{"id":572,"date":"2018-03-10T14:10:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T21:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/?p=572"},"modified":"2018-03-11T13:29:32","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T19:29:32","slug":"march-water-supply-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/?p=572","title":{"rendered":"March Water Supply Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The March Water Supply Outlook Report has been released and can be downloaded \/ viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/water_files\/docs\/forecasts\/current_forecast.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 Most all of the Montana river basins report snowpacks well above normal at this time.\u00a0 25 measurement sites in Montana saw new record monthly snowfall amounts for February, while another 21 sites registered their 2nd highest on record.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mt_swepctnormal_3-18.png\">(click to enlarge)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mt_swepctnormal_3-18.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-575 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mt_swepctnormal_3-18-300x232.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mt_swepctnormal_3-18-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mt_swepctnormal_3-18-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mt_swepctnormal_3-18-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mt_swepctnormal_3-18-150x116.png 150w, https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mt_swepctnormal_3-18-400x309.png 400w, https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mt_swepctnormal_3-18.png 1056w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For <strong>Nevada Creek,<\/strong> the official streamflow forecast has us at 190% of average with a 50% chance of exceeding 27,000 acre feet for the April through July flow volume (16,500 AF for April-May).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ucf_forecast_3-18.gif\">(click to enlarge)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ucf_forecast_3-18.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-580 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ucf_forecast_3-18-300x289.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ucf_forecast_3-18-300x289.gif 300w, https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ucf_forecast_3-18-768x740.gif 768w, https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ucf_forecast_3-18-150x144.gif 150w, https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ucf_forecast_3-18-400x385.gif 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was resently requested to add more info to the website relating to statewide water supply conditions.\u00a0 In response, I have added map links on the <a href=\"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/?page_id=100\">Water Supply Data<\/a> page that show current conditions for sites throughout Montana &amp; the Western U.S.\u00a0 These include current snowpack, precipitation, stream forecasts, and drought monitor.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s interesting that while our area is seeing ample snowpacks, conditions change rapidly to the south&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/west_snowpack_3-18.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-583 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/west_snowpack_3-18-791x1024.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/west_snowpack_3-18-791x1024.gif 791w, https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/west_snowpack_3-18-232x300.gif 232w, https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/west_snowpack_3-18-768x994.gif 768w, https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/west_snowpack_3-18-116x150.gif 116w, https:\/\/nevadacreek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/west_snowpack_3-18-400x518.gif 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The March Water Supply Outlook Report has been released and can be downloaded \/ viewed here.\u00a0 Most all of the Montana river basins report snowpacks well above normal at this time.\u00a0 25 measurement sites in Montana saw new record monthly snowfall amounts for February, while another 21 sites registered their 2nd highest on record. 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