White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-04-22
High Water Forecast
For Columbia River
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than the average for the cores
bonding period a year ago. The
winter was mild, and a large part
of the precipitation was rain, but
the accumulation of snow at high
levels was above the average. The
snow remaining at the close OF
March, while generally not frozen
hard, possessed an unusually high
water content The soil is more
thoroughly saturated than it has
been for years. The outlook is for
more than the average runoff in
Oregon streams during the early
part of the season.
Idaho-Snow depths over the ele
waited regions of Idaho drained by
the Columbia river and its tribu-
taries, at the close of March, 1888,
range from somewhat above nor
NAL to slightly below, and in most
areas are somewhat above that re-
corded at this time last year. There
has been some drifting on the high
er ridges but generally no unusual
amount of drifting has occurred.
The snow is mostly solid and we'll
packed with moderately high water
content. The ground under the
snow is well saturated and is mostly
unfrozen. Over the Snake river and
its main tributaries, except the
Clearwater drainage area, snow
depths are generally above normal
and greater than reported at this
time last year, with about normal
drifting. The snow is we'll packed
and solid, with moderately high
water content. The ground under
the snow is we'll saturated and is
mostly unfrozen. Present indica~
tons are that the maximum stream
flow in the Snake river and it's
tributaries and in the tributaries OF
the Columbia river in Idaho will be
greater than last year and greater
than the average flow.
Montana-Precipit in west
ern Montana during the six-montll
period ending March 81, 1888, was
106 per cent of normal Snowfall
was heavy during December and
February, and comparatively light
in other months. Snow storage on
the southern watersheds of west
ern Montana is generally in excess
of the normal and on northern
watersheds varies from about nor
NAL in the Kootenai basin to well
below normal in the Flathead basin.
Mild winter temperatures and oc-
casional rain helped pack the SNOW
to a normal on slightly greater
than normal density. Soil beneath
the snow cover is ,1nfrozen,e ana
! well moistened as result of high
absorption of fall rains and early
melting SHOWS. The snow is little
drifted except in the lower Clark
Fork basin. 1t is believed that the
maximum stream flow from exist
ing snow melting at a normal rate
will be at least average, and pos
sibly more than average. Stream
flow from melting SHOWS will be
greater than last year in all basins
Wyoming-The precipitation in
| the Snake river basin in Wyoming
since the first of October has been
1873 per cent of normal. The SHOW
depth is about Is per cent above
normal and the density of the snow
is about 10 per cent above normal.
The soil under the snow is much
wetter than normal, and the run
off will be greatly in excess of nor
NAL.
| British Columbia-On the whole,
the amount of water stored a,
J mountain snow should be apprecl-
| ably in excess of normal The water
content is considerably above nor
NAL in that part of British Column
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