This increase was followed closely by a 10 percent of average increase in both the Owyhee and Bruneau Basins. The Willow, Blackfoot, Portnuef basin had a moderate increase of 6 percent of average in the snowpack. The snowpack in the northeastern basins had little change at 140 percent of average, while the Klamath increased 4 percent of average to 104 percent. The Lake Tahoe snowpack tops the state at 154 percent of average after a 7 percent of average increase this week. The east slope of the Sierra basin snowpack now ranges from 135 to 154 percent of average.
Water remains high in many areas and on many rivers in the state.
Much of the storms that came in from the Pacific Ocean early this week hit the most southern part of the state. The largest increase in snowpack was reported in Clover Valley with a 24 percent of average increase. Eastern Nevada also had a large increase of 17 percent of average, bringing the snowpack to 136 percent of average. Snowpack throughout the state range from average to much above average. All basins in Utah had increases in their snowpack, with the exception of the Bear and Weber-Ogden Basins this week.