Southern and eastern parts of the state reported moderate gains of 1 to 4 percent of average. A large winter storm coated the eastern part of the state with heavy snow late last week. The Platte Yampa and White River Basins reported a 2 to 3 percent increases in mountain snowpack. The Upper Colorado reported no change in snow or precipitation this week. The rest of the state reported a moderate decrease in percent of average.
All basins remain below average for the year.
The San Miguel, Dolores, Animas and San Juan River Basins remain the lowest in the state at 67 percent of average. The Oakley, Salmon Falls, Bruneau and Owyhee basins, along the southern part of the state, reported moderate increases of 2 to 5 percent of average. The rest of the state had slight decreases reported of 1 to 3 percent of average. California basins reported a substantial drop in snowpack this week with warm dry weather that was very welcome to residents. Decreases in the Sierra Nevada Mountains were reported at 8 to 10 percent of average.