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Colorado snowpack above 100 percent mark
February 3, 2011 7:42 AM
DENVER (AP)-A dry January significantly decreased Colorado's snowpack, which contributes about 80 percent of the water in the state's waterways. The Natural Resources Conservation Service released figures Wednesday showing that the state's overall snowpack was 117 percent of average Feb. 1, down from 136 percent a month earlier. But... more » -
Southern Colorado snowpack above normal
April 5, 2010 6:04 PM
Southern Colorado water managers got a boost Monday when the April snowpack measurement numbers were released--the Arkansas River basin is at 109-percent of normal. The Rio Grande and San Juan/Animas/Dolores basins are also above 100-percent of normal. The new stats are no surprise in Pueblo, where the reservoir is... more » -
Colorado snowpack at 86 percent of average on Jan. 1
January 6, 2010 9:31 AM
The snowpack in the Colorado mountains was 86 percent of the long-term average on Jan. 1. The federal Snow Survey Office for Colorado reported Tuesday the snowpack in the state's eight major river basins ranged from 74 percent in the northwest corner of Colorado to 97 percent in the southwest.... more »
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