..r. r....,r'>'Olra In !'lontan.. <br />cont.ln a"er.ge to .bov.. iI"'''[Ii''' ";at..r for thl. t1_ of <br />y..ar: Fr.....""N..I.on. Sh..rburnel..ak....ndTong...... <br /> <br />ALASKA <br /> <br />Th.. "lItlr.. 8tat.. ..... do.inat..d by cl....r ..~1... and <br />.tld..r th..n nor_1 t".peratur... for..,u of ""'rch. Host <br />ot the.t.t..recelv..d...chbe10..."or..IOIno..t.U for the <br />IIO<Ith. 01111 a "....11 portion of the 8tate wHhJn the <br />."",th-c..ntral r..glon. 80uth of the Alask. Range, had an <br />.bo~ 1I0r...l S"o..p.ck. The ....an .,nthly te.per..ture for <br />.....chor.g.. I" March has be"lI..xc..eded only t..lc.. I" th.. <br />I."r ~ ye.rs. <br /> <br />MOUNTAIN $NOWPACIC <br /> <br />- <br /> <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />_.._.._~~ <br /> <br />......-._~- <br />[]]--.......- <br />.- -..-.... <br /> <br />D~-..- <br />~_...- <br /> <br />-..-.- <br /> <br />PAST MONTHS PRECIPITATION <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Lg] <br /> <br />...-..- <br /> <br />, <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />.-.,......- <br /> <br />- <br />i!.iiili....'......- <br />.-.......- <br />r-J.-..- <br /> <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />, <br />'-,,-..l-~--.-J <br /> <br />, <br />